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Building community health research starts with trust, partnership
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The best way to improve health in underserved communities is to create solutions with them, not conduct research on them. That’s a silver lining lesson Dr. Stephen B. Thomas implements daily in his work as director of the Maryland Center for Health Equity and professor at the Uni...View Article Details for Building community health research starts with trust, partnership -
Public Health Researcher Joins New Push for Abortion Study Retractions
A University of Maryland public health researcher joined scholars from institutions worldwide to call for the retraction of four studies purporting to show damaging psychological effects of abortion, including one submitted as evidence in a decision overturning Roe v. Wade and now involved in a curr...View Article Details for Public Health Researcher Joins New Push for Abortion Study Retractions -
Pocket-Sized Support for New Parents
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An Unlikely Tool to Predict Household Energy Costs on Large Scale
Using Google Street View images and an artificial intelligence system, a research team including a University of Maryland public health scholar were able to predict household energy costs for a broad swath of Chicago’s population. The method can be used nationwide to assess the use of passive desig...View Article Details for An Unlikely Tool to Predict Household Energy Costs on Large Scale -
Imagining Racial Justice in Brazil and Beyond
In January of 2024, SPH’s Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education, Dr. Nicole Cousin-Gossett, embarked on a transformative journey to confront systemic and institutional racism. With a groundbreaking approach aimed at addressing one of the most pervasive issues in public health, Nicole took a div...View Article Details for Imagining Racial Justice in Brazil and Beyond -
Women of color in public health leadership panel inform, inspire
On Friday, Feb. 23, a pool of 16 leaders gathered at the Reservoir Center for Water Solutions with the purpose of bringing together powerful leaders and shaping the next generation of changemakers in public health. The leaders — all women of color in public health careers — discussed water solutions...View Article Details for Women of color in public health leadership panel inform, inspire