The Terrapin Club recently named Michelle Jamin '16, Elise Nguyen '17, '18 and Dominique Waddell '15 to its 30 Under 30 Class of 2023. The honor recognizes the SPH graduates' impact in their communities and careers while supporting the university and embodying Maryland Pride.
The grant is part of the EPA’s Cumulative Health Impacts at the Intersection of Climate Change, Environmental Justice and Vulnerable Populations/Life Stages: Community-Based Research for Solutions funding opportunity.
From finding treatments for leukemia to developing a vaccine for polio, research using mice has led to some of the biggest medical breakthroughs in history, but recent studies show the rodents aren’t always an effective stand-in for humans or their diseases. A study published this month in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides a guide to help researchers decide which animal model is best to use for specific studies of diseases.
A new study shows Maryland and Delaware women increasingly view abortion as safe and acceptable—an attitude that correlates with their knowing someone who has undergone the procedure.
Faculty from the School of Public Health will receive unprecedented funding to tackle some of society's biggest challenges, including a $3M grant to create an international alliance focused on alleviating food, energy and water insecurity, protecting environmental and global public health and bolstering community resilience in a changing climate.
