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Be Well class builds mental health resilience
It’s about this time of the semester when the stresses of college life can get overwhelming. Whether you’re a freshman transitioning away from home, a senior juggling studies and internships or any student navigating life’s stressors, this class is for you.View Article Details for Be Well class builds mental health resilience -
Young athletes of all abilities thrive here
On a crisp Sunday morning in October, children came running through the doors of a gym in the University of Maryland's School of Public Health (SPH). Others stood more hesitantly before volunteers guided them inside hand in hand, and still others pushed themselves forward in their wheelchairs.View Article Details for Young athletes of all abilities thrive here -
Student club encourages next generation of public health terps
The sound of laughter and giggles echoed across several classrooms at the University of Maryland School of Public Health as students played charades, drawing scenarios from a jar. “Pretend to wash hands for 20 seconds” read one of the situations. “Act out preparing a healthy meal” another one state...View Article Details for Student club encourages next generation of public health terps -
Spotlight: Olohitare Abaku, ’26
Public health and psychology student Olohitare "Abby" Abaku, ’26, spent her summer at the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing (UMD-IHC) examining possible links between food deserts and diabetes among Maryland residents. For Abaku, such food-related health issues are close to home.View Article Details for Spotlight: Olohitare Abaku, ’26 -
Come one, come all to SPH's fourth annual Welcome Week!
Are you wondering how to get connected at SPH? Whether it's your first year and you're looking to make new connections, your last year and you want to go out strong, or you just want to hang out, enjoy free food and win prizes, Welcome Week has an event for everyone! Our fourth annual Welcome Week...View Article Details for Come one, come all to SPH's fourth annual Welcome Week! -
“Helping my community live healthier lives”
This summer’s Juneteenth celebrations in the historic African American community of Sandy Spring were lively, musical and rich with storytelling from residents descended from formerly enslaved Black people who gained freedom within one of Maryland’s oldest Quaker communities.View Article Details for “Helping my community live healthier lives”