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UMD Study Finds Brain Connectivity, Memory Improves in Older Adults After Walking
Published this month in the Journal for Alzheimer’s Disease Reports, the study examined the brains and story recollection abilities of older adults with normal brain function and those diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, which is a slight decline in mental abilities like memory, reasoning and ...View Article Details for UMD Study Finds Brain Connectivity, Memory Improves in Older Adults After Walking -
EPA Chief Announces New Proposed Standards for Power Plants at UMD
During his remarks, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan recognized Professor Sacoby Wilson, director of Community Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health (CEEJH) in the School of Public Health, for his leadership.View Article Details for EPA Chief Announces New Proposed Standards for Power Plants at UMD -
New Seed Grants Sow Interdisciplinary Research Between MAPP, School of Public Health
The University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and the School of Public Health announced today the awardees of their inaugural Healthy Places Seed Grants - a funding program designed to spark innovative research around the challenges of building healthy, equitable commu...View Article Details for New Seed Grants Sow Interdisciplinary Research Between MAPP, School of Public Health -
Sapkota, Ibrahimi Receive Women of Influence Awards
The President's Commission on Women's Issues recently honored Professor Amy R. Sapkota, interim director of the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, and Sahra Ibrahimi, a family science doctoral student, with its Women of Influence Awards, recognizing their efforts to work Fearlessly...View Article Details for Sapkota, Ibrahimi Receive Women of Influence Awards -
Dahai Yue Awarded NIH Grant (R21) to Study the Impact of Medicare on Longevity
The United States spends more than $800 billion on Medicare health benefits for adults 65 and older annually, yet little is known about whether the program, first established in 1966, helps Americans live longer lives. With a new National Institutes of Health (R21) exploratory/research development...View Article Details for Dahai Yue Awarded NIH Grant (R21) to Study the Impact of Medicare on Longevity -
New Wekesa Earth Center to Increase Belonging, Justice in Nature
The University of Maryland-led center will generate nature-based research, honor communities historically disenfranchised from nature and use programs to advocate the restorative benefits of nature.View Article Details for New Wekesa Earth Center to Increase Belonging, Justice in Nature