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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield CEO visits SPH, shares ideas for healthcare’s future, jobs outlook
Brian Pieninck started his career in a storage room, as an IT contractor without a college degree, learning his job as he went. It’s been years since then, but the CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield president and CEO says the lessons from that time have remained.View Article Details for CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield CEO visits SPH, shares ideas for healthcare’s future, jobs outlook -
SPH donors break records to support the school this Giving Day
This Giving Day, donors to the School of Public Health showed their love and support, leading to the school’s biggest ever day of donations by far.View Article Details for SPH donors break records to support the school this Giving Day -
Spotlight: Riya Malhotra '26
When searching for opportunities to apply data analysis skills in a healthcare setting, junior Riya Malhotra connected with a recruiter from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield on LinkedIn, eventually resulting in a year-long internship.View Article Details for Spotlight: Riya Malhotra '26 -
SPH’s Aditi Gubba named Pizzigati fellow
Whether junior public health science major Aditi Gubba is learning about child development, brainstorming big plans to improve mental health outcomes for college students through xFoundry, or creating graphic design in the SPH Office Communications, she’s always making creative connections.View Article Details for SPH’s Aditi Gubba named Pizzigati fellow -
Study reveals racial and ethnic disparities in maternity care spending
COLLEGE PARK, MD – A new study out today in JAMA Health Forum is the first to show that Black, Hispanic and Asian people with private insurance tend to pay more out-of-pocket for maternity care than white people.View Article Details for Study reveals racial and ethnic disparities in maternity care spending -
Spotlight: Alisha Hussain
After a family member’s struggle with mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, improving mental health became a personal passion for sophomore family science major Alisha Hussain, a 2025 Karabelle Pizzigati Fellow.View Article Details for Spotlight: Alisha Hussain