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$2.5 M Gift Funds Influenza and COVID-19 Prevention Research
Getting ready to ditch your mask as the percentage of the U.S. population vaccinated against COVID-19 steadily rises? Not so fast, warns Dr. Donald Milton, professor of applied environmental health at the University of Maryland and a leading expert on how viruses spread through the air.View Article Details for $2.5 M Gift Funds Influenza and COVID-19 Prevention Research -
$1.5 M Gift Will Expand Students’ Public Health Experiences
With COVID-19 dramatically demonstrating the need for a robust, well-funded and equity-focused public health system, a new $1.5 million gift to the University of Maryland School of Public Health (SPH) will support efforts to prepare a new generation of public health leaders—a diverse group ready to ...View Article Details for $1.5 M Gift Will Expand Students’ Public Health Experiences -
Thriving in a Post-COVID Age
The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly altered the research field, leading to institutions struggling to keep career development connections and networks. The virus may also contribute to increasing the research divide, specifically for underrepresented Early Career Researchers (ECR’s) and doctoral...View Article Details for Thriving in a Post-COVID Age -
UMD Joins CommuniVax Rapid Research Coalition to Engage Communities in an Equitable COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
The University of Maryland School of Public Health has joined CommuniVax, a new research coalition funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to strengthen the community’s role and involvement in an equitable vaccination campaign. The CommuniVax coalition is led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Healt...View Article Details for UMD Joins CommuniVax Rapid Research Coalition to Engage Communities in an Equitable COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign -
Year in Review
School of Public Health faculty experts racked up thousands of news clips this calendar year. The interviews and stories mostly focused on helping the public understand the pandemic threat and how to stay safe and healthy, correcting misinformation whenever possible and sharing the latest science on...View Article Details for Year in Review -
TOGETHER Program Receives $5M To Continue Relationship and Financial Counseling for Local Couples
The TOGETHER Program, which offers services that help local families develop healthy relationships and achieve financial stability, will continue its work for another five years with a $5 million grant renewal from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a division of the U.S. Department...View Article Details for TOGETHER Program Receives $5M To Continue Relationship and Financial Counseling for Local Couples