School of Public Health at the University of Maryland
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Our Global FEWture: Cultivating Food-Energy-Water Solutions
new #Coursera for farmers, organizers, public health and agricultural scientists, environmental engineers and beyond --
Enroll in 1st module for free!
www.coursera.org/learn/our-global-fewture-cultivating-food-energy-water-solutions/
new #Coursera for farmers, organizers, public health and agricultural scientists, environmental engineers and beyond --
Enroll in 1st module for free!
www.coursera.org/learn/our-global-fewture-cultivating-food-energy-water-solutions/
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Our Global FEWture: Cultivating Food-Energy-Water Solutions
new #Coursera for farmers, organizers, public health and agricultural scientists, environmental engineers and beyond --
Enroll in 1st module for free!
www.coursera.org/learn/our-global-fewture-cultivating-food-energy-water-solutions/
new #Coursera for farmers, organizers, public health and agricultural scientists, environmental engineers and beyond --
Enroll in 1st module for free!
www.coursera.org/learn/our-global-fewture-cultivating-food-energy-water-solutions/
At UMD's conference on Eradicating Anti-Black Racism in the DMV in October SPH faculty Dr. Devlon Jackson and Dr. Francesca Weaks shared expertise on public health issues from how AI impacts underserved communities to how discrimination impacts telehealth use by Black adults.
#publichealthmatters
#publichealthmatters
November 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
At UMD's conference on Eradicating Anti-Black Racism in the DMV in October SPH faculty Dr. Devlon Jackson and Dr. Francesca Weaks shared expertise on public health issues from how AI impacts underserved communities to how discrimination impacts telehealth use by Black adults.
#publichealthmatters
#publichealthmatters
KEEN Greater DC and UMD student volunteers make a special place for local athletes w physical + behavioral disabilities.
"I get to work with the same child each weekend, so I really get to see him come out of his shell. It's so rewarding!” says volunteer Maggie Chen
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#kinesiology
"I get to work with the same child each weekend, so I really get to see him come out of his shell. It's so rewarding!” says volunteer Maggie Chen
brnw.ch/21wXzC2
#kinesiology
November 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
KEEN Greater DC and UMD student volunteers make a special place for local athletes w physical + behavioral disabilities.
"I get to work with the same child each weekend, so I really get to see him come out of his shell. It's so rewarding!” says volunteer Maggie Chen
brnw.ch/21wXzC2
#kinesiology
"I get to work with the same child each weekend, so I really get to see him come out of his shell. It's so rewarding!” says volunteer Maggie Chen
brnw.ch/21wXzC2
#kinesiology
Studies find local #cannabis dispensaries lead to drop in #opioid prescriptions
UMD researcher Dr @shelbysteuart.bsky.social co-authors papers showing patients find alternative pain relief through medical, recreational marijuana
today.umd.edu/studies-find...
UMD researcher Dr @shelbysteuart.bsky.social co-authors papers showing patients find alternative pain relief through medical, recreational marijuana
today.umd.edu/studies-find...
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Studies find local #cannabis dispensaries lead to drop in #opioid prescriptions
UMD researcher Dr @shelbysteuart.bsky.social co-authors papers showing patients find alternative pain relief through medical, recreational marijuana
today.umd.edu/studies-find...
UMD researcher Dr @shelbysteuart.bsky.social co-authors papers showing patients find alternative pain relief through medical, recreational marijuana
today.umd.edu/studies-find...
New study by SPH's Dr. Jie Chen: Adults with #alzheimer's + related #dementias are twice as likely to receive #housing assistance
"Building resilience in dementia care means including stable housing as a foundation of whole-person care," said Chen
www.ajgponline.org/article/S106...
"Building resilience in dementia care means including stable housing as a foundation of whole-person care," said Chen
www.ajgponline.org/article/S106...
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
New study by SPH's Dr. Jie Chen: Adults with #alzheimer's + related #dementias are twice as likely to receive #housing assistance
"Building resilience in dementia care means including stable housing as a foundation of whole-person care," said Chen
www.ajgponline.org/article/S106...
"Building resilience in dementia care means including stable housing as a foundation of whole-person care," said Chen
www.ajgponline.org/article/S106...
