News from the School of Public Health

There’s nothing quite like being on the water. Many of us reserve that kind of recreational activity for weekends, not SPH Dean Boris Lushniak. He is out to soak up the fading sunlight even on a random weekday evening.

Both Boris, and his wife Trish, love the outdoors. They especially enjoy kayaking because it combines exercise with the serenity of the water and nature. Spending time together as a couple is an additional benefit, making it a perfect trifecta for physical, mental and social well-being.

A faculty member since 2010, Dr. Smith-Bynum will provide academic and strategic leadership and advance the teaching, research, service and outreach missions of the department and School of Public Health.

Cipriani will oversee and direct the Public Health Science major, University of Maryland’s fourth largest undergraduate major, while Hodgson will oversee and direct the Public Health Science program at the Universities at Shady Grove.

Totalling $75,000, the funding program is designed to support collaborative, multidisciplinary public health research that enriches lives. Research topics includes racism, mental health and mucosal immunity.

Attipoe shares thoughts on her recent “Law, Public Health and the Cuban Family” summer program, which included visits to health clinics and hospitals, the pharmaceutical factory where Cuba invented its COVID-19 vaccine, a fertility clinic and a Cuban medical school.

Two troubling trends are converging for older adults—heavier drinking and rising rates of heart failure. Assistant Professor Aryn Phillips and a team of researchers will explore whether they are linked.