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Dr. Huang (Frederick) Lin knows firsthand how artificial intelligence (AI) can support advances in public health: he uses AI daily in his own research analyzing the trillions of microbes living in our guts, looking for those that contribute to major diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, HIV/AIDS, and various cancers.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — It’s spring, the birds are migrating and bird flu (H5N1) is rapidly evolving into the possibility of a human pandemic. On May 7, researchers from the University of Maryland School of Public Health published a major study in Open Forum Infectious Diseases documenting research on bird flu in cats and calling for urgent surveillance of cats to help avoid human-to-human transmission.

UMD School of Public Health's Department of Health Policy and Management recently hosted the spring 2025 Universitas 21 International Health Research Exchange (U21HREx) Symposium, bringing together health scholars and practitioners from Ireland, Germany and the United States to address critical issues in health systems strengthening and resilience.

On a breezy spring morning, over a hundred people gathered at UMD School of Public Health to discuss a painful and pervasive problem: interpersonal violence.

University of Maryland doctoral student Kenan Zamore ‘26, has won a grant from the American Pub

This Spring, UMD School of Public Health (SPH) recognized four outstanding members of the community with its highest honor – the Distinguished Terrapin Award.