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Four SPH Alumni Recognized with Emerging Leader Awards
The School of Public Health (SPH) Alumni Network awarded the Public Health Emerging and Engaging Leaders (PHEEL) Award, to four outstanding recent graduates in April 2024. Each honoree was selected for their excellence in their career progression, service and leadership. The honorees include Deanna...View Article Details for Four SPH Alumni Recognized with Emerging Leader Awards -
How to Give Away 100,000 Pounds of Food in Four Hours
A surplus of millions of apples going to waste last fall was more than enough to make mid-Atlantic farmers’ stomachs sink. But for Megan Joe ’19, it was an opportunity to fill stomachs. Over the next two months, the executive director of hunger relief at So What Else, a food bank based in Bethesda...View Article Details for How to Give Away 100,000 Pounds of Food in Four Hours -
UMD to host new camp teaching life skills, leadership through sports
This summer, the University of Maryland will partner with Ohio State University to launch LiFEsports, a nationally acclaimed summer camp for children ages 9 through 14 from low-income families. LiFEsports promises fun, fitness, and education, with life and leadership lessons embedded in the free pro...View Article Details for UMD to host new camp teaching life skills, leadership through sports -
New Catalyst Initiative Supports Pre-Health Students
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5 Totally Turtle-y Love Stories
Some days, it’s as simple as a walk over to Trader Joe’s to grab some flowers and lunch. Or a morning latte at Vigilante Coffee. Or staying late to cheer on the Terps baseball team together. A date can be anything when you both work at the University of Maryland. It’s one of the many advantages of ...View Article Details for 5 Totally Turtle-y Love Stories -
Public Health Researchers Look to Borrow … Your Flu?
In the hallways of a downtown Baltimore hotel, University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers and colleagues from the University of Maryland School of Medicine are breaking new ground in a first-of-its-kind study that aims to learn how the flu is transmitted. Do you get it when a person ...View Article Details for Public Health Researchers Look to Borrow … Your Flu?