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Cheryl Knott Receives Grant to Study Drivers of Cancer Disparities for African Americans
The four-year study will combine national data from sources like the U.S. Census with feedback received during individual and group interviews with African American communities, which face greater obstacles to cancer prevention, detection, treatment and survival.View Article Details for Cheryl Knott Receives Grant to Study Drivers of Cancer Disparities for African Americans -
University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Appoints Amy R. Sapkota as MPower Professor
The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State (MPower) has appointed Amy R. Sapkota, professor of environmental health science with the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, as an MPower Professor.View Article Details for University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Appoints Amy R. Sapkota as MPower Professor -
Dean Lushniak Appointed to National Fitness Foundation Board
Boris D. Lushniak, dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Health, has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors for the National Fitness Foundation by Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services. The National Fitness Foundation (NFF) is the only congressionally charte...View Article Details for Dean Lushniak Appointed to National Fitness Foundation Board -
Honoring Alice Horowitz, Health Literacy Pioneer
Alice Horowitz, who retires from the University of Maryland this summer at age 89, has been a leading advocate and researcher in dental public health and in health literacy efforts. One of her crowning achievements was establishing SPH’s Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy (HCHL), named ...View Article Details for Honoring Alice Horowitz, Health Literacy Pioneer -
Announcing the Inaugural Leaders for the Office of Public Health Practice and Community Engagement
Beginning July 1, Dr. Tracy Zeeger will serve as Assistant Dean for Public Health Practice and Dr. Sylvette La Touche-Howard will serve as Assistant Dean for Community Engagement for the new Office of Public Health Practice and Community Engagement. With Dr. Zeeger and Dr. La Touche-Howard’s leaders...View Article Details for Announcing the Inaugural Leaders for the Office of Public Health Practice and Community Engagement -
Kinesiology Welcomes New Department Chair
Michael Brown PhD ’95 joined the School of Public Health as the new chair of the Department of Kinesiology on January 3, 2022.View Article Details for Kinesiology Welcomes New Department Chair