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Study: Extreme weather increases risk of violence in couples
A UMD study out in JAMA Network Open this fall is the first to show that drought and extreme heat are linked to more violence in intimate relationships. Led by SPH’s Dr. Pin Wang, an environmental health specialist focused on how climate affects disease, the study analyzed Demographic and Health ...View Article Details for Study: Extreme weather increases risk of violence in couples -
COVID: UMD infectious disease expert’s tips to stay safe
You may have noticed more people around you with a runny nose, chills or coughing. These can be the telltale symptoms of COVID-19, the highly infectious disease that is making a come-back this fall, now with a new strain in the mix.View Article Details for COVID: UMD infectious disease expert’s tips to stay safe -
UMD's Dr. Sacoby Wilson wins Heinz Award for the Environment
On Tuesday the Heinz Family Foundation named University of Maryland School of Public Health Professor Sacoby M. Wilson, Ph.D., one of two recipients of the prestigious 30th Heinz Award for the Environment. As part of the accolade, he will receive an unrestricted cash award of $250,000. “Sacoby is ...View Article Details for UMD's Dr. Sacoby Wilson wins Heinz Award for the Environment -
Bird flu outbreak in house cats: high-risk but survival possible
Bird flu hits cats particularly hard. Just last week an infected cat was euthanized in California after eating raw pet food. But a University of Maryland-led study out today in One Health shows promising results when an infected cat gets early care and treatment.View Article Details for Bird flu outbreak in house cats: high-risk but survival possible -
SPH project equips urban farms to safely harvest rainwater
In Maryland’s rich agricultural flatlands around Upper Marlboro, a group of scientists, contractors and farmers braved the heat on a June day at UMD’s Terp Farm at the Central Maryland Research & Education Center to gain hands-on skills around safe rainwater harvesting in urban agricultural sett...View Article Details for SPH project equips urban farms to safely harvest rainwater -
UMD SPH announces its first-ever Clark Leadership Chair
The UMD School of Public Health has a new luminary on the horizon, with the appointment of the school’s first-ever Clark Leadership Chair in Global Health, Dr. Heather Wipfli. Wipfli will bring deep expertise in global chronic disease control, particularly related to tobacco control, employing inte...View Article Details for UMD SPH announces its first-ever Clark Leadership Chair