School of Public Health News
EPA Awards $1.35M Grant for Study of Climate-Induced Septic Tank Failures
The grant is part of the EPA’s Cumulative Health Impacts at the Intersection of Climate Change, Environmental Justice and Vulnerable Populations/Life Stages: Community-Based Research for Solutions funding opportunity.
University of Maryland Awards 11 Grants to SPH Faculty to Address Humanity’s Grand Challenges
Faculty from the School of Public Health will receive unprecedented funding to tackle some of society's biggest challenges, including a $3M grant to create an international alliance focused on alleviating food, energy and water insecurity, protecting environmental and global public health and bolste...
Mid-Atlantic Climate Action Hub Launches with $2.2 Million from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
A $2.2 million grant will help launch a University of Maryland-led initiative to address the effects of environmental racism and climate change across the Mid-Atlantic region, providing financial and training support and advocating for policy changes.
The Mid-Atlantic Climate Action Hub (MATCH), wi...
University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Appoints Amy R. Sapkota as MPower Professor
The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State (MPower) has appointed Amy R. Sapkota, professor of environmental health science with the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, as an MPower Professor.
Record-breaking $9.4M Crypto Gift to Fund Study of Air Disinfection to Prevent Future Pandemics
A $9.4 million gift to the University of Maryland will help fund a daring research initiative aimed at creating the next great public health revolution—innovative and affordable systems that provide clean, safe indoor air and prevent the spread of respiratory infections.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik...
Meta Gifts $1.75 Million to UMD to Boost Environmental Justice and Health Equity Initiatives
A $1.75 million gift from Meta (formerly Facebook) to the Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health (CEEJH) in the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health will significantly bolster the group’s ability to advance environmental justice across the United States.
The g...
The Happiness Effect
Our Happiness and Wellness Initiative shares "Some Good News" from the SPH and our extended community. You can submit your own good news by email to: happyandwell@umd.edu.
This story was written by Nina Branwell '23.
COVID-19 Virus is Evolving to Get Better at Becoming Airborne, New Study Shows
Results of a new study led by the University of Maryland School of Public Health show that people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 exhale infectious virus in their breath – and those infected with the Alpha variant (the dominant strain circulating at the time this study was conducted) pu...
$2.5 M Gift Funds Influenza and COVID-19 Prevention Research
Getting ready to ditch your mask as the percentage of the U.S. population vaccinated against COVID-19 steadily rises? Not so fast, warns Dr. Donald Milton, professor of applied environmental health at the University of Maryland and a leading expert on how viruses spread through the air.
Increases in Asthma Hospitalizations in Maryland Linked To Climate Change and Earlier Spring Onset
Climate change affects the timing of spring and is leading to an increase in asthma hospitalizations , according to a new study led by Amir Sapkota of the University of Maryland School of Public Health. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), is the first to p...