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$3.5m NIH grant supports study on strength training and women’s blood pressure
A $3.5 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health will enable research led by the University of Maryland School of Public Health into whether strength training can reduce hypertension in post-menopausal women.View Article Details for $3.5m NIH grant supports study on strength training and women’s blood pressure -
National Academy of Kinesiology ranks UMD Kinesiology in top 10
It’s not a stretch to say the doctoral program of the University of Maryland’s Department of Kinesiology is among the nation’s best.View Article Details for National Academy of Kinesiology ranks UMD Kinesiology in top 10 -
A collaborative vision powers UMD’s clinic
If you’ve ever gone to the University Health Center for a check-up or a flu shot, you may have been welcomed by a friendly public health student – someone like Nick Marzouk ’26...View Article Details for A collaborative vision powers UMD’s clinic -
Public health lessons from a Muppet
She's colorful, funny and furry and a pint-sized powerhouse for public health. Her name is Kami, and she's – in part – the product of SPH professor and health communications expert Dina Borzekowski, who told her story as part of UMD’s Henson Week.View Article Details for Public health lessons from a Muppet -
Students engaging across difference
The Bowie State University-University of Maryland Social Justice Alliance (SJA,) continues to work towards positive change, by making space for conversations about race and racism as part of an initiative founded after Bowie State student Lt. Richard Collins III was murdered by a UMD School of Publi...View Article Details for Students engaging across difference -
$2.5M NIH grant to measure effect of wildfire smoke and extreme heat on pregnancy
Wildfire smoke and extreme heat – increasingly the new norm – each have their own harmful effects on pregnant people and babies, including preterm birth and low birthweight. Now University of Maryland School of Public Health (UMD SPH) researchers will lead a $2.5 million grant from the National Inst...View Article Details for $2.5M NIH grant to measure effect of wildfire smoke and extreme heat on pregnancy