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, letting flow a river of ideas and expertise. The panelists represented diverse skill sets and backgrounds united by their commitment to social justice, environmental health and clean water.

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.

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.

Award funding will support environmental health Assistant Professor Rachel Rosenberg Goldstein's research on the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in sewage. 

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 professional development opportunities.

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.

Nearly 40 scholars and fellows spend the summer focusing on environmental and climate justice, gaining research skills and developing mentor-mentee relationships.

As ambassadors, the UMD School of Public Health students and 80 others from around the world will exemplify ASPPH’s core mission of improved health and well-being for everyone, everywhere.