Past Global Events

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UMBrella Speaker Series: A Conversation with Jody K. Olsen, PhD, MSW ‘72

The UMBrella Group and CGE present “A Conversation with Jody K. Olsen, PhD, MSW ‘72.” Please join President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD for this intimate exchange of perspectives on career, life, and leadership that span the globe.

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Dark Delights: The Global Human Cost of Coffee, Chocolate, and Sugar

Dr. Niya Werts, Graduate Program Director for the MS in Health Science at the School of Graduate Studies, will discuss the human cost of food, in particular coffee, chocolate, and sugar.

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International Student Alumni Career Panel

Hear from former international students in GPILS and School of Pharmacy graduate programs to learn more about their career pathways after graduation.

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Global Kick Off

Join the Center of Global Engagement for the annual Global Kick Off! Start your year learning about global opportunities and connecting with fellow students, scholars, faculty, and staff who have a global interest.

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Global Health Reimagined: Pathways to Decolonization

UMB students engaged with UMB global health leaders in an immersive experience, through discussions, workshops, and collaborative projects, critically examining frameworks and exploring innovative approaches challenging dominant models.

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UMB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with University of Costa Rica

On April 18, University of Maryland, Baltimore President Dr. Bruce Jarrell and Universidad de Costa Rica Rector Gustavo Gutiérrez Espeleta, PhD, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which will allow the two universities to collaborate on new programs.

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International Telehealth Roundtable

Legal, regulatory, and clinical experts discussed the latest trends and innovation in international telehealth at the International Telehealth Roundtable.

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"Bending the Arc" Documentary Screening

CGE hosted a screening of "Bending the Arc," a documentary about a team of young people — Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, and Ophelia Dahl — whose charitable medical work 30 years ago ignited a global health movement.

Global Perspective Series: Human Rights at Home

In the fall of 2020, CGE hosted a Global Perspective Series on “Human Rights at Home." Although the Bill of Rights was one of the world’s first human rights declarations, over time the U.S. government has broadly disengaged from the international human rights system.

This series brought together experts to discuss why the U.S. 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.

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Racial Injustice in the U.S. from a Human Rights Perspective

A discussion about systemic racism in the United States with a specific focus on whether applying a human rights lens would be a step forward toward addressing racism in this country.

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Experiences of Black UMB Students, Scholars, and Alumni

The Human Rights at Home conversation around racial injustice continued by hearing from Black UMB students, scholars, and alumni.

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Health as a Human Right in the United States: What COVID-19 Has Exposed

CGE continued the Human Rights at Home conversation around racial injustice November 17, 2020 with a look at the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exposed the perilous state of access to health care in the United States and the danger inadequate access poses to every citizen.