Funded by a $3 million Institutional Grant from the University of Maryland Grand Challenges Program, the international and interdisciplinary Global FEWture Alliance will focus on alleviating food, energy and water insecurity, protecting environmental and global public health and bolstering community resilience in a changing climate.
Faculty and staff work year-round to educate students and the community about the water and sanitation crisis and develop solutions using technology and community-based research. Here are some ongoing projects focused on water safety and security and an upcoming event that brings together global leaders from indigenous communities working on river protection.
During the University of Maryland’s annual 24-hour fundraising event, alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents and friends raised an impressive $177,644 for School of Public Health research initiatives, scholarships, educational programs and public health practice activities.
Meet Lucy Hess ’24 and Sophia Lama ’25, kinesiology students and two of the executive board members for Terp Thon - a student-run organization that supports patients and families fighting pediatric illness and injury at Children’s National Hospital, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in Washington D.C.
From finding treatments for leukemia to developing a vaccine for polio, research using mice has led to some of the biggest medical breakthroughs in history, but recent studies show the rodents aren’t always an effective stand-in for humans or their diseases. A study published this month in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides a guide to help researchers decide which animal model is best to use for specific studies of diseases.
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.
The Terrapin Club recently named Michelle Jamin '16, Elise Nguyen '17, '18 and Dominique Waddell '15 to its 30 Under 30 Class of 2023. The honor recognizes the SPH graduates' impact in their communities and careers while supporting the university and embodying Maryland Pride.
A new study shows Maryland and Delaware women increasingly view abortion as safe and acceptable—an attitude that correlates with their knowing someone who has undergone the procedure.
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 bolstering community resilience in a changing climate.
Horowitz, a research professor with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health, is a leading advocate and researcher in dental public health and health literacy efforts.
