19-year-old @suwimuwowo protests for a people’s vaccine so she can help spread awareness around the healthcare disparities in the US. Photo by @becky.davis22 /Oxfam

UMD Students Rally to "Free the Vaccine"

November 17, 2020
In October, UMD students who are a part of the Free the Vaccine Campaign (a group advised by HPM’s...
2020 Delta Omega Virtual Induction Ceremony

Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health Inducts New Class of 21 SPH Members

November 12, 2020
This week, the University of Maryland School of Public Health virtually inducted 21 members into...
2020 EJ Symposium

2020 EJ Symposium: Addressing Systemic Racism in America is How We Inch Closer To Solutions

October 29, 2020
Over four weeks this fall, the School of Public Health’s Community Engagement, Environmental...
John P. Salerno

Delta Omega Selects John Salerno PhD ’21 to Present Research on LGBTQ+ Youth at the APHA Annual Student Poster Session

October 22, 2020
John Salerno, a PhD candidate in behavioral and community health, was one of 28 students nationwide...
Veeraj Shah '21 and Jonathan Maa '18

Two Public Health Terps Recognized Among “25 Under 25” DC Area Young Health Innovators, Entrepreneurs

October 13, 2020
Washington, DC is full of talented and ambitious young people, and the organization DC Inno...
Public Health Beyond Borders Students in Sierra Leone

Gifts to Help Newly Renamed Public Health Beyond Borders Organization Expand

October 13, 2020
While the COVID-19 pandemic brought global travel to a screeching halt, Public Health Beyond...
Richard Remigio

Richard Remigio, Ph.D. ’21, Receives NIH Award to Support Research on Climate Impacts on Kidney Disease

October 8, 2020
Richard Remigio, a PhD candidate in Environmental Health Sciences, has received the NIH R36...
Natasha Williams, PhD candidate

Natasha Williams Selected as a Health Policy Research Scholar

October 8, 2020
Natasha D. Williams, a third-year Family Science doctoral student, is one of 60 scholars who was...
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LGBTQ+ College Students Face Significant Psychological Distress During Covid-19 Pandemic

September 9, 2020
A national survey of LGBTQ+ college students conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic finds that...
Fabian Donate

Fabian Donate: Nevada has failed on public health – but it's not too late

August 22, 2020
With high rates of food security, high rates of uninsured patients and one of the least educated...
July 1968 photo by Ollie Atkins, Nixon White House photographer

Cameron Etessami: Remember ’68? Let’s Avoid Mistakes We Made Then

August 22, 2020
We are standing at a pivotal moment in history: the most important election year of our lives, MPH...
Seminar Series

Seminar Series on the Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Pandemic

July 15, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a global public health crisis and poses unprecedented challenges...
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...
Two female students smiling.

KNES Undergrads Named Merrill Presidential Scholars

June 22, 2020
The Merrill Presidential Scholars Program honors the University of Maryland's most successful...
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...
Spring 2020 Commencement Information

Spring 2020 Commencement Information

May 21, 2020
Congratulations 2020 graduates! We are so proud of your accomplishments and with the future of...
convocation medals

School of Public Health Honors Outstanding Students with Virtual Convocation

May 5, 2020
Near the end of each academic year, School of Public Health faculty, staff, students, families and...
Webinar

Facebook Live Webinar | The Color of COVID-19 in Maryland: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities During a Global Pandemic

May 4, 2020
On April 30, Dr. Stephen Thomas hosted a community conversation on Facebook Live to discuss racial...
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...
COVID-19

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...
After Trips Are Canceled, Public Health Without Borders Students Still Move Ahead With Their Projects

After Trips Are Canceled, Public Health Without Borders Students Still Move Ahead With Their Projects

April 20, 2020
As internships are canceled and summer jobs fall through, Public Health Without Borders students at...
Veeraj Shah ‘21 and Neil Johnson ‘21

Students launch platform to provide curated COVID-19 information directly to your phone

April 20, 2020
At a time when the pandemic is reshaping life in unpredictable ways and solid information is more...
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Doctoral Candidate Highlight: Laura Drew

March 20, 2020
Maternal and Child Health Doctoral Candidate and Graduate Instructor Laura Drew has had an...
PhD Candidate Laura Koo Selected as a Rima E. Rudd Fellow in Health Literacy

PhD Candidate Laura Koo Selected as a Rima E. Rudd Fellow in Health Literacy

March 12, 2020
Laura Koo , a University of Maryland School of Public Health PhD candidate in the Department of...
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,...
Best of 2019 in white letters against the SPH building with a red filter

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...
The Diamondback: UMD Student Creates Club to Address Health Disparities in the LGBT Community

The Diamondback: UMD Student Creates Club to Address Health Disparities in the LGBT Community

