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Alumni Network honors public health leaders
The School of Public Health (SPH) Alumni Network is proud to recognize four outstanding recent graduates with the Public Health Emerging and Engaging Leaders (PHEEL) Award. The PHEEL Award honors SPH graduates who have received a degree within the last 10 years and have demonstrated excellence in ca...View Article Details for Alumni Network honors public health leaders -
Celebrate public health with week of interactive events
As National Public Health Week starts Monday, April 6, the School of Public Health is hosting a variety of events focused on community, health and wellness. From creative art displays to cultural fests celebrating the diversity of public health, SPH invites all public health students and faculty as ...View Article Details for Celebrate public health with week of interactive events -
Behind the daredevil flips, it’s a family affair
Whether back-flipping over a vault, tumbling through a ring of fire or balancing on a pyramid of people, these spectacular feats take one essential skill and anyone can learn it.View Article Details for Behind the daredevil flips, it’s a family affair -
UMD students win national award for health and finance app
University of Maryland students Ananth Kudaravalli, Maahe Kunvar and Alia Mulbagal placed first in the Innovation Lab at the 2026 Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) annual meeting, held in Virginia in March.View Article Details for UMD students win national award for health and finance app -
UMD psychologist taps small-town roots to treat rural Maryland teens
Noah Triplett grew up in the one-stoplight town of Tyro, N.C., where cows seemed to outnumber people and the hot teen hangout was Walmart. He’s lost several childhood acquaintances to the opioid epidemic that hit small-town America hard, and understands how isolation and poverty can threaten mental ...View Article Details for UMD psychologist taps small-town roots to treat rural Maryland teens -
Global FEWture Alliance cross-pollinates disciplines in the Hyattsville Food Forest
On a recent cool Friday afternoon just south of campus, a group of students from UMD’s College Park Scholars and College of Arts and Humanities came together to usher in spring with a timely volunteer project.View Article Details for Global FEWture Alliance cross-pollinates disciplines in the Hyattsville Food Forest