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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. 

Early on summer mornings, while mist lingers on the river and great egrets pick their way along the shore, the Anacostia’s beauty rests easy. While the air is still cool, residents of Prince George’s County and D.C. bike, walk and row along a stretch of the Bladensburg waterfront.

The Prince George’s County Council in Maryland passed groundbreaking legislation in July to prohibit county contractors and subcontractors from engaging in sex and labor trafficking, making the county a leader among state and local governments by combating trafficking through procurement laws.

Expanded on-campus services for substance use treatment, a wellness ambassadors group for graduate students and peer-led workshops in living-learning communities are among the new initiatives at the University of Maryland this fall to support mental health.

Devon Payne-Sturges, an associate professor in SPH’s Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health (GEOH), has won the