Two rising University of Maryland seniors are bringing their passion for kidney disease awareness and prevention to the School of Public Health with a new course,
Exercise can increase brain connectivity related to memory and may help older adults at risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease led by J. Carson Smith at the University of Maryland.
Dr. Sacoby Wilson, who directs the Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health (CEEJH) in the University of Maryland School of Public Health, has been appointed to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Science Advisory Board.
Amid the Black Lives Matter movement, COVID-19 and the climate crisis, Deirdre Quinn, PhD ‘17, and Samuel Allen, PhD ‘20, have spotlighted another public health epidemic, gun violence in the U.S.
Despite recent progress in U.S. COVID-19 vaccination, some populations, including the LGBTQ+ community, are lagging in vaccination rates. Vaccine confidence and access, often decreased in these communities because of systemic marginalization, are both important to protecting health equity. As Dr.
Since its creation, the importance of a strong family unit has been the foundation of the Jeanette Spier Beavers Endowed Memorial Scholarship.
Established by Lois Spier Gray to memorialize her sister Jeanette Spier Beavers, the funds used to establish the scholarship were initially meant to support Lois herself. Jeanette had set the money aside to help Lois and her husband, who was suffering from Parkinson's disease.
