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Prevention Research Center Launches New Certificate Program
The Sexual and Gender Diversity Learning Community (SGDLC) Certificate program is designed to help address gaps in understanding LGBTQ+ mental health care and improve service outcomes for LGBTQ+ persons.View Article Details for Prevention Research Center Launches New Certificate Program -
Maryland is Legalizing Cannabis: What You Need to Know About the Risks
Professor Amelia Arria, director of the Center on Young Adult Health and Development and an expert on the risk of substance use problems among adolescents and young adults, discusses how this change may impact the health of teens and adults.View Article Details for Maryland is Legalizing Cannabis: What You Need to Know About the Risks -
Improving the FEWture: New UMD Alliance to Develop Sustainable Solutions for Food, Energy, Water Systems
Funded by a $3 million Institutional Grant from the University of Maryland Grand Challenges Program, the international and interdisciplinary Global FEWture Alliance will focus on alleviating food, energy and water insecurity, protecting environmental and global public health and bolstering community...View Article Details for Improving the FEWture: New UMD Alliance to Develop Sustainable Solutions for Food, Energy, Water Systems -
Troubled Waters: Tackling the Worldwide Water and Sanitation Crisis
Faculty and staff work year-round to educate students and the community about the water and sanitation crisis and develop solutions using technology and community-based research. Here are some ongoing projects focused on water safety and security and an upcoming event that brings together global lea...View Article Details for Troubled Waters: Tackling the Worldwide Water and Sanitation Crisis -
EPA Awards $1.35M Grant for Study of Climate-Induced Septic Tank Failures
The grant is part of the EPA’s Cumulative Health Impacts at the Intersection of Climate Change, Environmental Justice and Vulnerable Populations/Life Stages: Community-Based Research for Solutions funding opportunity.View Article Details for EPA Awards $1.35M Grant for Study of Climate-Induced Septic Tank Failures -
Of Mice and Humans
From finding treatments for leukemia to developing a vaccine for polio, research using mice has led to some of the biggest medical breakthroughs in history, but recent studies show the rodents aren’t always an effective stand-in for humans or their diseases. A study published this month in Proceedin...View Article Details for Of Mice and Humans