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Welcome back Public Health Terps! To gather the SPH community together in marking the new semester, the school will be hosting its third annual Welcome Week filled with fun activities, experiences and opportunities to connect with the SPH family. 

In the United States, the wealthy live on average 10 years longer than the poor, and Black people can expect to live an average of five fewer years than white people. Now, supported by a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, University of Maryland-led research will examine why these disparities persist, and how to address them.

Third-year family science doctoral student Pond Ezra was awarded the 2024 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Student Award last month for their work aiming to increase the representation of transgender people in family science in general, in particular in the realm of parenting.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – In the United States, wealthy people live on average 10 years longer than poor people, and Black people can expect to live an average of 5 years less than white people. Now, thanks to a $3.5 million grant, researchers will examine why these disparities persist – and how to address them.

Who’ll get in the best zinger? Will Trump combust over crowd-size claims? Will Harris’ polarizing laugh punctuate the proceedings at Tuesday night’s presidential candidates’ debate?

Whether we like it or not (or engage in it ourselves), discussion of the face-off at water coolers, around dinner tables and on TV news sets seems as likely to focus on trivialities as true issues.

This fall, a new group of accomplished professionals brings a wealth of experience, energy, and vision to the School of Public Health’s 2024-26 Alumni Network Board, with a renewed focus on engaging Alumni communities near and far.