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Ashley Pantaleao Publishes an Article on Couples' Coping with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome

February 18, 2019

Third year Family Science doctoral student Ashley Pantaleao recently published an article entitled...

Ahmed and Conway Win Best Student Abstract at APHA

February 15, 2019

Family Science doctoral students Naheed Ahmed and Andrew Conway won “Best Student Abstract” at the...

Student Profile: Lakeshia Watson, MPH

February 8, 2019

Lakeshia Watson is a PhD candidate in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Origionally...

CDC Public Health Law News Quiz Winner

February 7, 2019

Fourth year Maternal and Child Health doctoral candidate Anthony Kondracki was the December 2018...

Maryland Today: Equal Protection, From Floods

January 31, 2019

This story was origionally published in Maryland Today on Thursday, Januray 31 and written by...

UMD Making a Sustainable Impact: Training Health Workers in Sierra Leone’s Calaba Town

January 9, 2019

The mood was tense. Community members from Calaba Town, a peri-urban village on the Western coast...

Fall 2018 Commencement Highlights

December 20, 2018

Congratulations Class of 2018! The University of Maryland School of Public Health held its Fall...

Yuki Lama publishes an article on US-based HPV images on Twitter

December 1, 2018

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) doctoral student Yuki Lama recently published an article entitled “...

SPH students speaking to a local barber in Temple Hills, Md.

Bringing Health Care Closer to Home

November 27, 2018

This story was written by Carly Taylor' 19 for Maryland Today. A doctor’s office on wheels...

New class encourages students to think beyond the campus

November 26, 2018

Engaging with communities is central to the mission of public health and a tangible way for...

Dane de Silva publishes an article on interpregnancy intervals and maternal and perinatal health outcomes

November 26, 2018

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) doctoral student Dane de Silva recently published an article...

(left to right) Dr. Dina Borzekowski, Talia Klein, Dr. Seppo Iso-Ahola and Katherine Kim

SPH Students Katherine Kim (KNES) and Talia Klein (BCH) Honored at Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Luncheon

November 26, 2018

Two undergraduate seniors, Katherine Kim (Department of Kinesiology) and Talia Klein (Department of...

FMSC Launches New Undergraduate Advisory Board

November 23, 2018

The Department of Family Science launches the new Undergraduate Advisory Board. The Undergraduate...

Doctoral Candidate Highlight: Sam Allen

November 21, 2018

Family Science Doctoral Candidate and Graduate Instructor Sam Allen has had a fun, fulfilling,...

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...

Student Highlight: Natasha Williams

November 9, 2018

The Family Science Department welcomes new Family Science doctoral student Natasha Williams , M.S...

UMD Students Present Research at 2018 Environmental Justice Summit in North Carolina

November 5, 2018

Under the guidance of Associate Professor Dr. Sacoby Wilson from the University of Maryland School...

Doctoral students Shy Porter and Jessica Gleason selected to serve in the 2018-2019 Graduate Student Government

October 30, 2018

Doctoral students Shy Porter and Jessica Gleason were elected to serve as the 18’-19’ Family...

Dane de Silva selected as the 2018-19 MCH Student Fellow for the MCH section of APHA

October 29, 2018

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) doctoral student Dane de Silva was recently selected as a 2018-2019...

Drum Circle Helps Students Brainstorm Solutions for Health Center

October 26, 2018

On a Friday morning, Kristen Arant addressed the 20 public health students gathered around her: “...

Kindergartners and College Students Learn Lessons on Global Handwashing Day

October 24, 2018

Last year, Alyssa Forero visited the Center for Young Children (CYC) with her fellow Global Public...

Dr. Muhiuddun Haider, SPH Students Nadiyah Alvi, Jonathan Lewis, and June Solow

SPH Students Campaign for Lupus Awareness

October 11, 2018

Lupus is a chronic disease that affects many parts of the body including the joints, skin, kidneys...

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...

Fourth year doctoral candidate Anthony Kondracki presents his doctoral research in China

September 19, 2018

Last May, fourth year Maternal and Child Health doctoral student Anthony Kondracki visited the...

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...

Welcome new faculty and staff!

September 5, 2018

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

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,...

Public Health Science major Ugochi Chinemere interacts with children at the Abigail D. Butcher School in Calaba Town, Sierra Leone

Public Health Without Borders students deepen partnership with Sierra Leone’s Calaba Town

July 9, 2018

A group of six University of Maryland students, accompanied by Behavioral and Community Health...

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...

honors convocation awardee being congratulated

Honors Convocation celebrated outstanding SPH students

May 17, 2018

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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’...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Jie Chen, Priscilla Novak, Deanna Barath

Study considers role of local health departments in promoting mental health, reducing hospital readmissions

January 31, 2018

New research published in the journal Medical Care by Associate Professor Jie Chen (Health Services...

First year Global Public Health Scholars students

Global Public Health Scholars shine in showcase of health education

January 25, 2018

At the end of the Fall 2017 semester, the first year Global Public Health Scholars students...

Muhammad Armaghan Mussadiq, a Behavioral and Community Health senior

Community health student surveying needs in Pakistan's transgender community

January 23, 2018

A School of Public Health student is spending his spring semester in Pakistan to develop a training...

Student Profile: Abigail Bickford

January 22, 2018

Abigail Bickford is a PhD candidate in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health, with an...

Fall 2017 Commencement highlights

December 21, 2017

Congratulations, graduates! The University of Maryland School of Public Health held its Fall 2017...

Public Health Without Borders Launch Campaign: Halfway there!

December 13, 2017

Less than ten days to go on our Public Health without Borders UMD Launch Campaign and we're more...

Phi Upsilon Omicron Holds Breakfast Drive for Maryland Food Bank

December 12, 2017

UMD’s chapter of the Phi Upsilon Omicron (Phi U) National Honor Society hosted a fall breakfast...

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