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Testing the (drinking) waters in Maryland
The Hollewas have lived happily in their home in a tidy neighborhood in rural Adamstown, Maryland for over a decade. But during the last eight months these empty-nesters have been troubled by the water coming out of their faucets: it’s often brownish-yellow, with a strange sediment.View Article Details for Testing the (drinking) waters in Maryland -
Elevated E. coli, staph still detected in Potomac river 4 weeks after sewage spill
Nearly a month after a wastewater pipe broke and spewed hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River just north of Washington, D.C., the latest water testing results from the University of Maryland School of Public Health continue to show high levels of E. coli and S. aureus ...View Article Details for Elevated E. coli, staph still detected in Potomac river 4 weeks after sewage spill -
Growing global health and social care collaborations
In October 2025, early-career researchers and doctoral students from U21 member institutions and a policy leader convened in Dublin for the biannual Universitas 21 Health Research Exchange (U21HREx) symposium. Chaired by Dr. Negin Fouladi of the University of Maryland (UMD), the U21HREx network brin...View Article Details for Growing global health and social care collaborations -
UMD team finds E. coli, MRSA in Potomac River after sewage spill
Following one of the largest sewage spills in U.S. history, University of Maryland researchers have detected high levels of fecal-related bacteria and disease-causing pathogens in the Potomac River, raising urgent public health concerns and underscoring the risks posed by aging sewer infrastructure.View Article Details for UMD team finds E. coli, MRSA in Potomac River after sewage spill -
Risk of maternal death during pregnancy greatly exceeds risk of death from abortion
Commonly cited data on the mortality risk of pregnancy when compared to abortion in the U.S. is a vast undercount, according to a study out today in JAMA Network Open.View Article Details for Risk of maternal death during pregnancy greatly exceeds risk of death from abortion -
Study: How can we stop the spread of flu?
This year’s flu season is turning out to be brutal. As a new variant known as subclade K spreads rapidly, a study out today offers clues as to how to avoid the annual sickness. Researchers from University of Maryland Schools of Public Health and Engineering in College Park and the School of Medici...View Article Details for Study: How can we stop the spread of flu?