December 9, 2019
A recent article in The Diamondback profiled a new group at the School of Public Health for LGBTQ+...
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...
Graduate Student K. Blair Budd Delivered Keynote Address at George Washington University's One Health Day

Graduate Student K. Blair Budd Delivers Keynote Address at George Washington University's One Health Day

December 2, 2019
Graduate student K. Blair Budd delivered the keynote address at George Washington University...
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...
2019-2020 Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars, Sari Lerner and Shifali Mathews

SPH Students Shifali Matthew (PHSC) and Sari Lerner (FMSC) Chosen as Merrill Presidential Scholars

November 14, 2019
Two Public Health undergraduates, Shifali Mathews (Public Health Science) and Sari Lerner (Family...
Health Equity Master’s Students Receive Do Good Grant for Community Knowledge Workshops

Health Equity Master’s Students Receive Do Good Grant for Community Knowledge Workshops

November 14, 2019
Coming to a community near you in spring 2020: “Nobody’s Guinea Pig: Your Rights in Research.”...
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...
One of the Comfort Cases packed by students in Dr. Butler's Health class. The case includes a stuffed money, a blanket, toiletries and a bookmark

Sph Students Pack Comfort Cases With Amenities, Goodies for Foster Care Children Nationwide

October 18, 2019
One-hundred and forty students from Dr. James Butler ’s Personal and Community Health class packed...
Jianna Howard and Mikayla Walker

Two MPH Students Selected as Do Good Philanthropy Fellows

October 15, 2019
Two University of Maryland School of Public Health students, Jianna Howard and Mikayla Walker, were...
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Master's Student Sabrina Roc Accepted to AAMFT Fellowship Program

October 11, 2019
Sabrina Roc , a second-year Couple and Family Therapy master’s student, has been accepted into the...
Barath wins Student Achievement Award and Outstanding Student Abstract at APHA

Barath Wins Student Achievement Award and Outstanding Student Abstract at APHA

October 8, 2019
Health Policy and Management doctoral student Deanna Barath ’s abstract will receive the...
Deanna Barath

Mental Health Prevention and Services Provided by Local Health Departments Linked to Declines in Suicide-Related ER Visits

September 30, 2019
Deanna Barath, doctoral student in health policy and management at the University of Maryland...
Sara Olsen

Sara Olsen, MPH ‘17, to Dedicate Chair of Honor, Serve as the Student Veteran Speaker at Maryland’s Veterans Day Service

September 24, 2019
At the University of Maryland, Veterans Week is an opportunity to celebrate the past and present...
UMD students on a study abroad trip to Bolivia

Lessons in Ecotourism and Community Health in the Bolivian Amazon

September 9, 2019
This summer, Dr. Olivia Carter-Pokras, professor of epidemiology, led a group of UMD students from...
Simone Frazer

Student Profile: Simone Frazer, Family Science

September 4, 2019
Simone Frazer, a senior Family Science major at the University of Maryland is preparing for medical...
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U.S. News & World Report: Heat Waves Brought by Climate Change Could Prove Deadly for Kidney Patients

August 19, 2019
As climate change is predicted to increase the number of extremely hot days that occur each year,...
2019 STAR and ADAPT Students

Summer Research Programs Support Minority Students Seeking Futures in Health

August 13, 2019
A Puerto Rican student shaken by the sudden collapse of local health care. A Mexican-American...
Dr. Hillary Craddock

Hillary Craddock ‘19 Receives Fulbright Post-Doctoral Position with the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

June 21, 2019
Dr. Hillary Craddock, a 2019 doctoral graduate in environmental health sciences, received a...
Sara Olsen

Doctoral Student Sara Olsen, MPH ‘17, Selected as a 2019 Tillman Scholar

June 11, 2019
Sara Olsen, a behavioral and community health doctoral student, was named a 2019 Tillman Scholar...
Kelsie Challenger (right) interacts with students at a Sierra Leone school.

Professor Gives $1.15M to Support Students’ Experiences Abroad, Boost Global Health Initiative

June 11, 2019
A School of Public Health professor has made a $1.15 million gift to support the Global Health...
Andrew Conway

Delta Omega Selects Doctoral Student Andrew Conway to Present at APHA 2019

June 11, 2019
Andrew Conway , a third-year family science doctoral student at the University of Maryland School...
2019 Spring Commencement

Spring 2019 Commencement Highlights

May 23, 2019
Congratulations graduates! The University of Maryland School of Public Health held its Spring 2019...
Dr. Leana Wen

Inaction is never an option: Dr. Leana Wen to 2019 graduates

May 18, 2019
Dr. Leana Wen , President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned...
PHWB Team

SPH Students Earn Prize Money in Do Good Challenge Finals

May 17, 2019
Four teams featuring SPH students placed in the Do Good Challenge finals April 25, winning up to $5...

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