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School of Public Health to Honor 2024 Distinguished Terrapins
In April 2024, the University of Maryland (UMD) School of Public Health (SPH) will recognize four outstanding members of the SPH community with the Distinguished Terrapin Award. As the school's highest honor, these individuals are recognized for their outstanding professional achievement, service to...View Article Details for School of Public Health to Honor 2024 Distinguished Terrapins -
Building community health research starts with trust, partnership
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The best way to improve health in underserved communities is to create solutions with them, not conduct research on them. That’s a silver lining lesson Dr. Stephen B. Thomas implements daily in his work as director of the Maryland Center for Health Equity and professor at the Uni...View Article Details for Building community health research starts with trust, partnership -
Public Health Researcher Joins New Push for Abortion Study Retractions
A University of Maryland public health researcher joined scholars from institutions worldwide to call for the retraction of four studies purporting to show damaging psychological effects of abortion, including one submitted as evidence in a decision overturning Roe v. Wade and now involved in a curr...View Article Details for Public Health Researcher Joins New Push for Abortion Study Retractions -
Pocket-Sized Support for New Parents
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An Unlikely Tool to Predict Household Energy Costs on Large Scale
Using Google Street View images and an artificial intelligence system, a research team including a University of Maryland public health scholar were able to predict household energy costs for a broad swath of Chicago’s population. The method can be used nationwide to assess the use of passive desig...View Article Details for An Unlikely Tool to Predict Household Energy Costs on Large Scale -
Imagining Racial Justice in Brazil and Beyond
In January of 2024, SPH’s Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education, Dr. Nicole Cousin-Gossett, embarked on a transformative journey to confront systemic and institutional racism. With a groundbreaking approach aimed at addressing one of the most pervasive issues in public health, Nicole took a div...View Article Details for Imagining Racial Justice in Brazil and Beyond