On Dec. 13, children and families from West Baltimore were given tickets to ride the Polar Express at the B&O Railroad Museum through an effort organized by the Office of Community and Civic Engagement (OCCE) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB).The event was funded through the University’s partnership with the University of Maryland BioPark during the Season of Giving Campaign, a joint effort supported by UMB’s Staff Senate, the University of Maryland Medical Center, and local CBS affiliate WJZ. The Season of Giving also allowed participants to enjoy s’mores and Santa Sleigh rides, while Libelle Photos provided complimentary Santa photos to the families.Read More: https://www.umaryland.edu/news/archived-news/december-2024/full-steam-ahead-on-the-polar-express.php

The University of Maryland, Baltimore conducted a town hall on Dec. 3, 2024 to provide an opportunity for UMB researchers to share ideas and concerns regarding research compliance issues. The presenters were Robert Rosenthal, MD, Asst. Provost, Research Compliance and Julie Doherty, DM, MSN, CIP, CCEP, Assistant Vice President, Research Compliance.

The University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing celebrated two years of achievements with announcements of new partnerships with government agencies and biotech businesses based nearby in Montgomery County, Md.Several of the current UM-IHC projects were on display, including a virtual reality-based training tool called Holocamera, a digitally-twinned heart which surgeons can use to plan more effective surgeries, and a data analytics system which allows assessment and prediction of opioid overdose trends.Present at the ribbon-cutting were University of Maryland, Baltimore President Bruce Jarrell, University of Maryland, College Park President Darryll Pines, and University of Maryland Medical Systems President and CEO Mohan Suntha.Read more about the UM-IHC: https://www.umaryland.edu/news/archived-news/december-2024/the-future-of-health-with-advanced-computing.php

Thanks to generation donations from our community, 1,600 West Baltimore families received turkeys during our eighth annual Thanksgiving Drive on Nov. 26, 2024, in partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, UMB Staff Senate, University of Maryland Medical Center and WJZ-TV.

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Still polishing off all of that candy from the Office of Community and Civic Engagement's Spookapalooza?Here's a look at all of the fun costumes and smiling faces as neighbors joined in for some trick-or-treating at the UMB Community Engagement Center.#Halloween #CommunityEngagement #WestBaltimore