Drs. Min Qi Wang, Nate Apathy, Michelle Shardell on how diverse data sources (#Medicare claims, longitudinal surveys + EHR) can inform #agingpolicy + innovations in care coordination, risk prediction + payment design
More on UMD's new Center for SUNSHINE
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More on UMD's new Center for SUNSHINE
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November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Drs. Min Qi Wang, Nate Apathy, Michelle Shardell on how diverse data sources (#Medicare claims, longitudinal surveys + EHR) can inform #agingpolicy + innovations in care coordination, risk prediction + payment design
More on UMD's new Center for SUNSHINE
sph.umd.edu/research-imp...
More on UMD's new Center for SUNSHINE
sph.umd.edu/research-imp...
Can a proven anti-violence program also succeed online?
SPH prof Dr. Sarah Peitzmeier is testing out an online version of Flip the Script, a groundbreaking + successful program that reduces risk of sexual violence by half for college students who take it.
sph.umd.edu/news/can-pro...
SPH prof Dr. Sarah Peitzmeier is testing out an online version of Flip the Script, a groundbreaking + successful program that reduces risk of sexual violence by half for college students who take it.
sph.umd.edu/news/can-pro...
October 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Can a proven anti-violence program also succeed online?
SPH prof Dr. Sarah Peitzmeier is testing out an online version of Flip the Script, a groundbreaking + successful program that reduces risk of sexual violence by half for college students who take it.
sph.umd.edu/news/can-pro...
SPH prof Dr. Sarah Peitzmeier is testing out an online version of Flip the Script, a groundbreaking + successful program that reduces risk of sexual violence by half for college students who take it.
sph.umd.edu/news/can-pro...
*With deep sadness: Remembering Professor Emeritus Norman Epstein*
Longtime, cherished faculty Dr. Epstein of SPH Family Science Department and pioneer of #CBT in family therapy, died Oct 17th at 78 years old.
Read here about his incredible contributions to public health:
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Longtime, cherished faculty Dr. Epstein of SPH Family Science Department and pioneer of #CBT in family therapy, died Oct 17th at 78 years old.
Read here about his incredible contributions to public health:
brnw.ch/21wX2fS
October 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
*With deep sadness: Remembering Professor Emeritus Norman Epstein*
Longtime, cherished faculty Dr. Epstein of SPH Family Science Department and pioneer of #CBT in family therapy, died Oct 17th at 78 years old.
Read here about his incredible contributions to public health:
brnw.ch/21wX2fS
Longtime, cherished faculty Dr. Epstein of SPH Family Science Department and pioneer of #CBT in family therapy, died Oct 17th at 78 years old.
Read here about his incredible contributions to public health:
brnw.ch/21wX2fS
SPH water quality expert Dr. Amy Sapkota contributes to @washingtonpost.com on how to live with fewer toxic chemicals -- see 7 key tips here!
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October 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
SPH water quality expert Dr. Amy Sapkota contributes to @washingtonpost.com on how to live with fewer toxic chemicals -- see 7 key tips here!
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SPOTLIGHT: SPH student Abby Abaku, ’26, spent her summer at UMD Institute for Health Computing examining links between food deserts and #diabetes in MD residents. For Abaku, such food-related health issues are close to home--read her story here brnw.ch/21wWEuq
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October 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
SPOTLIGHT: SPH student Abby Abaku, ’26, spent her summer at UMD Institute for Health Computing examining links between food deserts and #diabetes in MD residents. For Abaku, such food-related health issues are close to home--read her story here brnw.ch/21wWEuq
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@umdrightnow.bsky.social
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@umdrightnow.bsky.social
New study by SPH's Dr. Pin Wang shows link between drought and extreme heat and intimate partner violence in 42 low, middle income countries.
"As the intensity of drought and extreme heat increases, so does the risk of violence,” said Wang.
sph.umd.edu/news/study-e...
"As the intensity of drought and extreme heat increases, so does the risk of violence,” said Wang.
sph.umd.edu/news/study-e...
October 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
New study by SPH's Dr. Pin Wang shows link between drought and extreme heat and intimate partner violence in 42 low, middle income countries.
"As the intensity of drought and extreme heat increases, so does the risk of violence,” said Wang.
sph.umd.edu/news/study-e...
