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July 11, 2025

Dr. Samantha Snyder, Ph.D. ’25, has always been interested in human movement. With a freshly minted doctorate in kinesiology from the School of Public Health, Snyder is wasting no time, already applying her diverse skills to make a difference for people with knee osteoarthritis, a common and painful...

June 04, 2025

Growing up, Zach Mixer loved fitness – playing sports from soccer to martial arts and spending time weight training. Just as enthusiastic about sports and fitness now, Mixer has won the School of Public Health’s 2025 Whitlark Scholarship that supports kinesiology students transferring from a Marylan...

March 25, 2025

Starting April 4, the UMD School of Public Health will host the Gymkana Home Show, featuring traditional gymnastic acts and circus-like performances. Gymkana is an SPH outreach program where UMD students from across all majors and athletic capabilities travel to schools and perform gymnastics at ass...

November 05, 2024

A love for sports and a passion for helping others were the twin drivers behind alumni Dr. Dillon Balkin’s career. Today, he's living his dream as one of the NFL’s go-to chiropractors, working with elite players like Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, and caring for everyday at...

October 24, 2024

Watch Kiersten Janjigian discussing her basketball experiment on the School of Public Health's Instagram page.

October 08, 2024

Among the fun and games at Boris' Block Party - the close to this year's School of Public Health Welcome Week - we caught up with some SPH undergraduates to hear why they chose to study public health and what they hope to do and be in the future! Many of our undergraduates are keenly aware of inequi...