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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...

School of Public Health Dean Dr. Boris Lushniak stands with Merrill Presidential Scholars Erin Sullivan and Kirby Rhodes and their mentors

SPH students receive Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar awards

November 29, 2017

Two School of Public Health students, Kirby Rhodes (PHSC) and Erin Sullivan (FMSC), have received...

Insight into Diversity: Summer Programs Offer Underrepresented Students Graduate-Level Research Experience

November 22, 2017

Insight into Diversity magazine profiled the SPH Summer Research and Training (UM STAR) program, a...

Student interns present mapping tools as part of their BCH capstone projects

November 22, 2017

UMD alumni Julian Argoti (BS '16 Community Health) now works at the National Library of Medicine as...

The UMD Gymkana troupe tweeted out this image with the #bringjimmy2UMD hashtag

SPH students want to #bringjimmy2UMD

November 17, 2017

Students have launched a social media campaign to invite late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel to...

The SPH is sharing our Thanksgiving table

November 15, 2017

In the spirit of the upcoming holiday, six host families from the School of Public Health faculty,...

The School of Public Health honors community partners on Public Health Thank You Day

November 14, 2017

The University of Maryland School of Public Health is thankful for our diverse group of public...

Delta Omega honors two SPH doctoral students

November 14, 2017

Kecia Ellick and Joanne D’Silva, doctoral students in the School of Public Health were two of 28...

Doctoral student Jenna Messman wins Board of Regents’ staff award

November 3, 2017

Fourth-year Family Science doctoral student Jenna B. Messman was awarded the Board of Regents’...

FMSC doctoral student Deirdre Quinn receives Outstanding Paper Award

October 31, 2017

Deirdre Quinn, who has successfully defended her PhD dissertation, has been awarded the Outstanding...

Be Our Guest: Sharing Our Thanksgiving Table

October 27, 2017

In the spirit of the upcoming holiday, School of Public Health faculty, staff and alumni in the...

2017 Campus Pantry Food Drive launches

October 24, 2017

Just over 10 percent of households in Maryland faced food insecurity between 2014 and 2016...

Global Public Health Scholars wash up with kindergartners

October 18, 2017

Giggles and cheers from excited kindergarteners could be heard throughout the halls of the Center...

Liz Bell and Kurt Collier receiving awards at the 2017 AOPA World Congress in Las Vegas

Kinesiology master’s student Liz Bell receives award for prosthetics research; University of Maryland also recognized

September 21, 2017

Liz Bell, a Kinesiology master’s student working under the mentorship of Dr. Jae Shim, received the...

Doctoral Candidate Deirdre Quinn Writes for Population Reference Bureau on DC’s Teenage Mothers

September 21, 2017

Deirdre Quinn, a fourth-year Family Science doctoral candidate, published an article through the...

Family Science Study Abroad, Summer 2017: Reflections on Cuba

September 5, 2017

The following is a reflection from Allyson Pakstis on the travel portion of the study abroad class...

Public Health Without Borders visits Sierra Leone to serve local schools

August 30, 2017

A group of students from Public Health Without Borders traveled to Sierra Leone this summer,...

Family Science Doctoral Student Chosen for UMD Research Council

August 22, 2017

Third-year Maternal and Child Health doctoral student Laura Drew has been selected to be a student...

Data Detectives solve statistical mysteries at the School of Public Health

August 10, 2017

Detectives were on campus last week, but they didn’t come to solve crimes. These investigators were...

Family Science Graduate Dr. John Hart Recognized as 2017 Faculty Mentor

July 24, 2017

Rising Family Science senior Erin Sullivan was recently chosen as a 2017-2018 UMD Philip Merrill...

Shady Grove event featured in APHA Student Assembly newsletter

June 15, 2017

The latest edition of the American Public Health Association Student Assembly newsletter includes...

MPH student Taylor Rogers conducting cervical cancer research in Tanzania

June 8, 2017

Taylor Rogers, a master of public health student in the health equity track, is spending the summer...

FMSC doctoral student publishes on the impact of change of station moves on military family health

June 5, 2017

Family Science PhD student Jessica Gleason was recently published in the current issue of Military...

Designing the School of Public Health to fulfill expanding needs

May 31, 2017

The School of Public Health turns 10 this year, and we’re experiencing a growth spurt. Public...

FMSC PhD Andrew Williams Accepts Appointment at National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

May 23, 2017

Family Science PhD recipient Dr. Andrew Williams has accepted a post-doctoral appointment with the...

FMSC Students Inducted into Phi Upsilon Omicron National Honors Society

May 17, 2017

Five Department of Family Science (FMSC) undergraduate students were inducted into the Gamma Lambda...

SPH Students and Alumni Awarded Fulbright Scholarships

May 16, 2017

Three School of Public Health graduates have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships for the 2017-2018...

FMSC PhD Student Jenni Young Receives Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award

May 4, 2017

Jenni Young, a PhD student in the FMSC doctoral program was recognized by the University of...

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