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...
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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...
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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...
Dr. Andrew Fenelon discusses policy

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

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

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,...
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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...
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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 “...
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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...
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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...
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Kinesiology student gets prestigious RecWell award

March 29, 2018
SPH student Jennifer Macko (MA candidate, Kinesiology) has received the Kehoe-Kesler award, which...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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-...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Dr. Sandra Quinn named chair of Department of Family Science

February 27, 2018
Dr. Sandra Quinn will lead the University of Maryland’s Department of Family Science as of March...
Dr. Sandra Quinn, chair of the UMD SPH Department of Family Science

SPH faculty speak out about gun violence

February 22, 2018
SPH Dean Boris Lushniak and faculty members Dr. Amy Sapkota, Dr. Stephen Thomas and Dr. Woody...
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Dr. Sacoby Wilson to be honored by Audubon Naturalist Society

February 21, 2018
School of Public Health Associate Professor Sacoby Wilson (MIAEH) will be named a 2018...
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Annual Black History Month Lecture explores lack of diversity in physical therapy profession

February 21, 2018
Dr. Bernadette Williams-York spoke at this year's Black History Month Lecture, sponsored by the...
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Will PG County residents be more active when the Purple Line opens? SPH research will find out.

February 19, 2018
A team from the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health is launching a long-term...
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First Gold Award prize will be awarded March 28

February 19, 2018
The wait is almost over for SPH students competing for the first annual Gold Award. On March 28,...
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Delaware News Journal: Response to toxic water vastly different in two Sussex communities

February 19, 2018
In an extensively researched story about pollution of drinking water in two different areas of...
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Associated Press: Flu shot won't make you spread more influenza

February 16, 2018
In an effort to quash misleading claims on social media, the Associated Press spoke with SPH...
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Student profile: Dr. Oluwasanmi Oladapo Adenaiye

February 14, 2018
Dr. Oluwasanmi Oladapo Adenaiye, known by most at the School of Public Health as “Dr. Sanmi,” is...
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As the flu spreads, so does the news coverage of SPH flu research

February 14, 2018
With reported flu cases approaching levels not seen since the 2009 swine flu pandemic, the CDC...
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Dr. Thoma goes on talk radio to discuss her study on pregnancy-related deaths in Texas

February 13, 2018
Assistant Professor Marie Thoma joined host Craig Cohen on the radio show Houston Matters to...
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Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien: Dr. Fauci: A Universal Flu Vaccine is Possible

February 12, 2018
More than fifty U.S. children have died this year from the flu and the Centers for Disease Control...
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SPH researchers explore the influence of social norms on flu vaccination among African American and white adults

February 6, 2018
Social norms, those unspoken rules about what is acceptable behavior, tell us what we think others...
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Consumer Reports: Don't Get the Flu at a Super Bowl Party

February 5, 2018
School of Public Professor Professor Donald Milton (MIAEH) is one of the experts quoted in a...
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The Hill: CDC loses director amid flu outbreak

February 1, 2018
School of Public Health Dean Boris Lushniak weighs in on the abrupt resignation of the Centers for...
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SPH faculty member appointed to National Academies’ Committee on Evidence-Based Practices for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

February 1, 2018
Sandra Crouse Quinn, PhD (professor, Family Science and senior associate director, Maryland Center...
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WAMU: When The Flu Hits Campus, The Gesundheit Machine Will Be Ready

February 1, 2018
In an original WAMU radio report, School of Public Health Professor Donald Milton (MIAEH) talks...

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