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Welcome to the Hotel Influenza
THE STATELY 23-STORY HOTEL OPENED AT the height of the Jazz Age, but less than a year later, Wall Street’s 1929 crash snuffed out revelry in the opulent ballroom and secret speakeasy. That’s when the property, then one of Baltimore’s tallest buildings, supposedly began accumulating ghosts: failed bu...View Article Details for Welcome to the Hotel Influenza -
To Heal the Anacostia, Citizen Scientists Wade Into Troubled Waters
Early on summer mornings, while mist lingers on the river and great egrets pick their way along the shore, the Anacostia’s beauty rests easy. While the air is still cool, residents of Prince George’s County and D.C. bike, walk and row along a stretch of the Bladensburg waterfront.View Article Details for To Heal the Anacostia, Citizen Scientists Wade Into Troubled Waters -
SPH’s Devon Payne-Sturges earns top environmental health honor
Devon Payne-Sturges, an associate professor in SPH’s Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health (GEOH), has won the 2024 Homer Calver Award, a prestigious honor which recognizes national leaders in environmental health. Payne-Sturges was nominated by the American Public Health Ass...View Article Details for SPH’s Devon Payne-Sturges earns top environmental health honor -
Incoming graduate students inspire
2024 Fall semester is off to a great start with new graduate students gathering for orientation, connecting across diverse specialties and backgrounds, hearing from inspiring faculty, getting involved in a lively resource fair and, of course, enjoying ice cream! We took a minute to get to know a f...View Article Details for Incoming graduate students inspire -
Honoring SPH's extraordinary faculty and staff
Congratulations to SPH faculty and staff who received annual awards honoring outstanding teaching, public health practice, service, mentoring and commitment to the school’s success and community during the 2023-2024 academic year!View Article Details for Honoring SPH's extraordinary faculty and staff -
20-year Review of Avian Flu in Cats Reveals Rising Danger From Latest Strain
A University of Maryland review of scientific literature suggests domestic cats can contract the rapidly evolving bird flu H5N1, potentially putting owners, veterinarians and others at risk if the virus continues to circulate unabated. The study, available in preliminary form on MedRxiv while await...View Article Details for 20-year Review of Avian Flu in Cats Reveals Rising Danger From Latest Strain