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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...

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...

Congratulations to 2018 SPH graduates!

May 24, 2018

Congratulations to the class of 2018! The University of Maryland School of Public Health held its...

Doctoral Candidates Catherine Maybury and Heather Platter Receive Rima E. Rudd Fellowship in Health Literacy

May 24, 2018

Congratulations to doctoral candidates in Behavioral and Community Health, Catherine Maybury and...

CTV: Dr. Sacoby Wilson talks about the May 12, 2018 EJ symposium and citizen science

May 18, 2018

Associate Professor Sacoby Wilson (MIAEH), the organizer of the Symposium on Environmental Justice...

Think 100% interviews Dr. Sacoby Wilson

May 18, 2018

Associate Professor Sacoby Wilson (MIAEH) dropped by Think 100%, a show presented by the Hip Hop...

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Honors Convocation celebrated outstanding SPH students

May 17, 2018

In its third annual Honors Convocation, the University of Maryland School of Public Health...

Dean Lushniak, Jessica Duque, Amanda Grimes

SPH faculty and staff assembly marks the academic year's end

May 17, 2018

The Spring 2018 SPH faculty and staff assembly included plenty of great news about school and...

The SPH Inducts students, faculty, alumni and honorary Delta Omega members

May 16, 2018

The Gamma Zeta chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health at the University of...

Dr. Steven J. Prior receives NIH grant to study new artery disease treatment

May 14, 2018

Steven J. Prior, assistant professor of Kinesiology, has received an R21 grant from the National...

Immigration, citizenship, and the mental health of adolescents

May 10, 2018

A new paper in PloS One by Department of Health Services Administration MPH student Nicole Filion...

Two SPH researchers are part of team studying how to improve HPV vaccination rates among African-American adolescents

May 9, 2018

The University of Maryland has received a $2.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute at...

Diamondback: TerpThon, Symbiont Health each win $5,000 in seventh annual Do Good Challenge

May 2, 2018

The School of Public Health was well represented in the seventh annual UMD Do Good Challenge...

Health Services PhD candidate Deanna Barath accepted to AcademyHealth Diversity Scholars Network program

April 30, 2018

PhD candidate in Health Services Deanna Barath has been selected as one of this year’s...

Diamondback: Prince George’s County delegate discusses gun control legislation at UMD panel

April 27, 2018

School of Public Health Dean Boris Lushniak was a panelist at a University of Maryland discussion...

Sentinel: District council waits to decide on concrete plant

April 20, 2018

Associate Professor Sacoby Wilson (MIAEH) testifies to the Prince George's District Council on...

Alumnus Noel Brathwaite '83 to lead state health disparities office

April 18, 2018

University of Maryland graduate Dr. Noel Brathwaite (PhD Health Education, ’83) has been named...

Dr. Andrew Fenelon discusses life expectancy policy with lawmakers

April 17, 2018

American life expectancy is dropping significantly. That’s the message Assistant Professor in...

Fred Spry, Christina Stasiuk and Stephen Thomas with barber chair and barber pole

Barbershop wellness initiative presented to U.S. Chamber of Commerce

April 16, 2018

Dr. Stephen Thomas, director of the School of Public Health’s Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-...

Cape Gazette: Forum calls for action on water contamination in Sussex

April 13, 2018

The Cape Gazette reported on a public forum held in Millsboro, Delaware, on March 14, discussing...

Students win American Kinesiology Association Scholars award at UMD and are nominated for national award

April 12, 2018

Three Kinesiology students have received the American Kinesiology Association Scholars award for...

Washington Post: Citizen scientists are the new community activists

April 12, 2018

Dr. Sacoby Wilson’s work to empower communities to use science in support of environmental justice...

Research examines neighborhood effect on older adults’ health

April 12, 2018

According to a new study by a research team including SPH Assistant Professor Eva DuGoff (HLSA)...

Daniel Callow with UMB Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Chair Jay Magaziner and UMD School of Public Health Dean Boris Lushniak

Kinesiology student wins university-wide award for research writing

April 12, 2018

A thesis written by Kinesiology senior Daniel Callow has been selected to receive one of this year’...

Associate Professor Mia Smith-Bynum on suicide rates among black children

April 6, 2018

Family Science Associate Professor Mia Smith-Bynum was quoted in an article in the Atlanta Black...

