School of Public Health News
Study: Effective Policies Needed to Curb Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals
Without smart policymaking, banning harmful chemicals like bisphenols and phthalates—common ingredients in plastics manufacturing—can result in a game of regulatory whack-a-mole where chemicals of similar toxicity or that have not been rigorously tested take their place.
The finding comes from a wi...
Women of color in public health leadership panel inform, inspire
On Friday, Feb. 23, a pool of 16 leaders gathered at the Reservoir Center for Water Solutions with the purpose of bringing together powerful leaders and shaping the next generation of changemakers in public health. The leaders — all women of color in public health careers — discussed water solutions...
New SPH Study Asks a Favor: Come Give Us Your Flu
10 Top SPH Stories of 2023
The School of Public Health continued to move fearlessly forward this year, tackling pressing issues at the local, national and global level, while educating the next generation of public health practitioners. Here's a look back at some of the school’s achievements in 2023.
Safeguarding Every Drop: UMD Research Aims to Catalog Drinking Water Contaminants Statewide
The Maryland Safe Drinking Water Analysis and Testing for Education and Research (WATER) study examines the quality of public drinking water systems and private wells in Maryland through citizen science, field-based research and laboratory analyses.
Rebecca Rehr, MPH ’12, Appointed to de Beaumont Foundation "40 Under 40 in Public Health" Class of 2023
UMD Water Quality Specialist Receives $1.3M NIH New Innovator Award to Study Bacteria, Sewer Overflows in Local Communities
Award funding will support environmental health Assistant Professor Rachel Rosenberg Goldstein's research on the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in sewage.
Kristen Coleman Named First UMB/UMCP KL2 Clinical Research Scholar
The University of Maryland Baltimore Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (UMB ICTR) has named Assistant Professor Kristen Coleman as its new KL2 Clinical Research Scholar - a three-year appointment that includes multi-disciplinary mentored career development, formal coursework and profes...
SPH Names Inaugural Recipients of Seed Grant Competition
Totalling $75,000, the funding program is designed to support collaborative, multidisciplinary public health research that enriches lives. Research topics includes racism, mental health and mucosal immunity.
CEEJH Announces 2023 Environmental Justice Scholars, Climate Justice Fellows
Nearly 40 scholars and fellows spend the summer focusing on environmental and climate justice, gaining research skills and developing mentor-mentee relationships.