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Several SPH faculty earn tenure, promotions
Eight faculty will begin the 2026-2027 academic year with a new recognition of their expertise in research and education. The positions go into effect in July and August.View Article Details for Several SPH faculty earn tenure, promotions -
Annual awards honor SPH faculty and staff - and, in a first, two students
Congratulations to the dedicated faculty, staff and students who received awards from the School of Public Health on May 15 to honor their outstanding teaching, public health practice, service, mentoring and commitment to the school’s success and community during the 2025-2026 academic year!View Article Details for Annual awards honor SPH faculty and staff - and, in a first, two students -
Growing vegetables—and curiosity
On a bright spring afternoon, a group of bubbly fifth-graders descended upon a small garden patch outside of University Park Elementary School to get pollinator plants settled in the dirt. They tipped coneflowers out of their plastic pots, wiggled their fingers through the plants’ roots to break the...View Article Details for Growing vegetables—and curiosity -
Professor appointed to Maryland Wellmobile Advisory Board
Gov. Wes Moore has appointed Dr. Stephen B. Thomas, professor of health policy and management at UMD’s School of Public Health and director of the Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE), to serve as a health expertise member of the Governor’s Wellmobile Program Advisory Board.View Article Details for Professor appointed to Maryland Wellmobile Advisory Board -
Nuanced data needed to achieve digital health care for all
Whether renewing prescriptions online, booking a doctor’s appointment or receiving test results in a health app, most people these days get at least some of their health needs met by using digital health platforms. While smartphones have, to some extent, narrowed the so-called digital divide (the ga...View Article Details for Nuanced data needed to achieve digital health care for all -
UMD psychologist taps small-town roots to treat rural Maryland teens
Noah Triplett grew up in the one-stoplight town of Tyro, N.C., where cows seemed to outnumber people and the hot teen hangout was Walmart. He’s lost several childhood acquaintances to the opioid epidemic that hit small-town America hard, and understands how isolation and poverty can threaten mental ...View Article Details for UMD psychologist taps small-town roots to treat rural Maryland teens