News

Andrew Anderson PhD '19 was named to the journal Health Affairs' inaugural Health Equity Fellowship Trainees (HEFT) cohort.

Ben Prescott '08, assistant director for Gymkana and SPH interim facilities manager, and wife Angie Prescott '06, assistant coach for Gymkana, prioritize self care and positive thinking in their parenting and everyday activities.

Greg and Kimberly Pappas have established the Emily Pappas '22 Family Maryland Promise Scholarship with a  $125,000 gift in honor of their daughter Emily. It will support undergraduate kinesiology students in the School of Public Health, with preference given to students from underrepresented populations, low-income and first-generation college students. 

The UMD Global STEWARDS Graduate Training Program, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) National Research Traineeship (NRT) program, welcomed its fourth cohort of doctoral students at a welcome event on Friday December 3, 2021.

From COVID-19 to abortion to environmental justice, see the research, activities and people that topped SPH news this year!

The Society of Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) has awarded Dr. Cara Grant, program director of the master's certificate in physical education (PE-MCERT), with the SHAPE Maryland Presidential Citation. This award honors individuals for their work serving the Maryland SHAPE organization and the field of physical education.