Boris Lushniak

UMD Public Health Faculty Experts Inform the Public About COVID-19

September 24, 2020
As the global coronavirus pandemic evolves, University of Maryland School of Public Health experts...
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CNN: CDC abruptly removes guidance about airborne coronavirus transmission, says update 'was posted in error'

September 23, 2020
On Monday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extracted updated language published...
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UMD Alumnus Talks Prison Reform

September 23, 2020
UMD Alumnus Dr. John Hart discussed prison reform in a webinar held by SPH Alumni Network.
Jenny Hodgson--Groceries for Neighbor

SGN Some Good News: Doing Good Feels Good, SPH Shares How They Are Serving the Community

September 11, 2020
Each month, our Happiness and Wellness Initiative will share "Some Good News" from the SPH and our...
André Blackman

André Blackman ’05 Selected as Emerging Leader for Fortune’s 40 Under 40 in Healthcare

September 10, 2020
André Blackman '05 was an aerospace engineering major, but a public health elective sent his life...
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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...
Colors of Covid-19: Gifts and Grants Support HAIR Network’s COVID-19 Prevention and Mitigation Campaign

Colors of Covid-19: Gifts and Grants Support HAIR Network’s COVID-19 Prevention and Mitigation Campaign

September 9, 2020
When the world started to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, there was little...
The 10 Essential Public Health Services

Update to Essential Public Health Services Increases Focus on Health Equity

September 9, 2020
The importance of health equity and its effects on health outcomes are the foundations of a major...
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LGBTQ+ College Students Face Significant Psychological Distress During Covid-19 Pandemic

September 9, 2020
A national survey of LGBTQ+ college students conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic finds that...
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Vaccine Proponents and Opponents are Vectors of Misinformation Online

September 9, 2020
New research exposes full spectrum of misinformation online, reveals even well meaning vaccine...
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...
Isabel Tom

Isabel Tom MPH '10 Publishes Book that Encourages Young People to Value Older Adults

August 26, 2020
“We’re so afraid of aging that we begin to devalue ourselves and others with each passing year,”...
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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Maryland researchers work to alleviate farmers’ concerns about water reuse

August 24, 2020
The use of nontraditional water sources, like water reuse, is becoming increasingly necessary for...
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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...
Fabian Donate

Fabian Donate: Nevada has failed on public health – but it's not too late

August 22, 2020
With high rates of food security, high rates of uninsured patients and one of the least educated...
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Cameron Etessami: Remember ’68? Let’s Avoid Mistakes We Made Then

August 22, 2020
We are standing at a pivotal moment in history: the most important election year of our lives, MPH...
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...
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“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...
Craig Fryer

New Project Supports Black Men’s Mental Health, Addresses Impact of Trauma and Toxic Environments

August 13, 2020
The racism and discrimination that Black people regularly experience gained wider recognition after...
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Olivia Carter-Pokras Helps Secure $5.59 Million to Address COVID-19 in Montgomery County's Latino Communities

August 12, 2020
In nearly every state around the country, data show that Blacks and Latinos are more than three...
The Joys of a Backyard Brood

SGN | Some Good News: The Joys of a Backyard Brood

August 12, 2020
Each month, our Happiness and Wellness Initiative will share "Some Good News" from the SPH and our...
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New Clark-Whitall Endowed Lectureship in Motor Development Funds Expert Talks

August 11, 2020
Former School of Public Health Dean and former chair of the Department of Kinesiology Jane E. Clark...
Image of unequal ladders portrays the financial hurdles that some transfer students my face.

New Whitlark Endowed Scholarship in Kinesiology Helps Remove Financial Hurdles for Transfer Students

August 11, 2020
Transferring to the University of Maryland is a goal for many community college students across the...
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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,...
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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...
Clara Richards MPH '17

Alum Profile: Clara Richards MPH ’17, Behavioral and Community Health

July 13, 2020
Clara Richards wants young professionals to know that it’s okay to not have it all figured out. She...
SGN | Some Good News: Meet Junior, A Quarantine Rescue Dog

SGN | Some Good News: Meet Junior, A Quarantine Rescue Dog

July 13, 2020
Each week, our Happiness and Wellness Initiative will share "Some Good News" from the SPH and our...
SPH Alumni Network Welcomes 2020-2021 Board

SPH Alumni Network Welcomes 2020-2021 Board

July 13, 2020
The School of Public Health is pleased to announce the members of the 2020-2021 Alumni Network...
New Gymkana Program Endowment Memorializes Tom Cockley MA ’80

New Gymkana Program Endowment Memorializes Tom Cockley MA ’80

July 13, 2020
For many at the University of Maryland, Gymkana is not just a gymnastics troupe that showcases high...
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Study of Flu Transmission Provides More Evidence that Respiratory Viruses Spread via Air

July 13, 2020
A new publication in PLoS Pathogens by an international team of investigators shows that flu virus...
Increases in Asthma Hospitalizations in Maryland Linked to Climate Change and Earlier Spring Onset

Increases in Asthma Hospitalizations in Maryland Linked to Climate Change and Earlier Spring Onset

July 13, 2020
Climate change affects the timing of spring and is leading to an increase in asthma...
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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...
CBS news story on airborne transmission of Covid-19

CBS News: Is the coronavirus airborne? Dr. Don Milton and hundreds of scientists say it's "a real risk"

July 7, 2020
On July 6, CBS News' chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook spoke with Dr. Don Milton,...
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NBC Today Show: Is coronavirus more airborne than we thought? Don Milton speaks out

July 7, 2020
In a letter directed to the medical community, to the WHO and the CDC released on July 6, Dr. Don...
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...
Study Finds Physical Activity Prevents Depression in Older Adults During COVID-19

Study Finds Physical Activity Prevents Depression in Older Adults During COVID-19

July 6, 2020
Staying active can help older people prevent depression while following the COVID-19 social...
Naheed Ahmed and Doctoral Student Andrew Conway Publish Study Showing a Connection Between Comorbidities and Race/Ethnicity in the US

Naheed Ahmed and Doctoral Student Andrew Conway Publish Study Showing a Connection Between Comorbidities and Race/Ethnicity in the US

June 30, 2020
In a new Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences study , recent graduate Naheed Ahmed (...
Best Practices of States and Counties in Addressing the COVID19 Pandemic webinar

Dr. Oscar Alleyne Presents a Department of Epidemiology Webinar on the Best Practices of States and Counties in Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic

June 30, 2020
On Friday, June 26, the University of Maryland School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology...

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