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SPH Raises More than $43,000 on Most Successful Giving Day Yet
March 11, 2019
Over 24 hours on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, the University of Maryland School of Public Health...
Three KNES Faculty Honored with "Most Valuable Professor" by Student Athletes
February 21, 2019
At a recent UMD Wrestling match, Andrew Ginsberg, Shaun Edmonds, and Dr. Elizabeth Brown received...
Researchers Begin Pioneering Study of How Ultra-endurance Sports Affect the Body
February 19, 2019
Trying to run 50 kilometers on a cold Saturday morning would be traumatic for most people. At first...
Three Kinesiology alumni honored in UMD Athletics inaugural 30 Under 30 list
February 19, 2019
The University of Maryland Athletics Department and the Terrapin Club have announced their list of...
Running Fast Isn’t Necessarily Linked to Stress Fractures
February 19, 2019
To avoid stress fractures, runners often guard against running too fast or too long or accelerating...
Dr. J. Carson Smith quoted in Washington Post
February 12, 2019
In a recent article published in the Washington Post, Kinesiology professor Dr. J. Carson Smith...
Exercise May Improve Cognition by Reducing Brain Blood Flow in Older Adults
January 23, 2019
Exercise training alters brain blood flow and improves cognitive performance in older adults,...
Congrats to Becky Krupenevich!
January 10, 2019
Congrats to Becky Krupenevich (advisor: Dr. Miller) who has successfully defended her dissertation...
Insider: The Psychology Behind Why We're so Bad at Keeping New Year's Resolutions
December 31, 2018
A 2017 study on the psychology behind habitual exercise from kinesiology Professor Dr. Seppo Iso-...
Congrats to Calvin Lu
December 20, 2018
Congrats to Calvin Lu who has earned his Master's Degree! Title: The immediate effect of...
Fall 2018 Commencement Highlights
December 20, 2018
Congratulations Class of 2018! The University of Maryland School of Public Health held its Fall...
UMD PCS shines at NASSS 2018 Vancouver
November 26, 2018
Researchers from the Physical Cultural Studies area were well represented at the annual conference...
SPH Students Katherine Kim (KNES) and Talia Klein (BCH) Honored at Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Luncheon
November 26, 2018
Two undergraduate seniors, Katherine Kim (Department of Kinesiology) and Talia Klein (Department of...
Kinesiology Undergraduates attend MARC-ASCM
November 21, 2018
Each year the Department of Kinesiology invites undergraduates to attend the Mid-Atlantic Regional...
Evelyn Zietwoski Wins MARC-ACSM Matthew Kerner Undergraduate Student Investigator Award
November 15, 2018
Evelyn Zietwoski, a Biology major at UMD, was recently granted the MARC-ACSM Matthew Kerner...
Diamondback: UMD’s School of Public Health is Getting New Labs, Classrooms and Study Areas
November 13, 2018
A Diamondback article reports on the construction of the University of Maryland School of Public...
Jeffrey and Michelle Rivest Endow First Maryland Promise Scholarship for SPH Undergraduate Students
November 7, 2018
Jeffrey Rivest, MS, MCHE, and his wife Michelle, MS, RN have committed a $50,000 gift to endow the...
Lynnette Young Overby (PhD '86) Given Lifetime Achievement Award for Dance Research
October 31, 2018
Professor of theatre and dance at the University of Delaware, Lynnette Young Overby has been...
Jennifer Roberts and Marccus Hendricks Selected as Harvard JPB Environmental Health Fellows
October 26, 2018
Jennifer D. Roberts, Ph.D ., an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Public...
SPH Events at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Meeting
October 17, 2018
The University of Maryland's School of Public Health is headed to San Diego from Nov. 10 to Nov. 14...
Reflecting on 125 Years of Excellence: Maryland Celebrates 125th Anniversary of Department of Kinesiology
October 16, 2018
The University of Maryland marked the 125th anniversary of its Department of Kinesiology last week...
Faces of Kinesiology Alumni
October 11, 2018
This fall, we're celebrating the Department of Kinesiology's 125th anniversary. Our kinesiology...
Katherine Kim is named a Merrill Presidential Scholar
September 27, 2018
The Merrill Presidential Scholars Program honors the University of Maryland’s most successful...
