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Now more than ever, the University of Maryland and the School of Public Health are encouraging students, faculty and staff members to care for their whole selves through a series of programs, resources and a new campus-wide mental health task force.

A chance encounter with living history in Montgomery, Alabama moves Jennifer D. Roberts, associate professor in kinesiology, to connect with a stranger and “walk the walk and not just talk the talk” of shared humanity and justice.

The four-year study will combine national data from sources like the U.S. Census with feedback received during individual and group interviews with African American communities, which face greater obstacles to cancer prevention, detection, treatment and survival. 

The School of Public Health continued to shine this year, educating the next generation of public health pioneers while also leading public health research and service on a local, national and global scale. As we usher in the new year, let’s look back at the school’s many successes in 2022. Here are our 10 most popular stories from the year.

Professor Amy R. Sapkota will become the interim director of the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health on January 2, 2023, taking over the leadership role from Professor Stephen Roth who has served as interim director since 2015.

Brandi Slaughter, associate clinical professor at the University of Maryland and program director of The Karabelle Pizzigati Initiative in Advocacy for Children, Youth and Families, reflects on her first year at UMD while celebrating the initiative's progress and Karabelle Pizzigati's enduring legacy.