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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?

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – America’s population is the oldest it has ever been.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The University of Maryland will lead an eight-country research consortium to develop an artificial intelligence-powered early warning system to help communities prepare for and respond to diarrheal disease risks – and potentially other conditions – worsened by extreme weather events. 

It’s a common “medical” complaint: You switch to a new doctor and find that electronic health records from your old clinic or from urgent care or specialist visits have not moved with you – leading to a déjà vu of filling out the same forms you’ve filled out a hundred times before.

This summer, Dr. Jennifer D. Roberts brought her research on nature, physical activity and health equity directly to the community with a new summer camp aiming to get high schoolers into green spaces in Buffalo, NY.

When freshmen arrive at the University of Maryland (UMD), they’re placed in orientation classes designed to ease the transition into college life. But transfer students, many of whom come from two-year colleges and have already earned associate’s degrees, are often navigating a new campus, major requirements and social systems alone.