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Spotlight: Vasanthi Shanmuganandam, MPH ’26
A few years ago, Vasanthi Shanmuganandam struggled to keep up with her studies. She had just given birth and was taking prerequisite courses in pursuit of a doctorate. Shanmuganandam already had a bachelor's degree in chemistry and biotechnology and a master’s in biotechnology from her hometown alma...View Article Details for Spotlight: Vasanthi Shanmuganandam, MPH ’26 -
Alum’s New Pickleball Apparel Brand Scores Points for Brain Health
Brooks Barlow Kenny ’95 got her first taste of pickleball a few years ago, and quickly understood why the sport that sounds like a snack was the fastest-growing in the nation: It’s easy to learn, accessible for many age groups, fast-paced and fun. For the longtime health advocate, that all added up ...View Article Details for Alum’s New Pickleball Apparel Brand Scores Points for Brain Health -
SPH, AIM welcome Distinguished Artificial Intelligence Scholar Yulin Hswen
By Maryland Today and SPH staff The University of Maryland on Thursday announced five leading experts from a diverse array of disciplines as its first cohort of core faculty of the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM), UMD’s hub for AI collaboration across campus. A...View Article Details for SPH, AIM welcome Distinguished Artificial Intelligence Scholar Yulin Hswen -
Testing the (drinking) waters in Maryland
The Hollewas have lived happily in their home in a tidy neighborhood in rural Adamstown, Maryland for over a decade. But during the last eight months these empty-nesters have been troubled by the water coming out of their faucets: it’s often brownish-yellow, with a strange sediment.View Article Details for Testing the (drinking) waters in Maryland -
Elevated E. coli, staph still detected in Potomac river 4 weeks after sewage spill
Nearly a month after a wastewater pipe broke and spewed hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River just north of Washington, D.C., the latest water testing results from the University of Maryland School of Public Health continue to show high levels of E. coli and S. aureus ...View Article Details for Elevated E. coli, staph still detected in Potomac river 4 weeks after sewage spill -
Growing global health and social care collaborations
In October 2025, early-career researchers and doctoral students from U21 member institutions and a policy leader convened in Dublin for the biannual Universitas 21 Health Research Exchange (U21HREx) symposium. Chaired by Dr. Negin Fouladi of the University of Maryland (UMD), the U21HREx network brin...View Article Details for Growing global health and social care collaborations