Lauren Weiss receives an NSF Traineeship
September 14, 2018
Lauren Weiss received an NSF-funded stipend to support her engagement with UMD's Computation and...
Congrats to Kyle Jaquess!
September 7, 2018
Congrats to Kyle Jaquess who has successfully completed his doctoral program. Way to go, Dr...
Congratulations to Bradley Ritland
August 13, 2018
Congratulations to Bradley Ritland who successfully defended his dissertation. Congrats, Dr...
Reuters Health: Heart Doctors Recommend Less Screen Time, Sedentary Behavior for Kids
August 13, 2018
A new statement from the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Obesity Committee calls for a reduction...
Dr. Roberts hosts a conference at NIH
August 10, 2018
With funding awarded from the National Science Foundation, Dr. Jennifer Roberts (Kinesiology),...
Congrats to Dr. Ranadive
July 18, 2018
Dr. Sushant Ranadive was awarded support from the Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR)...
Julie Maier earns a Post-Doc
July 3, 2018
Julie Maier (advisor, Dr. Jette) earned her Doctorate and is now on to a Postdoc research position...
Jun Won receives ACSM award
June 29, 2018
The ACSM Aging Interest Group/Strategic Health Initiative on Aging has awarded Jun Won’s abstract...
Congrats to Lauren Weiss!
June 15, 2018
Congratulations to Lauren Weiss who has been awarded an All STAR Fellowship (Scholarship, Teaching...
Congrats to Theresa Hauge!
June 14, 2018
Congrats to Theresa Hauge (Advisor: Dr. Rodolphe Gentili) who has successfully defended and...
Welcome UM STAR & UM ADAPT students!
June 13, 2018
This summer SPH, again, welcomed our Summer Training Research (UM STAR) & Diversity and...
Congrats to Liza Bell!
June 12, 2018
Congratulations to Liz Bell for successfully defending her thesis! Title : Muscular Fatigue...
Ryan Sapp earns a Summer Fellowship!
June 1, 2018
Congratulations to Ryan Sapp who has been awarded a Summer Research Fellowship from the Graduate...
Congratulations to Arielle Ocampo
May 31, 2018
Congrats to Arielle Ocampo who recently presented her Capstone project and successfully completed...
Kinesiology Celebrates its Graduate Students
May 30, 2018
The Department of Kinesiology came together to celebrate its wonderful Graduate Students. This...
Congratulations to Matt Bradley
May 24, 2018
Congratulations to Matt Bradley who recently presented his Capstone project and successfully...
Congrats to our Graduates!
May 18, 2018
Congratulations to our Spring 2018 Graduates! Master of Arts Theresa Hauge Performance, cognitive...
Honors Convocation celebrated outstanding SPH students
May 17, 2018
In its third annual Honors Convocation, the University of Maryland School of Public Health...
SPH faculty and staff assembly marks the academic year's end
May 17, 2018
The Spring 2018 SPH faculty and staff assembly included plenty of great news about school and...
The SPH Inducts students, faculty, alumni and honorary Delta Omega members
May 16, 2018
The Gamma Zeta chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health at the University of...
Dr. Steven J. Prior receives NIH grant to study new artery disease treatment
May 14, 2018
Steven J. Prior, assistant professor of Kinesiology, has received an R21 grant from the National...
Congrats to Jun Won!
May 10, 2018
Congratulations to Jun Won who successfully defended his thesis! TITLE: The Impact of Acute Aerobic...
Kinesiology PhD Student Katie Esmonde Awarded Wylie Fellowship
May 9, 2018
Fourth year KNES doctoral student Katie Esmonde was recently awarded an Ann G. Wylie Dissertation...
Kinesiology at Maryland Day!
May 3, 2018
Thanks to our dedicated students the Department of Kinesiology added much fun to the campus...
Congrats to Farzad Ehtemam
May 3, 2018
Congratulations to Farzad Ehtemam! NACS student Farzad Ehtemam successfully passed his dissertation...
Diamondback: TerpThon, Symbiont Health each win $5,000 in seventh annual Do Good Challenge
May 2, 2018
The School of Public Health was well represented in the seventh annual UMD Do Good Challenge...
Congrats to Jen Macko!
April 30, 2018
Fitness instructor, Kinesiology graduate student, peer educator and all-around # ActiveTerp...

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