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University of Maryland Convenes Bi-National Meetings on Sustainable Water Reuse Solutions

October 11, 2018

During a week that included the release of a startling Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...

Faces of Kinesiology Alumni

October 11, 2018

This fall, we're celebrating the Department of Kinesiology's 125th anniversary. Our kinesiology...

Dr. Sacoby Wilson Part of Maryland Team Awarded $1.5 Million NSF Grant to Understand How Humans Can Better Interact With the Environment

October 11, 2018

Associate Professor Dr. Sacoby Wilson (MEIAH) is part of a team of researchers that has received a...

Dr. Muhiuddun Haider, SPH Students Nadiyah Alvi, Jonathan Lewis, and June Solow

SPH Students Campaign for Lupus Awareness

October 11, 2018

Lupus is a chronic disease that affects many parts of the body including the joints, skin, kidneys...

Karabelle Pizzigati Advocacy Training Institute

Your Voice, Their Future: Child Health Advocates Convene at the Inaugural Pizzigati Training Institute

October 10, 2018

How can child advocates influence public policy that can genuinely improve the lives of low-income...

Delta Omega selects doctoral student Laura Drew to present at APHA 2018

October 10, 2018

Laura Drew, a fourth-year Maternal and Child Health doctoral student, is one of 29 students...

SPH Team Receives $1.3M Grant to Build Health Literacy App for Underserved Populations

October 8, 2018

Navigating the Apple and Google app stores in search of a fun app to pass the time can be confusing...

New Holistic Pregnancy Prevention Program Shows Promise, Study Shows

September 26, 2018

The Wahine Talk program, a holistic sexual health and pregnancy prevention program developed by...

Dr. Maring Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor

September 25, 2018

The department of Family Science would like to congratulate Dr. Elisabeth Maring on her promotion...

Nurse Educator in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Building a Culture of Research: MPH Student Rebecca Pyuzza Gains Valuable Experience Conducting Breast Cancer Research in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

September 21, 2018

Earlier this summer, second-year Master’s in Public Health student Rebecca Pyuzza received a $7,200...

“Toxic Soup” Follows Florence: Professor Talks Post-Hurricane Health Challenges

September 21, 2018

The dangers from hurricanes don’t end when the winds die and the rain stops. For North Carolina...

Study Led by Ph.D. Candidate Yuki Lama Explores Discrepancies Between HPV Twitter Image Demographics and Burden of Disease

September 21, 2018

A new study led by Yuki Lama, a doctoral candidate in Maternal and Child Health within the...

Dr. Devon Payne-Sturges Awarded NIH K01 Grant to Explore Socio-environmental Stressors Impact on Child Neurodevelopment

September 21, 2018

Assistant Professor Devon Payne-Sturges has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) K01...

Dr. Elaine Anderson Selected as New Editor of NCFR’s Research and Policy Briefs

September 20, 2018

The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) recently selected Dr. Elaine Anderson as the new...

Fourth year doctoral candidate Anthony Kondracki presents his doctoral research in China

September 19, 2018

Last May, fourth year Maternal and Child Health doctoral student Anthony Kondracki visited the...

VICE: Hurricane Florence is turning North Carolina into a toxic stew of pig poop, sewage and coal ash

September 19, 2018

The more than three feet of rain from Hurricane Florence has overwhelmed coal ash pits, pig waste...

Undocumented Immigrants Least Likely to See a Doctor, but Still Healthier Than Other Populations

September 18, 2018

Undocumented Latino immigrants have some of the lowest rates of health care use — and signs point...

Health Services Administration Students Write Chapters in New Book on Online Harassment

September 17, 2018

An examination of the massive social media fight over sexism and diversity in video games by an...

Diamondback: On anniversary of 9/11, UMD public health school dean recounts ground zero experience

September 17, 2018

School of Public Health Dean Boris Lushniak spoke to a group of the school's students on the...

Diamondback reports on new $3 million grant for Global STEWARDS program

September 14, 2018

A new University of Maryland training program wants to transform graduate students into leaders on...

Alumni Profile: Meaghan McHugh (PhD, Behavioral and Community Health '18)

September 11, 2018

Meaghan McHugh earned a PhD in Behavioral and Community Health at the University of Maryland's...

Flavors of Addiction: Study Finds Sweet E-cigarettes May Be Gateway to Tobacco Addiction for Young Adults

September 11, 2018

As the Food and Drug Administration announced a crackdown on e-cigarettes , describing their use...

Welcome new faculty and staff!

September 5, 2018

The School of Public Health welcomes four faculty members and several new staff people this...

NSF Awards UMD $3M to launch Global STEWARDS training program

September 4, 2018

As population growth and climate change burden our global food, energy and water systems,...

Dr. Kerry Green Awarded $3 Million NIH Grant to Study Life Course Influences on Aging Outcomes Among Black Americans

August 29, 2018

Dr. Kerry Green, associate professor of behavioral and community health, has received a 5 year R01...