"As the intensity of drought and extreme heat increases, so does the risk of violence,” said Wang.
sph.umd.edu/news/study-e...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂🎂🎂 to the Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health (GEOH) Dept. turning ONE years old!
Help them reach their funding goal of $10,000 by October 24th
GIVE TODAY! brnw.ch/21wWcjJ
#globalhealth
Help them reach their funding goal of $10,000 by October 24th
GIVE TODAY! brnw.ch/21wWcjJ
#globalhealth
September 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂🎂🎂 to the Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health (GEOH) Dept. turning ONE years old!
Help them reach their funding goal of $10,000 by October 24th
GIVE TODAY! brnw.ch/21wWcjJ
#globalhealth
Help them reach their funding goal of $10,000 by October 24th
GIVE TODAY! brnw.ch/21wWcjJ
#globalhealth
COVID is surging again this fall on campus and beyond – here are simple ways to avoid it from UMD infectious disease expert Dr @Don_Milton
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#covid @umdrightnow.bsky.social
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#covid @umdrightnow.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
COVID is surging again this fall on campus and beyond – here are simple ways to avoid it from UMD infectious disease expert Dr @Don_Milton
🦠 💉 🪟 😷
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#covid @umdrightnow.bsky.social
🦠 💉 🪟 😷
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#covid @umdrightnow.bsky.social
Bird flu can be deadly in house #cats - now a UMD study in One Health journal shows how they can survive it 🐈⬛ 🐈
“Our study shows cats can survive bird flu if they receive early care and antiviral treatment," says SPH professor @drkristenkc.bsky.social
#birdflu
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“Our study shows cats can survive bird flu if they receive early care and antiviral treatment," says SPH professor @drkristenkc.bsky.social
#birdflu
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September 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Bird flu can be deadly in house #cats - now a UMD study in One Health journal shows how they can survive it 🐈⬛ 🐈
“Our study shows cats can survive bird flu if they receive early care and antiviral treatment," says SPH professor @drkristenkc.bsky.social
#birdflu
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“Our study shows cats can survive bird flu if they receive early care and antiviral treatment," says SPH professor @drkristenkc.bsky.social
#birdflu
sph.umd.edu/news/bird-fl...
In matters of life and death, #AI brings significant pros and cons
Palliative care experts in new SPH study in @j-palliativemed.bsky.social say Artificial Intelligence models can bring increased accuracy, but should not replace human palliative care teams
sph.umd.edu/news/matters...
#AIethics
Palliative care experts in new SPH study in @j-palliativemed.bsky.social say Artificial Intelligence models can bring increased accuracy, but should not replace human palliative care teams
sph.umd.edu/news/matters...
#AIethics
September 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In matters of life and death, #AI brings significant pros and cons
Palliative care experts in new SPH study in @j-palliativemed.bsky.social say Artificial Intelligence models can bring increased accuracy, but should not replace human palliative care teams
sph.umd.edu/news/matters...
#AIethics
Palliative care experts in new SPH study in @j-palliativemed.bsky.social say Artificial Intelligence models can bring increased accuracy, but should not replace human palliative care teams
sph.umd.edu/news/matters...
#AIethics
SPH undergrads find joy, meaning in summer internship at African American Health Program in #MD
"It showed us what public health looks like out in the world,” says recent SPH grad, Bamidele Odubayo.
sph.umd.edu/news/helping...
"It showed us what public health looks like out in the world,” says recent SPH grad, Bamidele Odubayo.
sph.umd.edu/news/helping...
September 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
SPH undergrads find joy, meaning in summer internship at African American Health Program in #MD
"It showed us what public health looks like out in the world,” says recent SPH grad, Bamidele Odubayo.
sph.umd.edu/news/helping...
"It showed us what public health looks like out in the world,” says recent SPH grad, Bamidele Odubayo.
sph.umd.edu/news/helping...
Meet the 1st yr TERPS bringing talents to campus, including 2 SPH students:
a champion of the Pad Project, intl nonprofit addressing menstrual inequities + a track star who raises funds, awareness for bone cancer after losing her sister to the disease 🤲
sph.umd.edu/news/incomin...
a champion of the Pad Project, intl nonprofit addressing menstrual inequities + a track star who raises funds, awareness for bone cancer after losing her sister to the disease 🤲
sph.umd.edu/news/incomin...
