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

July 9, 2020
As the US hit a record for new coronavirus cases again today and several states that were among the...
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...
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Program Increases Access to Long-Acting Birth Control Among Title X Patients in Delaware

June 29, 2020
A new University of Maryland study assessed the impact of a program focused on increasing access to...
Doctoral Students John P. Salerno and Natasha Williams Publish Commentary on the Impact of COVID-19 on LGBTQ Populations

Doctoral Students John P. Salerno and Natasha Williams Publish Commentary on the Impact of COVID-19 on LGBTQ Populations

June 23, 2020
Doctoral students John P. Salerno (behavioral and community health) and Natasha D. Williams (family...
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...
Dr. Jennifer Roberts, assistant professor of kinesiology

Different Viruses, Similar Outcomes: Tracing the Common Thread of Inequality Between Pandemics a Century Apart

June 23, 2020
By Chris Carroll for Maryland Today Authorities shrugging off risk—or ordering everyone to mask up...
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Facts about the Stop COVID-19 Study at the School of Public Health

June 15, 2020
School of Public Professor Don Milton is leading a research study that brings both healthy people...
Jocelyn Smith Lee, PhD '13

Jocelyn R. Smith Lee, PhD '13, Awarded Gates Foundation Grant for Project focused on Young, Black Men in Baltimore

June 12, 2020
Jocelyn R. Smith Lee , PhD ‘13, who is assistant professor of human development and family studies...
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...
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...
Seminar Series

Seminar Series on the Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 5, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a global public health crisis and poses unprecedented challenges...
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...
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Seminar | COVID-19: Learning from South Korea

April 21, 2020
South Korea has limited the introduction of the pandemic better than any other country. How have...
Woman shopping for groceries wearing surgical mask and gloves

Wearing Surgical Masks in Public Could Help Slow Pandemic’s Advance, New Study Suggests

April 3, 2020
This story appears in Maryland Today , April 3 and was written by Chris Carroll. Surgical masks may...
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Social Media for Public Health: New Website Provides Research Resources to Aid the Fight Against COVID-19

March 31, 2020
The University of Maryland is part of a multi-institutional effort to create an open online...
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...
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...
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...
Study Finds that Transactional Sex Prevalent Among Ugandan Women and Girls

Study Finds that Transactional Sex Prevalent Among Ugandan Women and Girls

March 3, 2020
Ugandan adolescent girls and young women often participate in transactional sex through coercion,...
New Report Says Health Literacy is Needed to Improve Americans’ Oral Health

New Report Says Health Literacy is Needed to Improve Americans’ Oral Health

March 3, 2020
A new report, “ Improving America’s Oral Health Literacy ,” published by the Delta Dental Institute...
First Big Data in Public Health Conference Draws More than 200 Attendees

First Big Data in Public Health Conference Draws More Than 200 Attendees

March 3, 2020
The University of Maryland School of Public Health held its first Big Data in Public Health...
New Study Finds African-American Families More Willing to Donate Brain Tissue Than Previously Thought

New Study Finds African-American Families More Willing to Donate Brain Tissue Than Previously Thought

February 24, 2020
According to a new PLOS One study published by University of Maryland School of Public Health...
Devlon Jackson Receives NIH Grant to Study How Digital Health Tools can Improve Care Coordination

Devlon Jackson Receives NIH Grant to Study How Digital Health Tools can Improve Care Coordination

February 24, 2020
Devlon Jackson , assistant research professor of behavioral and community health at the University...
Coronavirus in Perspective: Symposium Shares Information—and Fights Misinformation—About Epidemic

Coronavirus in Perspective: Symposium Shares Information—and Fights Misinformation—About Epidemic

February 21, 2020
This story was originally published in Maryland Today on Friday, February 21 and was written by...
Quynh Nguyen

Exploring the Power of Big Data for Public Health

February 13, 2020
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics will host the first UMD Big Data in Public Health...
PhD Candidate Anna Posbergh receives research grant from the Olympic Studies Centre

PhD Candidate Anna Posbergh receives research grant from the Olympic Studies Centre

February 12, 2020
Anna Posbergh, kinesiology PhD candidate at the University of Maryland School of Public Health,...
The Together Program

Keeping it Together: Free Program Gives Couples a Boost in Love and Money Management

February 10, 2020
Financial stresses can squash a relationship as thoroughly as stomping on a Valentine’s box of...
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Study Finds Varying Mental Workloads Among Amputees During Dual-task Walking

January 27, 2020
An article in the Orthotic & Prosthetic Almanac featured research led by University of Maryland...
Julia Steinberg

