Mia Smith Bynum

Dr. Mia Smith-Bynum: Harnessing Personal Experience and Expertise to Dismantle Racism and Improve African American Mental Health

September 25, 2020
Associate Professor of Family Science Mia Smith-Bynum (she/her) identifies as a scholar-activist,...
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Welcome New SPH Faculty and Staff, Fall 2020

September 9, 2020
The School of Public Health would like to recognize and welcome the following faculty and staff to...
Sushant M. Ranadive

Exercise Could Help in Recovery From COVID-19, Maryland Researchers Theorize

September 1, 2020
Exercise could be useful in recovery from COVID-19, Sushant M. Ranadive, associate professor of...
Don Milton and Min Wu receive NSF funding to improve telemedicine

Don Milton and Min Wu receive NSF funding to improve telemedicine

August 26, 2020
Driven by the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, Environmental Health Professor Donald Milton...
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Sacoby Wilson and Community Leaders Call for Gov. Hogan to Combat Environmental Injustice

August 24, 2020
Environmental injustices abound in Maryland. From industrial pollution in Baltimore to unsafe...
The Big Ten

Dean Boris Lushniak: Big Ten made the right call on fall sports

August 20, 2020
The Big Ten Conference’s decision last week to postpone the fall athletics season, the latest...
Dylan Roby

Dylan Roby Explains the Importance of Medicaid Expansion for Childless Young Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

August 20, 2020
In an editorial published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, Dr. Dylan Roby writes that the...
Hongjie Liu

MPower Funds Research to Develop a Rapid, Point-of-Care COVID-19 Test

August 18, 2020
The FDA has issued several novel coronavirus tests, but the tests are often time-consuming and...
Clean 2020 Virtual Summit

SPH Leaders Partner on Effort to Control Covid-19 Spread in Indoor Environments

August 18, 2020
The Clean 2020 Virtual Summit is bringing together thought leaders from from business, policy,...
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EPA-funded Project Seeks to Protect Vulnerable Communities from Toxic Exposures Caused by Natural Disasters

August 18, 2020
A new, three-year study led by Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sacoby Wilson and...
Photo of a diverse group of people talking and looking at a woman wearing hijab during a training session.

“Culturally Aware Mentoring” Has Potential to Improve Diversity in STEM Fields, new study shows

August 18, 2020
A research team including University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers found that...
UMD student in surgical mask rubs Testudo's nose

UMD to Develop COVID-19 Decision Making Tools for Higher Education

August 11, 2020
In this year of the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions—like every other segment of...
Pew Research Center

Sacoby Wilson tells Pew Research Center that heat will make COVID-19 racial disparities worse

July 30, 2020
In an interview with Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts, Sacoby Wilson,...
Image of playground near pollution source from factory

Air Pollution Hits Poor Kids Harder, New Study Shows

July 30, 2020
Air pollution is more damaging to the cardiovascular health of adolescents living in poverty-...
Donald Milton, President Darryll Pines and Jake Bueno de Mesquita discuss data from a virus study.

New Study Finds Supershedder Transmission Difficult to Mitigate

July 27, 2020
Don Milton, professor of environmental health, along with lead author and post doctoral fellow Jake...
Donald Milton

Don Milton Publishes Guide to Understand Infectious Drops and Aerosols

July 27, 2020
At a time when we urgently need multidisciplinary measures to combat COVID-19, there are often...
Elizabeth Aparicio

Policy Brief: Mitigating the Risk for Child Maltreatment in the COVID-19 Context

July 21, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased risk factors for child maltreatment. A group of researchers,...
Associate professor Typhanye Dyer and assistant research professor Rodman Turpin.

The Impact of Trauma, Depression and Substance Use on Black Sexual Minority Men and Transgender Women’s Health in the US

July 21, 2020
Associate Professor Typhanye Dyer and Assistant Research Professor Rodman Turpin conducted two...
Seminar Series

Seminar Series on the Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Pandemic

July 15, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a global public health crisis and poses unprecedented challenges...
Editorial: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts are Unethical and Harmful

Editorial: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts are Unethical and Harmful

July 14, 2020
Two experts in LGBTQ and young adult mental health, Dr. Jessica Fish (UMD SPH) and Dr. Stephen T...
Dr. Don Milton on CBS News (screenshot)

It's Time to Address Airborne Transmission of COVID-19, Dr. Don Milton and 239 Colleagues Urge

July 9, 2020
After Push by UMD Researcher, WHO Changes Course/New Recommendations Acknowledge Possibility of...
Dr. Donald Milton

Prof. Don Milton Shares Expertise on SARS-CoV2 Transmission During Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers Inc. Webinar

July 7, 2020
Don Milton , a professor of Applied Environmental Health at the University of Maryland School of...
Stephen Thomas Invited to Panel of Experts and Policymakers to Promote 2020 Census

Stephen Thomas Leads Panel of Experts and Policymakers to Promote 2020 Census

June 23, 2020
Stephen Thomas, a professor of health policy and management and director of the School of Public...
Marie Thoma Receives Honorable Mention in Global Health NOW's Annual Untold Stories of Global Health Contest

Global Health NOW Features Marie Thoma's "Untold Story of Global Health"

June 23, 2020
Marie Thoma, an assistant professor of family science in the School of Public Health received an...
Mia Smith-Bynum

Mia Smith-Bynum Shares Expertise on Racial Socialization for UMD Anti-Racism Teach-In

June 23, 2020
Mia Smith-Bynum , an associate professor of family science at the University of Maryland School of...
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KNES Undergrads Named Merrill Presidential Scholars

June 22, 2020
The Merrill Presidential Scholars Program honors the University of Maryland's most successful...
Hongjie Liu presents data on the COVID-19 outbreak

