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Summer Office Hours

Physical Office Hours:
Monday–Friday
9:30 AM–3:30 PM

Virtual Office Hours:
Monday–Friday
8:30 AM–4:30 PM

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Study Abroad Travel Blog

Promotional graphic titled "Global Health and Aging in Japan" featuring the Website logo.png in the top left. The background showcases a scenic view of Mount Fuji behind blooming cherry blossoms, a traditional red tiered pagoda on the right, and a stylized red sun containing a map of Japan.

 

Front view of the Kanagawa Prefectural Government building in Japan, an imposing historic brick-and-stone structure with Art Deco architectural details and a green copper roof. Japanese and prefectural flags fly above the entrance under a blue sky with wispy clouds, while several visitors stand in front of the building near the main staircase.

Kanagawa Prefectural Government Blog

A book titled A Guide to Walking Through the World of Dementia is displayed on a stand in a library. The colorful cover features an illustrated landscape representing the experiences of people living with dementia, including mountains labeled “memory,” winding paths, buildings, and symbolic obstacles. The book is used in Yamato City’s Dementia Supporter Program to help readers understand dementia from the perspective of those living with it, highlighting challenges such as memory loss, disorientation, and changes in perception while promoting community awareness, inclusion, and support.

Yamato City Dementia Supporters Blog

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Keio University Hiyoshi Campus – Graduate School of Health Management Blog

 

View from an upper-floor balcony overlooking the Yoko-No-Sono nursing home in Japan. The scene includes neighboring buildings surrounded by dense green forested hills under a dramatic overcast sky with thick gray clouds.

Yoko-No-Sono Nursing Home Blog

Cartoon-style depiction of a Japanese residential housing complex with mid-rise apartment buildings, trees, landscaped green spaces, walking paths, and stairs under a bright blue sky.

Wakabadai Housing Complex Blog

A detailed, clean-line cartoon illustration of a sprawling university campus, likely a medical school, during a bright, partly cloudy day. The foreground features an entrance gate flanked by stone pillars and blooming cherry blossom trees on the left, and a pathway lined with benches, stone lanterns, and pruned bonsai-style trees. Stylized caduceus staff sculptures, medical symbols, are prominent on posts and as a fountain on the right. The campus has numerous buildings of various sizes and architectural styles (brick, glass, modern), with a central, ornate brick building with a clock tower as the focal point. To the right, a large modern building features a multi-tiered rooftop garden with a rock waterfall flowing into a koi pond. In the distant background, a large, snow-capped mountain resembling Mt. Fuji rises behind a city skyline.

St. Marianna University School of Medicine Blog

 

Cartoon illustration of a person viewed from behind and slightly to the side wearing a lower-body robotic exoskeleton in a bright rehabilitation room. The assistive device wraps around the waist and legs to support mobility, while the person's face is only partially visible.

Shonan Robo Care Center Blog

Cartoon illustration of a modern multi-story hospital building with large glass windows, a covered entrance, trees, and landscaped walkways under a clear blue sky.

Keio University Hospital Blog

A portrait-style cartoon illustration of a modern three-story building with a brick lower facade, an orange external staircase, and a white entrance canopy. The building is surrounded by a tidy garden with a small stone path, an L-shaped pond, and a city skyline in the background.

INFIC Nursing Home Blog

An illustrated vertical landscape viewing out from a wooden observation deck over Lake Ashi in Hakone, Japan, with a large, snow-capped Mount Fuji dominating the background under a blue sky.

Hakone Blog

 

 

Location

Public Policy Building
2nd Floor

Hours

Summer Office Hours

Physical Office Hours:
Monday–Friday
9:30 AM–3:30 PM

Virtual Office Hours:
Monday–Friday
8:30 AM–4:30 PM

Contact

  • Phone: 410-455-3979
  • Fax: 410-455-1154
  • Contact Us
  • Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health on myUMBC
  • Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health on Facebook
  • Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health on Twitter
  • Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health on Instagram
  • Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health on LinkedIn
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