School of Public Health News
To Heal the Anacostia, Citizen Scientists Wade Into Troubled Waters
Early on summer mornings, while mist lingers on the river and great egrets pick their way along the shore, the Anacostia’s beauty rests easy. While the air is still cool, residents of Prince George’s County and D.C. bike, walk and row along a stretch of the Bladensburg waterfront.
UMD Increases Mental Health, Wellness Services
Expanded on-campus services for substance use treatment, a wellness ambassadors group for graduate students and peer-led workshops in living-learning communities are among the new initiatives at the University of Maryland this fall to support mental health.
In addition, the Counseling Center will i...
The power of belonging: helping students thrive at SPH and beyond
Tia Cunningham is passionate about supporting students in all the ways – how they connect, how they belong and how they grow beyond UMD into meaningful careers. As the School of Public Health’s Assistant Program Director for Student Engagement, Cunningham oversees the Student Engagement Initiative (...
Thurgood Marshall’s Former School Reimagined, With UMD’s Help
As an elementary school student at West Baltimore’s P.S. 103, young Thurgood Marshall was so rambunctious that his teachers often sent him to a quiet room in the basement, where he was instructed to read the U.S. Constitution. By the time he finished elementary school in 1921, the late U.S. Supreme ...
Alumna Regina Webb Named 2024 “Leading Woman”
School of Public Health alumna Regina Webb (B.S. ’06) has been recognized as one of Maryland The Daily Record’s Leading Women, awards that honor women 40 or younger for their significant accomplishments in community involvement and commitment to inspiring change.
20-year Review of Avian Flu in Cats Reveals Rising Danger From Latest Strain
A University of Maryland review of scientific literature suggests domestic cats can contract the rapidly evolving bird flu H5N1, potentially putting owners, veterinarians and others at risk if the virus continues to circulate unabated.
The study, available in preliminary form on MedRxiv while await...
New Use for Google Street View: IDing Deadliest Roads
Most people use Google Street View to help find their way, but University of Maryland researchers employed it as part of a new study that aimed to locate spots where your journey might abruptly end.
In a study published June 6 in the British Medical Journal of Injury Prevention, the research team a...
N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID, UMD Study Shows
Any common face mask provides significant protection against the virus that causes COVID-19, but N95 masks are most effective at slashing the amount emitted by infected people, according to a University of Maryland-led study released Wednesday.
So-called “duckbill” N95 masks scored highest in the s...
Walkability in Neighborhoods Linked to Health, Study of Siblings Shows
When one family member looks out the window at sidewalks and green space and the other sees a multilane highway and power lines, the differences may contribute to more than just sibling rivalry. A new study by University of Maryland public health researchers has shown that those neighborhood charact...
Student, Recent Alums Awarded Foreign Service Fellowships
Three Terps committed to protecting women’s health, promoting sustainability in agriculture and helping political refugees have been awarded prestigious U.S. State Department graduate fellowships to prepare for careers in the Foreign Service.
Mariama Cham ’24 and Julie Choi ’20 were among 45 recipi...