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SPH Research Development: Best Practices, Better Results

April 18, 2019
The University of Maryland’s groundbreaking research is made possible in large part by grant...
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Cosmopolitan: Inside the Most Beautiful Gynecology Office in the World

April 10, 2019
A luxury, members-only gynecological clinic called Tia — which features heated exam rooms, colorful...
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Seventh Annual Public Health Research @ Maryland Brings Together Record Number of Attendees in Spirit of Cross Sector Collaboration

April 10, 2019
On Tuesday, April 2, 2018, the seventh annual Public Health Research @ Maryland day was held at the...
Dr. Sandra Quinn

A Faltering Shield Against Disease: Measles Q & A with Dr. Sandra C. Quinn

April 3, 2019
By Chris Carroll for Maryland Today Officials in Rockland County, New York, last week responded to...
Natasha Williams (Q Chat Space), Veeraj Shah and Neil Johnson (ChatHealth) were the winners of the 2019 Gold Public Health Innovation Award

Projects Supporting LGBTQ Youth, Vaccinations Earn Gold

March 29, 2019
An online platform to support LGBTQ youth and a chatbot app addressing vaccine misinformation both...
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Changes in Onset of Spring Linked to More Allergies Across the US

March 28, 2019
Human-induced climate change is disrupting nature’s calendar, including when plants bloom and the...
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Research Will Test Interventions to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect

March 26, 2019
A new research project at the School of Public Health will tackle child abuse and neglect through...
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Family Science Researchers Tackle Infant Mortality and Maternal Health in Maryland

March 21, 2019
Infant mortality rates in Maryland are highest for African American and rural infants, and...
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Will Patients Follow Up After Psychiatric Hospitalization? That Might Depend on the Hospital

March 1, 2019
After psychiatric hospitalization, follow-up appointments are key for helping patients re-acclimate...
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Unhealthy Air May Be Hurting Kids’ Brains: Commentary in AJPH Urges Air Pollution Policies to Protect Child Health

March 1, 2019
When children are exposed to air pollution, it can harm not just their lungs but the development of...
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Outsmarting Viruses: Study Uses Wearable “Smart” Devices to Help Understand What Makes Us Contagious

February 26, 2019
Does the way you breathe influence how likely you are to spread flu or colds? You might be able to...
Ultramarathon research

Researchers Begin Pioneering Study of How Ultra-endurance Sports Affect the Body

February 19, 2019
Trying to run 50 kilometers on a cold Saturday morning would be traumatic for most people. At first...
Running

Running Fast Isn’t Necessarily Linked to Stress Fractures

February 19, 2019
To avoid stress fractures, runners often guard against running too fast or too long or accelerating...
Pregnancy

Examining Prenatal Substance Use Policies and Their Impact on Pregnant Women's Likelihood of Getting Treatment

February 14, 2019
State policies that rely only on treatment programs or on criminal penalties to help get pregnant...
Living with HIV

Study Examines Why Older African Americans May Not Receive Needed HIV Care

February 5, 2019
HIV disproportionately affects older African Americans: they face higher rates of infection and...
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Potentially Toxic Insecticides Increasingly Prevalent in our Food Supply

February 1, 2019
Neonicotinoids are the most widely used class of agricultural insecticide in the world, but...
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Study Shows Many Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder and Mental Illness Lack Treatment

January 31, 2019
As the nation grapples with the ongoing opioid crisis, the public health community had been working...
Dr. Dylan Roby

Mapping the Evidence Base as Telehealth's Popularity Soars

January 28, 2019
A Health Affairs rapid evidence review co-authored by University of Maryland School of Public...
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Exercise May Improve Cognition by Reducing Brain Blood Flow in Older Adults

January 23, 2019
Exercise training alters brain blood flow and improves cognitive performance in older adults,...
2019 Global STEWARDS cohort

12 Doctoral Students Selected as UMD Global STEWARDS Will Focus on Sustainable Food, Energy & Water Systems

January 15, 2019
The new UMD Global STEWARDS Training Program , funded by the National Science Foundation, welcomed...
Jie Chen

Dr. Jie Chen Awarded $1.3 Million National Institute of Aging Grant to Study Impact of Care Coordination on Minorities with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia

January 14, 2019
Dr. Jie Chen, an associate professor of health services administration at the University of...
Transactional Sex and HIV Risk: From Analysis to Action

New UNAIDS Report Focuses on Reducing the Burden of New HIV infections in Young Women

January 8, 2019
Young women in sub-Saharan Africa are at a disproportionately high risk for HIV infection...
Best of 2018

Top School of Public Health News Stories of 2018

December 7, 2018
It’s been quite a year here at the School of Public Health. Our students, faculty and staff have...
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Social Media Use May Predict Whether You’ll Get Your Flu Shot

December 7, 2018
Looking for tips to avoid catching the flu virus this winter? Next time you’re on the Metro, you...
Tanzanian Children

SPH Study Explores Health Implications of Intimate Partner Violence on Children in Tanzania

December 4, 2018
Tanzanian children whose mothers experience intimate partner violence are more likely to have...
High School Students

Stark Challenges for Latino Youths in Montgomery County

November 19, 2018
Latino youths make up the largest ethnic group in the Montgomery County, Md., school system and...
Public Health Thank You Day 2018

Giving Thanks for Public Health Heroes

November 17, 2018
On Public Health Thank You Day , the University of Maryland School of Public Health is recognizing...
Praxis Institute Scholars

Placing Race at the Forefront of Public Health Research

November 2, 2018
How can public health researchers address racism? How can they place race at the forefront of their...
Roberts and Henricks

Jennifer Roberts and Marccus Hendricks Selected as Harvard JPB Environmental Health Fellows

October 26, 2018
Jennifer D. Roberts, Ph.D ., an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Public...
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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...
Laura Drew

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...
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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...
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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...
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...
Hurricane

“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...
Young woman receiving a vaccine

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. Payne-Sturges

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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Welcome new faculty and staff!

September 5, 2018
The School of Public Health welcomes four faculty members and several new staff people this...
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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

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...
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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-...
Dr. Typhanye V. Dyer

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...
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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...
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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...
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 Nguyen

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...

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