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Kristin Cipriani, Jennifer Hodgson Named New Leaders of Public Health Science
Cipriani will oversee and direct the Public Health Science major, University of Maryland’s fourth largest undergraduate major, while Hodgson will oversee and direct the Public Health Science program at the Universities at Shady Grove.View Article Details for Kristin Cipriani, Jennifer Hodgson Named New Leaders of Public Health Science -
SPH Names Inaugural Recipients of Seed Grant Competition
Totalling $75,000, the funding program is designed to support collaborative, multidisciplinary public health research that enriches lives. Research topics includes racism, mental health and mucosal immunity.View Article Details for SPH Names Inaugural Recipients of Seed Grant Competition -
NIH-Funded Study Probes Effect of Drinking on Older Adults' Cardiac Function
Two troubling trends are converging for older adults—heavier drinking and rising rates of heart failure. Assistant Professor Aryn Phillips and a team of researchers will explore whether they are linked.View Article Details for NIH-Funded Study Probes Effect of Drinking on Older Adults' Cardiac Function -
Jie Chen Named Chair of Department of Health Policy and Management
A faculty member since 2012, Dr. Chen will provide academic and strategic leadership and advance the teaching, research, service and outreach missions of the department and School of Public Health.View Article Details for Jie Chen Named Chair of Department of Health Policy and Management -
Study Finds Gaps, Changes in Medicaid Coverage Connected to Worse Outcomes for Older Adults
Women with breast cancer who are age 65 and older can qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid if their income levels are low, but having dual coverage doesn’t always lead to better outcomes, according to a new University of Maryland study. The study, published this month in the American Public Healt...View Article Details for Study Finds Gaps, Changes in Medicaid Coverage Connected to Worse Outcomes for Older Adults -
Sushant Ranadive Named Kinesiology’s Inaugural Husman Professor
The Department of Kinesiology has named Associate Professor Sushant Ranadive the inaugural endowed Burris F. and Margaret C. Husman Professor. Ranadive, who studies how women’s hormonal changes related to menopause affect cardiovascular health and predisposes them to high blood pressure, will receiv...View Article Details for Sushant Ranadive Named Kinesiology’s Inaugural Husman Professor