Public transportation use could help us better understand if our kids have active lifestyles

April 5, 2018

The use of public transportation can be an important part of someone’s active lifestyle but it’s...

Water, Food and Our World: video illustrates CONSERVE project's innovation in recycled water for growing food

April 5, 2018

Less than one percent of the world's water is fresh water that we can easily use, and demands for...

UMD and UMB leaders kick off the sixth annual Public Health Research @ Maryland on April 3, 2018.

Record-breaking participation at 2018 Public Health Research @ Maryland

April 5, 2018

Over 500 attendees converged on the Adele H. Stamp Student Union on April 3, 2018 for the sixth...

The Diamondback: University of Maryland researchers have found a new way to treat HIV

April 5, 2018

The Diamondback looks at a new HIV treatment protocol that has been discovered by UMD researchers,...

Diamondback: UMD faculty, staff and students meet to discuss gun violence action committee

April 5, 2018

The Diamondback reports on an SPH initiative to create a new group to address gun violence. “The...

Dr. Carolyn Halpern presents grand rounds lecture on sexual initiation patterns

April 2, 2018

On March 7, the Family Science department hosted Dr. Carolyn T. Halpern for her lecture entitled “...

SPH faculty, staff and students meeting in the Friedgen Lounge

New group formed to address public health crises

March 30, 2018

A dozen concerned faculty, staff and students met on March 28 to form a group that aims to use...

Gold Award finalists, judges, and the Golds

Two winners chosen for the first annual Gold Public Health Innovation Award

March 29, 2018

Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the first annual Gold Award competition! Ivy...

Kinesiology student gets prestigious RecWell award

March 29, 2018

SPH student Jennifer Macko (MA candidate, Kinesiology) has received the Kehoe-Kesler award, which...

Diamondback: What you tweet corresponds with how healthy you are, a UMD study shows

March 29, 2018

A Diamondback article looks at recent research by SPH Assistant Professor Quynh Nguyen (EPIB)...

Baltimore Sun: Don't use lanternfly as an excuse to permit dangerous pesticide

March 27, 2018

SPH Assistant Professor Devon Payne-Sturges (MIAEH) wrote a letter to the editor of the Baltimore...

Boris Lushniak and Wesley Queen in Annapolis

Dean Lushniak testifies before the state legislature about gun violence

March 23, 2018

On March 13, SPH Dean Boris Lushniak testified before the Maryland House Appropriations Committee...

Atlanta Black Star: Why Are Black Children Committing Suicide?

March 22, 2018

Suicide has not typically been thought of as a serious problem in the African American community,...

SPH alums meet, and place third in an International Society of Infectious Diseases Hackathon

March 13, 2018

Gabriela Molinolo (Epidemiology, 2012) and Bernadette Kilcer (Environmental Health, 2017) met at...

Nurse talks to patient in military uniform

Health Affairs Blog: Solving The Crisis Of Care At The VA

March 12, 2018

For much of its recent history, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has been plagued with big...

Baltimore Sun: Universities step up gun violence research even as federal government shies away

March 12, 2018

School of Public Health Dean Boris Lushniak is one of several Maryland university leaders who has...

Students with emotional regulation issues could be susceptible to prescription painkiller misuse

March 8, 2018

College students who have difficulty regulating their emotions could be susceptible to the...

MPH student wins grant to study breast cancer awareness in Tanzania

March 8, 2018

Second-year Master’s in Public Health student Rebecca Pyuzza has won a $7,200 Cancer Epidemiology...

Dr. Hurtado publishes article on a new parent-engagement program for Latino families

March 7, 2018

Family Science Assistant Professor Ali Hurtado, recently created a Spanish language parent-...

Sexting may lead to problematic first-time sex, study finds

March 6, 2018

Students that sent sexually suggestive messages online before having sex for the first time were...

Child from India looks at popular product logos

Logo recognition associated with kids’ choice of international junk foods in six developing countries

March 6, 2018

Young children in six low- and middle-income countries prefer junk food and sugar sweetened...

Daily Beast: Add ‘Breathing’ to the List of Ways to Catch the Flu

March 5, 2018

Hallie Golden, a journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Economist, and The...

Quartz: What can Twitter and Facebook tell us about obesity in the United States?

March 5, 2018

In Quartz , Elaine Nsoesie, an assistant professor at the Institute for Health Metrics and...

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