Girl gets vaccine injection at doctor's office

Infecting the Vaccine Debate: Research Finds Bots and Russian Trolls Influenced Vaccine Discussion on Twitter

August 24, 2018

Russian interference on Twitter extended beyond the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign to the anti-...

New York Times: Russian Trolls Used Vaccine Debate to Sow Discord, Study Finds

August 24, 2018

The New York Times , Washington Post , Guardian , CNN and other outlets are reporting on a new...

Research Led by Dr. Typhanye V. Dyer Highlights Need for New HIV Prevention Strategies for Black Bisexual Men

August 24, 2018

A new study led by assistant professor Dr. Typhanye V. Dyer, (Epidemiology and Biostatistics),...

Yooni Choi wins poster award at ARM 2018

MPH Student Yooni Choi Wins Best Student Poster at the AcademyHealth Annual Meeting

August 24, 2018

Yooni Choi, a health services administration MPH student, was awarded the Best Student Poster at...

Study Examines the Accuracy of Self-reported Housing Assistance in the National Health Interview Survey

August 17, 2018

A new study from researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health published in...

New Study Finds Housing Assistance can Improve Mental Health of Disadvantaged Children

August 17, 2018

A new paper from researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health and Johns...

Remembering U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps RADM Jerrold M. Michael

August 13, 2018

The University of Maryland School of Public Health joins with our faculty, staff, students and all...

Reuters Health: Heart Doctors Recommend Less Screen Time, Sedentary Behavior for Kids

August 13, 2018

A new statement from the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Obesity Committee calls for a reduction...

General health services being performed at the 2017 Mission of Mercy event.

New Research Examines the Role of Mission of Mercy Emergency Dental Clinics in Promoting General Health

August 9, 2018

A new study from researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health published in BMC...

Dr. Quynh C. Nguyen awarded $1.5 million NIH grant to use "big data" to study neighborhood impacts on health

August 6, 2018

Dr. Quynh C. Nguyen, assistant professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, has been awarded an R01...

WIRED: This Community is Advocating for Air Quality with Science

August 2, 2018

A new WIRED story reports on Associate Professor Dr. Sacoby Wilson (MIAEH) and A. James Clark...

BYU Radio: The Fight Against Factory Farm Pollution

July 25, 2018

In this BYU Radio interview, Top of Mind host Julie Rose invites Associate Professor Dr. Sacoby...

Memorial candles with photos of the June 2018 Capital Gazette shooting victims

Raise a Red Flag: A new public health tool to prevent gun violence

July 23, 2018

In the midst of the deep sadness for the lives lost following a tragic event, public or private,...

Research Professor Dina Borzekowski with the muppet known as Grover

School of Public Health launches new Global Health Initiative

July 16, 2018

Throughout the School of Public Health’s first 10 years, faculty and students have actively engaged...

Scienmag: Hospitals May Take Too Much of the Blame for Unplanned Readmissions

July 12, 2018

Scienmag writes on a new Annals of Internal Medicine study that reveals discrepancies in the the...

Public Health Science major Ugochi Chinemere interacts with children at the Abigail D. Butcher School in Calaba Town, Sierra Leone

Public Health Without Borders students deepen partnership with Sierra Leone’s Calaba Town

July 9, 2018

A group of six University of Maryland students, accompanied by Behavioral and Community Health...

Washington Post: White House wants to cut this public health service corps by nearly 40 percent

June 27, 2018

The Washington Post reported that the White House is proposing to reduce by nearly 40 percent the...

New York Times: Medicare Allows More Benefits for Chronically Ill, Aiming to Improve Care for Millions

June 24, 2018

A recent New York Times article on the new CHRONIC Care Act includes the comments of Assistant...

AJ+: Family Separation Negatively Impacts Mental Health

June 21, 2018

In this AJ+ video, Family Science Associate Professor Dr. Mia Smith-Bynum speaks about the negative...

Gretchen De Silva Receives AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship

June 18, 2018

Dr. Gretchen De Silva, Assistant Clinical Professor in the University of Maryland School of Public...

Elderly person getting help from care giver

Eva DuGoff discusses the promise and pitfalls of the CHRONIC Care Act

June 8, 2018

One-third of older adults who receive health coverage through Medicare Advantage report difficulty...

The Cut: The Psychological Effects of Being Separated From Your Child

June 7, 2018

Family Science Associate Professor Dr. Mia Smith-Bynum is quoted in an article detailing the...

Digital Health Promotion Executive Leadership Summit

Leading experts gather to explore the intersection of technology and health

June 5, 2018

Washington, D.C. – More than 75 of the nation’s leading experts in digital health communication...

Having an abortion does not lead to depression, research by Dr. Julia Steinberg shows

May 30, 2018

Having an abortion does not increase a woman’s risk for depression, according to a new study of...

NBC: Abortion Does Not Cause Depression, New Study Finds

May 30, 2018

Assistant Professor Dr. Julia Steinberg’s (Family Science) study on the association between first...

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