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UMD Graduate Programs Earn High Marks in Latest U.S. News Rankings
Dozens of University of Maryland programs earned high rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 Best Graduate Schools lists released Tuesday, with many achieving top-25 placements in overall and specialty categories. Among UMD’s highlights, the College of Education and the School of Public...View Article Details for UMD Graduate Programs Earn High Marks in Latest U.S. News Rankings -
To Gauge Maryland’s Drinking Water Quality, Researchers Tap Into the Public
Depending on where Marylanders live, their assurance of safe drinking water isn’t always crystal clear. In some Baltimore neighborhoods, it can be brown. While the city’s drinking water meets federal safety standards when it leaves municipal treatment plants, it might pick up lead, E. coli and other...View Article Details for To Gauge Maryland’s Drinking Water Quality, Researchers Tap Into the Public -
First at Creating a Healthier Global Community
It can be as simple as a high-five from a kid while prepping an anti-bullying workshop in Prince George’s County. Or seeing a family equipped with tools like mosquito nets to reduce their malaria risk in Sierra Leone. “It’s so rewarding to volunteer in these communities,” said biological sciences m...View Article Details for First at Creating a Healthier Global Community -
SPH Research and Practice Day provides students with the opportunity to showcase their work
Students from across the University of Maryland gathered at the School of Public Health to showcase their research during the annual SPH Public Health Research & Practice Day on Wednesday, April 4, one of several events taking place in SPH as part of National Public Health Week.View Article Details for SPH Research and Practice Day provides students with the opportunity to showcase their work -
UMD-Led Website Aims to Snuff Out Tobacco Use Among LGBTQ+ Teens of Color
LGBTQ+ as well as Black and Latinx populations are at increased risk for using tobacco products, so youths of color who are LGBTQ+ are squarely in the sights of Big Tobacco. As a result, they experience greater tobacco-related health burdens than their non-LGBTQ+ and white peers, according to the Ce...View Article Details for UMD-Led Website Aims to Snuff Out Tobacco Use Among LGBTQ+ Teens of Color -
School of Public Health faculty receive grants to enhance global education efforts
Students and instructors from across the world will soon be connected with those in the University of Maryland School of Public Health community, thanks to grants awarded to several SPH departments and faculty to establish new global public health classrooms.View Article Details for School of Public Health faculty receive grants to enhance global education efforts