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Past Events
Apr
26
Monday

Information Session: Careers in Global Health

Interested in a career in Global Health but not sure where to start? Come listen to professionals in the field give their perspective on the essential skills and emerging trends in the field. Add to Calendar: Google iCal Outlook For additional information about this event contact Lauren Meier...

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The University of Maryland Prevention Research Center (UMD-PRC) at the University of Maryland School of Public health is committed to research, service and training around issues of mental and behavioral health among LGBTQ+ communities.
Public Health Science major Ugochi Chinemere interacts with children at the Abigail D. Butcher School in Calaba Town, Sierra Leone

Public Health Without Borders Students Deepen Partnership With Sierra Leone’s Calaba Town

A group of six University of Maryland students, accompanied by Behavioral and Community Health Research Professor Dina Borzekowski and UMD affiliate and master educator Tina Lipscomb, traveled to Sierra Leone in June to continue the work that the UMD Public Health Without Borders group began back in 2014. The ten-day trip was the fourth visit of UMD students to Calaba Town, a community on the Western coast near the country’s capital of Freetown.

Dina Borzekowski with Grover

School of Public Health Launches New Global Health Initiative

Throughout the School of Public Health’s first 10 years, faculty and students have actively engaged in research, service and education activities aimed at improving health across the globe and partnering with communities to accomplish these goals.

Person kicking soccer ball

Kinesiology Researchers Study Elite Soccer Player for Clues To Optimal Training Strategy

While much kinesiology research is conducted in labs, on treadmills, in highly controlled settings, the opportunity to study an extraordinary athlete on the playing field can yield some novel results. The School of Public Health’s Dr. James Hagberg and colleagues had the good fortune of studying a two-season winner of the MAC Hermann Trophy—the top player in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I soccer. The player (referred to as “Player A”) now plays professionally with the D.C.

Professor Robin Sawyer with President Wallace Loh of the University of Maryland

Maryland Celebrates Life and Legacy of Professor Emeritus Robin Sawyer

University of Maryland Professor Emeritus Robin Sawyer died on Jan. 21 in Charleston, S.C., following a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. The UMD community will celebrate his life and legacy at a memorial service Friday, Feb. 1 at 1 pm in the Memorial Chapel on the College Park campus.

Dr. Sawyer, who taught tens of thousands of students in his popular human sexuality course over the years, was known for his quick wit and compassion. UMD alumni from several generations recognize him as one of their most important mentors and favorite professors.

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