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Conveniently located along the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., corridor, the University of 
Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), campus is less than one hour from the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, several major universities, and numerous biotechnology companies.
The collaborative partnerships between our faculty members and area researchers provide our students with an enormous range of research opportunities.
Baltimore is often, affectionately referred to as "Charm City" because it offers all of the opportunities and advantages of living in a "Big-City" while maintaining it's cozy, "neighborhood feel". Baltimore has a lot of exciting and diverse neighborhoods; each with it's own, rich ethnic history or revitalized feel. A few of our stand-out, must see neighborhoods include: Federal Hill, Fells Point, Canton, Bolton Hill, Ridgley's Delight, Little Italy and of course the vibrant Downtown area!
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