Opening February 11 in honor of American Heart Month, the “Heart Discovery Trail" is an existing one-mile loop through Howard County's Middle Patuxent Environmental Area that includes educational signs bearing heart facts and quizzes.

The Graduate School recently named three School of Public Health doctoral students as recipients of the Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award: Amara Channell Doig, MPH, Ph.D. ’23; Elsie Essien, MPH, Ph.D. ’24; and Hongjie Ke, Ph.D. ’24. The award recognizes the outstanding contributions graduate assistants provide to students, faculty and the university as a whole.

Now more than ever, the University of Maryland and the School of Public Health are encouraging students, faculty and staff members to care for their whole selves through a series of programs, resources and a new campus-wide mental health task force.

Kim, a doctoral student in health policy and management research in the UMD School of Public Health, is examining access to reproductive health care and related outcomes, especially in disadvantaged communities.

Professor Kevin Roy launched the I-Series class, “Man Up: Health, Masculinities, Families and Inequality,” in 2017, and it’s now among the Department of Family Science’s most popular offerings—and why academic publisher Cognella recently honored Roy with its 2022 Innovation in Teaching Award for Family Science.

The Department of Kinesiology at the University of Maryland School of Public Health is proud to announce Sidiki Keita ’23 as the newest recipient and AbryAnna Henderson ’23 as a second-year recipient of the Whitlark Endowed Scholarship in Kinesiology.

By Sala Levin ’10

Growing up in quiet Ellicott City, Md., Sophia D’Alonzo ’24 didn’t give much thought to the possibility of an environmental catastrophe in her hometown. But in 2016 and 2018, Ellicott City’s historic main street was ravaged by tremendous flooding–meteorologists termed both incidents “1,000-year floods,” and they killed three people.

By Sala Levin ’10

The Gamma Zeta chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health at the University of Maryland School of Public Health is pleased to announce its 2022 inductees. At the virtual induction ceremony and poster awards reception on May 6, 2022, Dean Boris Lushniak, Principal Associate Dean Dushanka Kleinman, inducted 17 students, four faculty members, two alumni and one honorary member, Dr. Dianna Abney.

Each year during Convocation, the University of Maryland School of Public Health recognizes students who have demonstrated excellence and dedication in their educational and public health service activities.

This year’s Convocation, which took place on Wednesday, May 4, honored more than 180 students who received scholarships, fellowships and awards in 2021 and 2022.

Students were nominated by their respective departments for this special recognition and were congratulated by their department chairs and Dean Boris Lushniak.