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A Fresh Start for ‘Maryland’s Shame’

An Alumna Is Working to Turn a Shuttered Psychiatric Hospital Into a Wellness Site for the Black Community
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In Tanzania, an On-the-Ground View of Farming Struggles, Ambitions

Graduate Students Collaborate With Locals on Food, Water, Energy Innovations
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Creating the ‘Maryland Model’ for Cannabis Regulation

Alum Who Leads State Agency Navigated New Terrain on Medical, Recreational Legalization, Licensing
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Latest News from the School of Public Health

Dean Lushniak speaks before a crowd in a conference room.

MPower Sponsors CUGH 2023 Global Health Conference

University of Maryland’s Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State recently co-sponsored the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference: “Global Health at a Crossroads: Equity, Climate Change, and Microbial Threats” in Washington, D.C. Dean Boris Lushniak greeted attendees, reflecting on the individual and joint accomplishments of both universities and the potential to make transformative global impact.
People enjoying the Broccoli City festival in Congress Heights, a residential neighborhood in Washington D.C. rooted in African American history, art and culture. A new Healthy Places Seed Grant from the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (MAPP) and the School of Public Health will fund a project preserving the culture and history, uncover erased or unheard narratives and seek to elevate restorative justice outcomes in this and other area neighborhoods.

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 communities. Eight projects received grants through the program.
Professor Amy Sapkota and Sahra Ibrahimi stand next to each other holding glass-like awards.

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 Forward with and for women on campus and in the community.