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Researcher Awarded $3.5M to Study How Childhood Factors Affect Life Expectancy
In the United States, the wealthy live on average 10 years longer than the poor, and Black people can expect to live an average of five fewer years than white people. Now, supported by a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, University of Maryland-led research will examine why the...View Article Details for Researcher Awarded $3.5M to Study How Childhood Factors Affect Life Expectancy -
National NCFR award goes to SPH student
Third-year family science doctoral student Pond Ezra was awarded the 2024 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Student Award last month for their work aiming to increase the representation of transgender people in family science in general, in particular in the realm of parenting. The award i...View Article Details for National NCFR award goes to SPH student -
SPH awarded $3.5 million for research on how childhood factors impact life expectancy
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – In the United States, wealthy people live on average 10 years longer than poor people, and Black people can expect to live an average of 5 years less than white people. Now, thanks to a $3.5 million grant, researchers will examine why these disparities persist – and how to addres...View Article Details for SPH awarded $3.5 million for research on how childhood factors impact life expectancy -
5 Topics the Presidential Candidates Should Debate Tonight
Who’ll get in the best zinger? Will Trump combust over crowd-size claims? Will Harris’ polarizing laugh punctuate the proceedings at Tuesday night’s presidential candidates’ debate? Whether we like it or not (or engage in it ourselves), discussion of the face-off at water coolers, around dinner tab...View Article Details for 5 Topics the Presidential Candidates Should Debate Tonight -
Cultivating Community: SPH’s Alumni Network wants you involved!
This fall, a new group of accomplished professionals brings a wealth of experience, energy, and vision to the School of Public Health’s 2024-26 Alumni Network Board, with a renewed focus on engaging Alumni communities near and far. As president, Jennifer Clerie, B.S. '16, MBA, a senior data manag...View Article Details for Cultivating Community: SPH’s Alumni Network wants you involved! -
To Heal the Anacostia, Citizen Scientists Wade Into Troubled Waters
Early on summer mornings, while mist lingers on the river and great egrets pick their way along the shore, the Anacostia’s beauty rests easy. While the air is still cool, residents of Prince George’s County and D.C. bike, walk and row along a stretch of the Bladensburg waterfront.View Article Details for To Heal the Anacostia, Citizen Scientists Wade Into Troubled Waters