News from the School of Public Health

Bus and Metro users in Prince George’s County are looking forward to the forthcoming Maryland Purple Line, but lower-income residents are likely to experience transit-induced neighborhood gentrification and unequal access due to the profit-focused transit design and urban planning models, according to a new University of Maryland School of Public Health study.

The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State (MPower) has appointed Amy R. Sapkota, professor of environmental health science with the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, as an MPower Professor.

A $9.4 million gift to the University of Maryland will help fund a daring research initiative aimed at creating the next great public health revolution—innovative and affordable systems that provide clean, safe indoor air and prevent the spread of respiratory infections.

State, local and university leaders recently gathered to mark the 20th anniversary of the Legacy Leadership Institute for Public Policy (LLIPP), a University of Maryland School of Public Health program that trains and places retirees into the offices of Maryland’s elected officials and non-profit agencies.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a $1.06 million, multi-year contract to ProChange, a leader in behavior change science, and the University of Maryland Center for Health Equity to help prevent onset of type 2 diabetes in African American adults through programs delivered in barbershops, salons and interactive text messaging. 

Joan Selma Hult, PhD, a professor emerita in the Department of Kinesiology who was one of the one of the foremost sport historians on American women in athletics, died Aug 15, 2022 at the University of Maryland Laurel Medical Center.