also provides festivals and farmers' markets every Sunday from May to November.
UMBC also offers seven undergraduate and four graduate programs at The Universities at Shady Grove, a campus in Rockville, Maryland that is shared by nine Maryland public universities.
=== Research and Technology Park ===
UMBC Research and Technology Park is a 71-acre development on the campus hosting technology, bioscience and research organizations, many of which are engaged in partnership with the university. The research park, split into two campuses, is the oldest university research park in Maryland. The North Campus focuses primarily on cybersecurity, and includes the Cyber Incubator and a new addition of the CyberHive. The South Campus is a life-science and business incubator, and has graduated over 50 companies through its program. Research Park tenants include the US Geological Survey, US Forestry Service, CardioMed Device Consultants, Audacious Inquiry, Med-IQ, Physician Practice, Inc., Retirement Living TV, Ascentium …
