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Study Reveals Risk of Unequal Access, Health Inequities Around New Purple Line
Bus and Metro users in Prince George’s County are looking forward to the forthcoming Maryland Purple Line, but lower-income residents are likely to experience transit-induced neighborhood gentrification and unequal access due to the profit-focused transit design and urban planning models, according ...View Article Details for Study Reveals Risk of Unequal Access, Health Inequities Around New Purple Line -
Kinesiology Welcomes New Department Chair
Michael Brown PhD ’95 joined the School of Public Health as the new chair of the Department of Kinesiology on January 3, 2022.View Article Details for Kinesiology Welcomes New Department Chair -
Pappas Family Establishes Maryland Promise Scholarship to Help Kinesiology Undergraduates Access Higher Education
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 popula...View Article Details for Pappas Family Establishes Maryland Promise Scholarship to Help Kinesiology Undergraduates Access Higher Education -
In Memoriam: Ayne Furman ’77
The School of Public Health community has lost a devoted alumna whose engagement with the University of Maryland has spanned decades and included many roles, most recently as an advisor to Dean Boris Lushniak as a member of the school’s Dean’s Council. Ayne Furman ’77 died on September 26, 2021 afte...View Article Details for In Memoriam: Ayne Furman ’77 -
Research Finds that Exercise Can Change Brain Structure in Healthy Older Adults
Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. With a growing aging population, the number of dementia cases is expected to triple by 2050. Because there’s no cure, researchers like fourth year PhD student Daniel Callow are focusing their efforts on prevention measures. A new paper fr...View Article Details for Research Finds that Exercise Can Change Brain Structure in Healthy Older Adults -
Study Finds Physical Activity Prevents Depression in Older Adults During COVID-19
Staying active can help older people prevent depression while following the COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, according to a new University of Maryland School of Public Health study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. The study is the first to examine the association betw...View Article Details for Study Finds Physical Activity Prevents Depression in Older Adults During COVID-19