The University of Maryland, Baltimore was founded in 1807. Today, this 71-acre research and technology complex encompasses 67 buildings in West Baltimore near the Inner Harbor. We are the state’s public health and law university devoted to professional and graduate education, research, patient care, and public service. The UMB Graduate School offers graduate education and training in biomedical, health, and human service sciences. We’ve been offering master’s and doctoral studies on the UMB campus since 1917. All doctoral students are actively engaged in research with faculty members to address some of society's most pressing problems and biomedical research's most challenging questions in basic and translational research. These innovative efforts, supported by research grants and contracts, are undertaken collaboratively with the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the University of Maryland Medical Center, the Veterans Affairs Medical center, the Institutes for Human Virology, the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, and others. The University of Maryland, Baltimore is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (267-284-5000) The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Every 10 years, UMB undergoes a reaffirmation of its accreditation with The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). The process is an opportunity to strengthen the University through a comprehensive evaluation.