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Growing vegetables—and curiosity
On a bright spring afternoon, a group of bubbly fifth-graders descended upon a small garden patch outside of University Park Elementary School to get pollinator plants settled in the dirt. They tipped coneflowers out of their plastic pots, wiggled their fingers through the plants’ roots to break the...View Article Details for Growing vegetables—and curiosity -
SPH Commencement speaker shares advice, optimism with students
With graduation on the horizon, the Association of Black Public Health Students at UMD (ABPHS) hosted a conversation with Dr. Georges Benjamin, the 2026 School of Public Health Commencement keynote speaker and CEO of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Benjamin, who has advised the White ...View Article Details for SPH Commencement speaker shares advice, optimism with students -
Students and experts solve real-world problems
It looks and feels like an internship, but these real-life projects take place in the classroom.View Article Details for Students and experts solve real-world problems -
Professor appointed to Maryland Wellmobile Advisory Board
Gov. Wes Moore has appointed Dr. Stephen B. Thomas, professor of health policy and management at UMD’s School of Public Health and director of the Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE), to serve as a health expertise member of the Governor’s Wellmobile Program Advisory Board.View Article Details for Professor appointed to Maryland Wellmobile Advisory Board -
UMD BioFIRE Student Becomes Program’s First Doctoral Graduate
On May 19, Jinyi “Cornelia” Zhu (B.S. ’19, public health science) will slip on her doctoral regalia and walk across the Reckord Armory commencement stage at the University of Maryland with her fellow biological sciences Ph.D. graduates. Her achievement is extra meaningful because Zhu is the first-ev...View Article Details for UMD BioFIRE Student Becomes Program’s First Doctoral Graduate -
Shining a light on aging care and resilience
America is an aging nation – and how to age well is a complex question that University of Maryland’s Center for SUNSHINE (Center for Seniors Uniting Nationwide to Support Health, INtegrated care, and Economics) is entirely dedicated to. On April 15, the Center held its first annual symposium at UMD ...View Article Details for Shining a light on aging care and resilience