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May
6
Friday

Clark-Whitall Endowed Lecture in Motor Development: Guest Speaker Dr. Daniela Corbetta

Join the Department of Kinesiology for the second annual Clark-Whitall Endowed Lectureship in Motor Development on Friday, May 6, 2022, in the SPH Lecture Hall, Room 1312. This year's guest speaker is Dr. Daniela Corbetta from the Department of Psychology at the University of Tennessee Knoxville...

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Aug
26
Friday
School of Public Health Building, Room 2236, The Gloria S. Friedgen Lounge (2nd Floor)

PMBD Summer Welcome Day

As a means to welcome newly admitted students from Prince Georges County, Montgomery County, Baltimore City, and the District of Columbia. This event is intended to help facilitate the transition from high school to being an active and involved student within the School of the Public Health. This...

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America's Long History of Anti-Blackness Affects Health and Environmental Disparities Today

A new article by Dr. Jennifer Roberts and fellows with the Harvard JPB Fellowship begins with a painful reminder: “‘I can’t breathe’ were the last words spoken by Eric Garner (July 17, 2014), Javier Ambler (March 28, 2019), Elijah McClain (August 30, 2019), Manuel Ellis (March 3, 2020), and George Floyd (May 25, 2020).” All were Black men killed by the police. 

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Honoring a Life Lost to Addiction

Deaths caused by drug overdoses in the United States topped 100,000 last year, and are increasing at a rate of 30% year over year. According to CDC data, we lose 136 people each day to overdoses. Cyndi Kershaw wants to speak out about her son’s recent tragic death from an overdose to raise awareness of the need for more and better strategies to help people with addiction.
Past Events
Mar
9
Wednesday
Zoom

Webinar: Healthy Gardens, Healthy You

Led by the School of Public Health and University of Maryland Extension, this webinar will explore the mental health benefits of gardening and offer spring gardening tips. Dr. Rachel Rosenberg Goldstein of the School of Public Health and Jon Traunfeld of the Home & Gardening Information Center at...

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We Stand With ukraine

How You Can Help Ukraine

On February 24, Russian forces launched an invasion of Ukraine and started a war. 

War is a man-made disaster that affects the physical and mental wellbeing across all borders. War destroys health infrastructure, health advancement and the capacity for health systems to respond to health consequences of violence and its rippling effects. 

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Apr
1
Friday
April 1 - to April 5
Virtual

Fall 2022 Virtual Accepted Graduate Students Day

Join us to discuss your steps to enrollment and other useful information as you finalize your plans. Faculty, current students, and admissions staff will be on hand to cheer you on, answer your questions, and help you start your GradTerp journey. You can look forward to learning about the curriculum...

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Apr
6
Wednesday

The Silver Lining: Leveraging the Expertise of Barbers & Stylists to Promote Health Equity and Create Healthier Communities

Most people don’t know the history of Black barbershops/beauty salons and health. A brief review of the literature uncovers centuries of evidence dating back to the humble origins of dentistry and surgery. Today, Black barbers and stylists have the trust of the people in their neighborhoods where...

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