Dr. Hongjie Liu Appointed to Montgomery County, Md COVID-19 Public Health Advisory Board

June 16, 2020
Professor Hongjie Liu, chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, was appointed by...
New York's Central Park in the background

Dr. Jennifer Roberts Discusses Exclusion of Black Bodies from Green Spaces

June 9, 2020
Dr. Jennifer D. Roberts, Assistant Professor in Kinesiology, has dedicated her research to the...
Amir Sapkota to Lead Multinational Consortium to Reduce Climate Change-Related Diarrheal Disease Burden in Asia-Pacific Region

NSF-funded Global Consortium to Develop Climate and Health Warning System

June 8, 2020
A new multinational consortium of scientists, led by Professor Amir Sapkota , in the University of...
Devlon Jackson

Devlon Jackson and Cynthia Baur publish study about disparities in digital health

June 2, 2020
In an article published in Health Communication , Devlon Jackson and Cynthia Baur highlight digital...
Don Milton

Don Milton co-authors Nature study providing more evidence that SARS-CoV-2 may spread by air

June 1, 2020
Don Milton co-authored a study to understand the patterns of contamination of SARS-CoV-2, which...
Faculty and Staff Honored at the SPH 2020 Spring Assembly

Faculty and Staff Honored at the SPH 2020 Spring Assembly

June 1, 2020
On Wednesday, May 13, faculty, staff and SPH leaders convened for the virtual spring assembly where...
Jennifer D. Roberts

Park Spaces and the Human Experience

June 1, 2020
In an article in Nature and Culture, published research led by University of Maryland kinesiology...
Rodman Turpin

Dr. Rodman Turpin Discusses Recent LGBTQ+ Research

May 29, 2020
Epidemiology and Biostatistics Assistant Research Professor Dr. Rodman Turpin (he/him) found his...
Webinar

Facebook Live Webinar | The Color of COVID-19 in Maryland: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities During a Global Pandemic

May 4, 2020
On April 30, Dr. Stephen Thomas hosted a community conversation on Facebook Live to discuss racial...
Sacoby Wilson

Sacoby Wilson appointed editor in chief of Environmental Justice journal

May 4, 2020
Dr. Sacoby Wilson was appointed as editor in chief of Environmental Justice, a peer-reviewed...
Elizabeth Aparicio and Shannon Jette

Two Faculty Members Receive the 2020 Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Award

April 28, 2020
Two faculty members from the School of Public Health, Shannon Jette and Elizabeth Aparicio,...
Live in the time of COVID-19

Life in the Time of COVID-19 Online Chat

April 28, 2020
Dean Boris Lushniak, Kelly Sherman' 21, a public health science major and director of health and...
The Washington Post

Dr. Stephen Thomas tells the Washington Post that racial disparities in Prince George's County aren't limited to COVID-19

April 27, 2020
Prince George's County, one of the nation's wealthiest majority-black counties, has reported the...
SPH building

School of Public Health Mobilizes Community and State Partnerships to Fight COVID-19

April 7, 2020
The UMD School of Public Health is actively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic--providing service...
Don Milton

Don Milton Tells NPR That WHO Information on COVID-19 Routes of Transmission is Premature

March 31, 2020
Donald Milton, an infectious disease aerobiologist at the University of Maryland School of Public...
Boris Lushniak

Dean Boris Lushniak Interviewed by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour About Response to the Full Blown Global Pandemic and Trump’s Confusing Messaging

March 31, 2020
School of Public Health Dean Boris Lushniak, a former Deputy US Surgeon General, spoke with CNN’s...
A Full Timeout

A Full Timeout

March 30, 2020
This story was written by Liam Ferrell and originally published in Maryland Today . From the NBA’s...
Elizabeth Aparicio and Jessica Fish

UMD Prevention Research Center Appoints New Executive Leaders

March 30, 2020
To advance its mission to support LGBTQ+ mental health, the University of Maryland Prevention...
Local Health Departments Key to Stopping Spread of COVID-19

Local Health Departments Key to Stopping Spread of COVID-19

March 24, 2020
This Medical Care Blog post was written by Associate Professor Jie Chen, Lecturer Priscilla Novak...
Maryland Bans Chlorpyrifos Pesticide with Expert Testimony From Prof. Devon Payne-Sturges

Maryland General Assembly Passes Bill to Ban Chlorpyrifos Pesticide; UMD SPH's Payne-Sturges Expert Testimony Played an Influential Role

March 24, 2020
In the final minutes of a shortened legislative session due to the coronavirus pandemic, the...
Study Finds Rental Assistance Programs Could Reduce ER Visits for Children with Asthma

Study Finds Rental Assistance Programs Could Reduce ER Visits for Children with Asthma

March 24, 2020
University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers found that federal rental assistance...
Researchers Urge Increased Funding for Local Health Departments and Stronger Care Coordination as COVID-19 Pandemic Worsens

Researchers Urge Increased Funding for Local Health Departments and Stronger Care Coordination as COVID-19 Pandemic Worsens

March 24, 2020
Associate Professor Jie Chen , Lecturer Priscilla Novak and doctoral students Ivy Benjenk and...
The Slammed Door: Advice for Parents of Teens

The Slammed Door: Advice for Parents of Teens During COVID-19

March 23, 2020
By Dina L.G. Borzekowski, Ed.D., Research Professor, Department of Behavioral and Community Health...
Jae Shim Receives Grant to Conduct Research on E-Scooters

Jae Shim Receives Grant to Conduct Research on E-Scooters

March 12, 2020
Kinesiology Professor Jae Shim is partnering with University of Maryland engineering professor...

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