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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 -
SPH fatherhood expert tunes in to passion for music
TAKOMA PARK, Md. – The cheerful rhythms of Remy Ongala’s electric guitar fade as Dr. Kevin Roy comes on the air, embodying all the lively energy of the music he is broadcasting. You can hear his smile.View Article Details for SPH fatherhood expert tunes in to passion for music -
Giving Day brings love and support to SPH
On Wednesday, scores of students paused as they entered the School of Public Health, delighted by what they saw: Giving Day, the university’s annual day of donations, had begun and to mark the occasion, SPH staff shared Maryland Dairy ice cream, stickers and QR codes to make a donation.View Article Details for Giving Day brings love and support to SPH -
Spotlight: Vasanthi Shanmuganandam, MPH ’26
A few years ago, Vasanthi Shanmuganandam struggled to keep up with her studies. She had just given birth and was taking prerequisite courses in pursuit of a doctorate. Shanmuganandam already had a bachelor's degree in chemistry and biotechnology and a master’s in biotechnology from her hometown alma...View Article Details for Spotlight: Vasanthi Shanmuganandam, MPH ’26