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New SPH students in UMD class act
After Zaila Avant-garde correctly spelled “Murraya” to win the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee, the confetti had barely finished raining down on stage before the scholarship offers started pouring in. Most came from universities in the eighth-grader’s home state of Louisiana, but not all. Univer...View Article Details for New SPH students in UMD class act -
Youth learn the health benefits of time spent in nature
This summer, Dr. Jennifer D. Roberts brought her research on nature, physical activity and health equity directly to the community with a new summer camp aiming to get high schoolers into green spaces in Buffalo, NY. The camp, called BET In FLO (Buffalo Eastside Teens in Frederick Law Olmsted Parks)...View Article Details for Youth learn the health benefits of time spent in nature -
Community through pickleball
When freshmen arrive at the University of Maryland (UMD), they’re placed in orientation classes designed to ease the transition into college life. But transfer students, many of whom come from two-year colleges and have already earned associate’s degrees, are often navigating a new campus, major req...View Article Details for Community through pickleball -
New biostatistics PhD offers vital public health expertise
Biostatistics plays a vital and growing role in the field of public health, providing the analytical foundation for understanding health trends and making evidence-based decisions. As the volume and complexity of health data increases, especially in this new age of artificial intelligence (AI), ther...View Article Details for New biostatistics PhD offers vital public health expertise -
Spotlight: Samantha Snyder, PhD '25
Dr. Samantha Snyder, Ph.D. ’25, has always been interested in human movement. With a freshly minted doctorate in kinesiology from the School of Public Health, Snyder is wasting no time, already applying her diverse skills to make a difference for people with knee osteoarthritis, a common and painful...View Article Details for Spotlight: Samantha Snyder, PhD '25 -
Spotlight: Hannah Altberger ’25
This May, Hannah Altberger became the first ever graduate of a social data science major on the public health track. “Getting to pioneer the major was so cool,” Altberger said. “I just happened to be the first one to graduate with this degree, and I think that is such an honor.”View Article Details for Spotlight: Hannah Altberger ’25