Julia Steinberg Publishes Commentary to Accompany New Abortion Research

January 17, 2020
Julia Steinberg , assistant professor of family science at the University of Maryland School of...
Study Evaluates ACA Preventive Health Services Use Among Asian Americans

Study Evaluates ACA Preventive Health Services Use Among Asian Americans

January 14, 2020
Asian Americans have lower cancer screening rates than whites, but higher use of other preventive...
Study Analyzes Motives for Graduate Student Alcohol Consumption

Study Analyzes Motives for Graduate Student Alcohol Consumption

January 14, 2020
Graduate students most frequently drink for social reasons and to enhance their mood, according to...
Marie Thoma

Study Finds Services Related to Infertility in Public Clinics Dependent on Title X Funding

January 8, 2020
The availability of services to help clients achieve pregnancy depends on if the clinic receives...
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The Best SPH Stories of 2019

December 18, 2019
As we usher in the new year and decade, we’re looking back at the School of Public Health’s...
Study Finds Mother-Adolescent Relationships in African American Families Benefit From Authoritative Parenting Styles

Study Finds Mother-Adolescent Relationships in African American Families Benefit From Authoritative Parenting Styles

December 18, 2019
In a study recently published in Science in Practice , School of Public Health researchers found...
A doctor sits on a patient's bed with the family gathered around.

Study Finds Medicaid Instability Linked to Adverse Mental Health Effects in Teen Parents

December 17, 2019
In a study recently published in Family & Community Health, University of Maryland School of...
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Study Finds Patient Centered-Communication Can Increase Medical Care Satisfaction Among US Immigrants

December 12, 2019
In a study published this month, University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers found...
SPH Student Zeina Mohamad Alkhalaf Interviewed for NBC News Special Projects

NBC Washington: Mom Credits Fertility Turnaround to Organic Products, Diet

December 6, 2019
Last week, family science doctoral candidate Zeina Mohamad Alkhalaf was featured on the NBC...
MPH Student Glory Owe Wins Second Place at APHA Poster Session for Evaluation of Maryland State Law on Sale of Neonicotinoids

MPH Student Glory Owe Wins Second Place at APHA Poster Session for Evaluation of Maryland State Law on Sale of Neonicotinoids

November 26, 2019
Glory Owe, a biostatistics masters student, won second place in the Environment Section of the...
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Stress and Discrimination Linked to Higher Substance Use Disorders in Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Persons

November 22, 2019
Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) persons have a higher prevalence of substance use disorders caused...
Family Science Associate Professor Jessica Fish

Family Science Assistant Professor, Jessica Fish, Publishes Three Papers, and Receives Several Grants and Awards for LGBTQ+ Mental Health Research

November 20, 2019
Dr. Jessica Fish , an assistant professor in the Department of Family Science, has been busy. In...
Abortion does not increase a women's risk of attempting suicide*, yet at least twelve states require women to be told that abortion increases their risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior or other mental health problems before getting one.

Abortion Does Not Increase a Woman’s Risk of Attempting Suicide

November 19, 2019
Policies based on the notion that undergoing an abortion causes or increases women’s risk of...
We’ve Entered a New World of Media ‘Constancy’: 5 Things Parents, Caregivers Need to Know About Kids and Screens

We’ve Entered a New World of Media ‘Constancy’: 5 Things Parents, Caregivers Need to Know About Kids and Screens

November 19, 2019
“No TV or internet for a week!” “Don’t touch the phone until your homework is done.” “Wouldn’t you...
Dushanka Kleinman, Eva DuGoff and Dan Marthey at APHA 2019

Highlights from University of Maryland’s Activities at APHA 2019

November 12, 2019
Students, faculty and staff from the University of Maryland School of Public Health shared research...
Flu Fighters: Infectious Disease Expert Explains the Science of Flu

Flu Fighters: Infectious Disease Expert Explains the Science of Flu

November 8, 2019
Flu shots are available at the University Health Center. Schedule an appointment at myuhc.umd.edu...
Maryland Submits Report on Mortality Rates Among African American and Rural Infants to State General Assembly

Report on Mortality Rates Among African American and Rural Infants to Inform Maryland Policymakers

November 4, 2019
School of Public Health faculty, staff and students wrote a report analyzing risk factors for...
UMD Awarded $1 Million Grant to Help Rural Maryland with Opioid Crisis

UMD Awarded $1 Million Grant to Help Rural Maryland with Opioid Crisis

October 29, 2019
University of Maryland Extension (UME) and School of Public Health faculty and partners were...

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