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What makes roads safer? New UMD study uses AI to find out
College Park, Md. - Most people use Google Street View to find their way. Dr. Quynh Nguyen, an epidemiologist and statistician at the University of Maryland School of Public Health, uses it to locate spots where your journey might abruptly end. In a study published June 6 in the British Medical Jour...View Article Details for What makes roads safer? New UMD study uses AI to find out -
Solutions for School Safety
When rising junior Om Desai, a public health science major in the School of Public Health and humanities, health, and medicine minor, applied for the xFoundry’s Xperience cohort last-minute this past fall semester, he didn’t think much of it. Yet the pre-health student’s spontaneous decision would p...View Article Details for Solutions for School Safety -
N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID, UMD Study Shows
Any common face mask provides significant protection against the virus that causes COVID-19, but N95 masks are most effective at slashing the amount emitted by infected people, according to a University of Maryland-led study released Wednesday. So-called “duckbill” N95 masks scored highest in the s...View Article Details for N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID, UMD Study Shows -
Study shows N95 masks near-perfect at blocking escape of airborne COVID-19
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – In a head-to-head comparison of masks worn by people with active COVID-19, the inexpensive “duckbill” N95 came out on top, stopping 98% of COVID-19 particles in the breath of infected people from escaping into the air. Led by researchers from the University of Maryland School of ...View Article Details for Study shows N95 masks near-perfect at blocking escape of airborne COVID-19 -
Spotlight on Marina Costa ’24
Just before the start of her freshman year, in the heart of the pandemic, Marina Costa ‘24 lost her father to cancer. Last month, she graduated with a University Honors Citation and a spot in George Washington University’s MPH program with a concentration in infectious disease epidemiology. Costa is...View Article Details for Spotlight on Marina Costa ’24 -
Congratulations, Class of 2024!
The School of Public Health is so proud of our graduating class of 2024, many of whom began their college education during a global pandemic. First on Monday, May 20, 2024 – unfortunately postponed due a power outage – and then on May 21, students, family, and friends convened in the Xfinity Center ...View Article Details for Congratulations, Class of 2024!