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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 Shows Higher Rates of Bird Flu in Cats Near Infected Dairy Farms
University of Maryland researchers and their colleagues found that after an H5N1 bird flu outbreak on dairy farms, cats were more likely to have bird flu antibodies the closer they were to the farms. Their study appears in the September 2026 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.View Article Details for Study Shows Higher Rates of Bird Flu in Cats Near Infected Dairy Farms -
Stephen Thomas Named Nyumburu Interim Director
Interim Vice President for Belonging Stephanie H. Chang sent the following message to campus leaders on Tuesday afternoon.View Article Details for Stephen Thomas Named Nyumburu Interim Director -
Get to know: Caitlin Minch
In a sea of new faces, this year’s largest-ever SPH freshman class can take comfort in a familiar face this fall: Caitlin Minch, SPH’s recruitment advisor in the Center for Academic Success and Achievement. Minch helps potential students understand the academics and environment of SPH and also helps...View Article Details for Get to know: Caitlin Minch -
Two Gifts Kick Off Fundraising for New School-Specific Career Center
Students in the School of Public Health cross the commencement stage equipped with cutting edge skills and a passion for helping people. But like so many young people right now, what they don't always cross with is a job, especially one that matches their ambitions.View Article Details for Two Gifts Kick Off Fundraising for New School-Specific Career Center -
A Dedicated Terp Gives Triple Gift
If anyone could be considered a lifelong Terp, it would be Deb Rudy — thanks to her father Arthur Rudy ’40 and growing up in College Park. She officially became a Terp in 1969 and graduated with a degree in government and politics in 1973.View Article Details for A Dedicated Terp Gives Triple Gift