News from the School of Public Health

From COVID-19 to abortion to environmental justice, see the research, activities and people that topped SPH news this year!

The Society of Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) has awarded Dr. Cara Grant, program director of the master's certificate in physical education (PE-MCERT), with the SHAPE Maryland Presidential Citation. This award honors individuals for their work serving the Maryland SHAPE organization and the field of physical education. 

Our Happiness and Wellness Initiative shares "Some Good News" from the SPH and our extended community. You can submit your own good news by email to: happyandwell@umd.edu.

This story was written by Nina Branwell '23.

Ike Ekwunife ’21 is living out a dream he’s had for nearly a decade. In 2012, he watched his cousin graduate from Tufts University. As he watched the student commencement speaker from up in the nosebleeds, he knew that someday he wanted to do just that.

Tripp created the University of Maryland’s Virtual Global Internship Program which has allowed students to gain real world experience with international researchers, organizations and businesses throughout the global pandemic. Cognella, an academic publisher, recognized her contributions with The Cognella Innovation in Teaching Award for Family Science.

Feeling undervalued and overworked, many Americans are radically rethinking work, quitting jobs in record numbers or striking for better labor conditions amid the stresses brought by the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 50 years after President Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) into law, work in the 21st century remains hazardous; according to an AFL-CIO report this year, more than 275 U.S. workers still die from hazardous working conditions each day.