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August 24, 2026

In a sea of new faces, this year’s largest-ever SPH freshman class can take comfort in a familiar face this fall: Caitlin Minch, SPH’s recruitment advisor in the Center for Academic Success and Achievement. Minch helps potential students understand the academics and environment of SPH and also helps...

July 20, 2026

If Malcolm Gladwell’s saying that achieving greatness in a skill takes 10,000 hours holds true, then by Luca Pedone’s May graduation, the SPH kinesiology major was already well on his way to becoming an athletic trainer.

July 06, 2026

On the field of UMD’s Commencement ceremony on a rainy May day, Saili Khorjekar had one more job to do: Represent the School of Public Health as a UMD Senior Marshall, an honor given to only 86 graduates this year. It’s a responsibility – among many she holds – that Khorjekar doesn’t take lightly.

June 29, 2026

After four years of excelling on and off the lacrosse field, Mitchell Lloyd’s kinesiology degree has set him up for a successful professional career helping others.

June 23, 2026

When she is not going for a run, Jacqueline “Jackie” Miller is focusing on the communities in public health.

June 18, 2026

On his first solo visit to his family’s native Ethiopia in 2023, public health science graduate Mike Bisrat ’26 saw how people navigated significant health and economic challenges. His experience transformed his understanding of health and strengthened his commitment to addressing public health chal...