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UMD launches new Masters in Applied AI for Public Health Data Science
Starting in fall 2027, students can enroll in a new degree that channels all the opportunities – and the ethical framework – to successfully use artificial intelligence to solve real-world public health programs. The degree, a master’s in professional studies, or MPS, is called Applied AI for Public...View Article Details for UMD launches new Masters in Applied AI for Public Health Data Science -
AI Tool Developed To ID Dementia Risk In Understudied Groups
In 2019 Miriam Owens was running a Richmond, Va., childcare center with plans to expand when she noticed something strange: She no longer could smell dirty diapers.View Article Details for AI Tool Developed To ID Dementia Risk In Understudied Groups -
OP/ED: How social media can be good for our health
In parents’ groups, at the water cooler, in the news—even on social media itself—American public discourse is awash in research-validated concerns about the harm social media can wreak on the nation’s psyche. The fear is especially acute concerning children’s mental health, and even the modern-day t...View Article Details for OP/ED: How social media can be good for our health -
Study: Wildfire Smoke Poses growing risk to babies before birth
As this year’s wildfires set new records for acres burned, destroying homes and businesses and ravaging communities, a new University of Maryland study finds their smoke may also be harming unborn babies more than ever before.View Article Details for Study: Wildfire Smoke Poses growing risk to babies before birth -
Several SPH faculty earn tenure, promotions
Eight faculty will begin the 2026-2027 academic year with a new recognition of their expertise in research and education. The positions go into effect in July and August.View Article Details for Several SPH faculty earn tenure, promotions -
Hearing the human in a web of health data
Through massive strands of data, Dr. Yulin Hswen trains AI to listen for the answers to very human health concerns: What do these symptoms mean? Where will I receive good care? Am I at risk for a chronic disease?View Article Details for Hearing the human in a web of health data