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Spotlight: Vinay Kumar ‘26
Starting this week and through the summer, we'll be posting stories of some of our outstanding 2026 graduates. Check our news pages or follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to read these as they're posted.View Article Details for Spotlight: Vinay Kumar ‘26 -
SPH Commencement speaker shares advice, optimism with students
With graduation on the horizon, the Association of Black Public Health Students at UMD (ABPHS) hosted a conversation with Dr. Georges Benjamin, the 2026 School of Public Health Commencement keynote speaker and CEO of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Benjamin, who has advised the White ...View Article Details for SPH Commencement speaker shares advice, optimism with students -
Students and experts solve real-world problems
It looks and feels like an internship, but these real-life projects take place in the classroom.View Article Details for Students and experts solve real-world problems -
UMD BioFIRE Student Becomes Program’s First Doctoral Graduate
On May 19, Jinyi “Cornelia” Zhu (B.S. ’19, public health science) will slip on her doctoral regalia and walk across the Reckord Armory commencement stage at the University of Maryland with her fellow biological sciences Ph.D. graduates. Her achievement is extra meaningful because Zhu is the first-ev...View Article Details for UMD BioFIRE Student Becomes Program’s First Doctoral Graduate -
Student-run study abroad inspires creative public health approaches
VARANASI, India – Outside the ancient city of Varanasi in northern India, UMD undergraduate Zoe Baber ‘27 co-leads a workshop with middle school students at the Vidyashram-South Point School on a book they created telling the story of “Esha” (or E.coli), how it spreads in water and what actions can ...View Article Details for Student-run study abroad inspires creative public health approaches -
Freedom Dreams and Radical Joy: 8th Social Justice Alliance Symposium
At the eighth annual Social Justice Alliance (SJA) Symposium last Friday, members of Bowie State University (BSU) and the University of Maryland (UMD) gathered to both commemorate a life cut short and to look forward to a more just future.View Article Details for Freedom Dreams and Radical Joy: 8th Social Justice Alliance Symposium