August 2020 Newsletter

  • Stuart Weston, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Microbiology

    International Post-Doctoral Fellow Key Part of UMB Lab Testing COVID-19 Anti-Virals

International Post-Doctoral Fellow Key Part of UMB Lab Testing COVID-19 Anti-Virals

When he first became interested in virology as an undergraduate, little did Stuart Weston know it lead him to a lab in Baltimore studying COVID-19 in the midst of a global pandemic.

Welcome back!

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Welcome back to the UMB Global Newsletter

This newsletter will come out in the second Wednesday of every month and serve as a central source of news about all the people, programs, and events that make up our global campus.

GLOBALtimore Fellows

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GLOBALtimore Fellows

The Center for Global Engagement is pleased to announce the 2020 GLOBALtimore Fellows!

CGE EVENTS

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Global Perspectives Series: Human Rights at Home

Experts will discuss why the United States has taken a divergent route on human rights and how embracing the international human rights system could make a critical impact in addressing system racism and differential access to education and health care.

UMB GLOBAL NEWS

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Pharmacology Professor Co-Authors Paper on U.S.-Thai Consortium

Edward Moreton, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, co-authored a paper on "U.S.-Thai Consortium for the Development of Pharmacy Education in Thailand: History, Progress, and Impact."

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Global Perspectives Conversation Program Featured

The Global Perspectives Conversation Program was featured in the August issue of The UMB Post[doc].

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Global Perspectives Conversation Facilitator Application Open

The Global Perspectives Conversation Program is accepting applications for conversation facilitators through Aug. 21.

EXTERNAL GLOBAL NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES

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Call for Proposals

Approaches to Advance Gender Equity from Around the Globe

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Submission Deadline

Workshop and Session Proposals for 2021 Annual Conference

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Application Deadline

Dr. Tom Hall Educational Grant Program

COVID-19 RESOURCES

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UMB'S COVID-19 RESOURCES

For the latest information and resources on COVID-19 at UMB, check out the university's FAQs and community guidance.

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CUGH COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter

Stay up-to-date on COVID-19 with CUGH's weekly newsletter, including teaching resources, articles and webinars focused on the global pandemic.