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School of Public Health to Debut Global Health Major, New Department
The University of Maryland School of Public Health announced Tuesday it will launch an undergraduate major in global health along with the Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health (GEOH) in Fall 2024. The department will replace and expand upon the Maryland Institute for Applied ...View Article Details for School of Public Health to Debut Global Health Major, New Department -
Terp Twins Times 2
Arms raised triumphantly, with “FlyGyrlz” emblazoned across her chest and sparkly shadow framing her eyes, 9-year-old Kamryn Edwards ’27 beams in a family photo as she’s lifted high in the air by her three sisters. That’s how it’s always been for the Edwards girls. The two sets of fraternal twins, ...View Article Details for Terp Twins Times 2 -
Talking Politics—Without Getting the Silent Treatment
Regardless of your political leanings or the company you keep, the road to the 2024 presidential polls will likely be studded with conversational potholes. So how do you keep insults (or rolls) from flying at the dinner table? According to Tiara Fennell, a licensed family therapist and director of ...View Article Details for Talking Politics—Without Getting the Silent Treatment -
UMD SPH launches new Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Expanding its public health breadth and reach, the University of Maryland School of Public Health will launch a new Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health (GEOH), opening its doors this fall. The new department will replace and expand upon the Maryland Insti...View Article Details for UMD SPH launches new Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health -
Spotlight: Karabelle Pizzigati Initiative Fellow Sophia Thompson ’25
A public policy course on the impact of policies on children and families led junior public health major Sophia Thompson to her passion: maternal and child health and policies that can address racial and economic disparities within the field. That passion led the Baltimore native to a unique Univers...View Article Details for Spotlight: Karabelle Pizzigati Initiative Fellow Sophia Thompson ’25 -
Spotlight: Karabelle Pizzigati Initiative Fellow Robin Schlesinger ’25
Robin Schlesinger has long been passionate about advocacy and supporting children, going back to an aha moment during a discussion about school shootings. The junior, a public health family science major and public leadership and law and society double minor, was named a Karabelle Pizzigati fellow i...View Article Details for Spotlight: Karabelle Pizzigati Initiative Fellow Robin Schlesinger ’25