Despite recent progress in U.S. COVID-19 vaccination, some populations, including the LGBTQ+ community, are lagging in vaccination rates. Vaccine confidence and access, often decreased in these communities because of systemic marginalization, are both important to protecting health equity. As Dr.

On July 1, 2021, Craig Fryer, associate professor, became interim chair of the

Adults who were better informed during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been less stressed and better able to manage the uncertainties and changes, but more knowledge may not have had the same impact on children. 

Youths experiencing homelessness (YEH) become pregnant at five times the general population rate, according to a recently published review led by Dr. Elizabeth Aparicio, assistant professor of behavioral and community health. 

Taylor Palmer is passionate about community engagement, social justice and combating racial injustice. A senior Behavioral and Community Health major in the School of Public Health, Palmer’s impressive resume includes being in the honors program, serving as an undergraduate teaching assistant, and membership in Eta Sigma Gamma (National Health Education Honorary), Phi Sigma Pi (National Honor Fraternity) and Phi Alpha Epsilon.

A new study from the UMD School of Public Health examines the experiences of sub-Saharan African children from Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Tanzania during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The University of Maryland will be holding its campuswide Spring 2021 Commencement in person on Friday, May 21, 2021. In order to accommodate all graduates while practicing safe physical distancing, the ceremonies will be held at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium. The School of Public Health's designated ceremony time is at 4 p.m. 

On Wednesday, May 12, faculty, staff and SPH leaders convened for the virtual spring assembly where faculty and staff were honored for their outstanding service and commitment to the school.

View the PowerPoint slides from the 2021 SPH Spring Assembly.

The School of Public Health held its annual Dean’s Recognition Ceremony on April 30. The virtual event served to showcase and honor members of the school’s community with the Distinguished Terrapin Award and the inaugural Early Career Award. 

Last week, the University of Maryland School of Public Health virtually inducted 23 members into the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health. Inductees included students, faculty, alumni and this year's honorary inductee, Dr. Carlton Green, the director of diversity training and education in the University of Maryland Office of Diversity and Inclusion.