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Come one, come all to SPH's fourth annual Welcome Week!
Are you wondering how to get connected at SPH? Whether it's your first year and you're looking to make new connections, your last year and you want to go out strong, or you just want to hang out, enjoy free food and win prizes, Welcome Week has an event for everyone! Our fourth annual Welcome Week...View Article Details for Come one, come all to SPH's fourth annual Welcome Week! -
In matters of life and death, AI brings significant pros and cons
“Would you be surprised if this person were not alive 12 months from now?” Known as “the surprise question,” this question along with clinical risk calculators help doctors make decisions around care for patients near the end of life. Increasingly, clinicians are also using AI models to predict re...View Article Details for In matters of life and death, AI brings significant pros and cons -
“Helping my community live healthier lives”
This summer’s Juneteenth celebrations in the historic African American community of Sandy Spring were lively, musical and rich with storytelling from residents descended from formerly enslaved Black people who gained freedom within one of Maryland’s oldest Quaker communities.View Article Details for “Helping my community live healthier lives” -
New SPH students in UMD class act
After Zaila Avant-garde correctly spelled “Murraya” to win the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee, the confetti had barely finished raining down on stage before the scholarship offers started pouring in. Most came from universities in the eighth-grader’s home state of Louisiana, but not all. Univer...View Article Details for New SPH students in UMD class act -
UMD researchers to use AI to help boost HPV vaccine confidence
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is one of the few vaccines proven to prevent cancer—so why have only 61% of teens 13-17 and far lower percentages of younger children received the potentially life-saving shots?View Article Details for UMD researchers to use AI to help boost HPV vaccine confidence -
NIH funds first-of-its-kind center to study resilience and aging
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – America’s population is the oldest it has ever been. And though older people are more independent than ever, they face a huge care gap, one that challenges families, communities and healthcare systems. Enter the Center for Seniors Uniting Nationwide to Support Health, INtegrate...View Article Details for NIH funds first-of-its-kind center to study resilience and aging