September 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Meet the 1st yr TERPS bringing talents to campus, including 2 SPH students:
a champion of the Pad Project, intl nonprofit addressing menstrual inequities + a track star who raises funds, awareness for bone cancer after losing her sister to the disease 🤲
sph.umd.edu/news/incomin...
a champion of the Pad Project, intl nonprofit addressing menstrual inequities + a track star who raises funds, awareness for bone cancer after losing her sister to the disease 🤲
sph.umd.edu/news/incomin...
New $2.8M NIH grant funds HPV vaccine chatbot project with UMB
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An interdisciplinary research team, with SPH profs Cheryl Knott + Min Qi Wang, will develop a personalized, AI-driven chatbot for parents’ specific concerns and communication styles.
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An interdisciplinary research team, with SPH profs Cheryl Knott + Min Qi Wang, will develop a personalized, AI-driven chatbot for parents’ specific concerns and communication styles.
brnw.ch/21wVDLx
September 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New $2.8M NIH grant funds HPV vaccine chatbot project with UMB
🤖⚕️💉
An interdisciplinary research team, with SPH profs Cheryl Knott + Min Qi Wang, will develop a personalized, AI-driven chatbot for parents’ specific concerns and communication styles.
brnw.ch/21wVDLx
🤖⚕️💉
An interdisciplinary research team, with SPH profs Cheryl Knott + Min Qi Wang, will develop a personalized, AI-driven chatbot for parents’ specific concerns and communication styles.
brnw.ch/21wVDLx
#NIH funds first-of-its-kind center to study resilience and #aging
UMD SPH, @umaryland.edu researchers + partners to tackle critical health issues facing an aging population
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UMD SPH, @umaryland.edu researchers + partners to tackle critical health issues facing an aging population
sph.umd.edu/news/nih-fun...
September 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
#NIH funds first-of-its-kind center to study resilience and #aging
UMD SPH, @umaryland.edu researchers + partners to tackle critical health issues facing an aging population
sph.umd.edu/news/nih-fun...
UMD SPH, @umaryland.edu researchers + partners to tackle critical health issues facing an aging population
sph.umd.edu/news/nih-fun...
AI-powered early warning system to predict disease tied to extreme weather - a newly funded $1.9m project led by SPH prof Amir Sapkota in partnership with @merrillcollege.bsky.social
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#AI #climatechange #earlywarning
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#AI #climatechange #earlywarning
September 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
AI-powered early warning system to predict disease tied to extreme weather - a newly funded $1.9m project led by SPH prof Amir Sapkota in partnership with @merrillcollege.bsky.social
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#AI #climatechange #earlywarning
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#AI #climatechange #earlywarning
#NIH award funds SPH Dr Nate Apathy to study how to better integrate patient electronic health records
“It’s been a point of frustration for decades that digitized health records don’t move with you when you go from doctor to doctor." This grant will create tools to address this!
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“It’s been a point of frustration for decades that digitized health records don’t move with you when you go from doctor to doctor." This grant will create tools to address this!
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brnw.ch/21wVr8R
September 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#NIH award funds SPH Dr Nate Apathy to study how to better integrate patient electronic health records
“It’s been a point of frustration for decades that digitized health records don’t move with you when you go from doctor to doctor." This grant will create tools to address this!
🖥️
brnw.ch/21wVr8R
“It’s been a point of frustration for decades that digitized health records don’t move with you when you go from doctor to doctor." This grant will create tools to address this!
🖥️
brnw.ch/21wVr8R
“We are trying to upend the historical inequities of green space in this city and increase feelings of nature belongingness and wellbeing among youth," says SPH's Dr Jennifer Roberts on her new summer camp aiming to get high schoolers into green spaces in Buffalo, NY.
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August 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“We are trying to upend the historical inequities of green space in this city and increase feelings of nature belongingness and wellbeing among youth," says SPH's Dr Jennifer Roberts on her new summer camp aiming to get high schoolers into green spaces in Buffalo, NY.
sph.umd.edu/news/youth-l...
sph.umd.edu/news/youth-l...
“We are going in with some exposure already... So, there will be some protection, but now that will erode. If we’re not getting vaccines, or if people are hesitant to take them, we could see some increase.” SPH Dr Marie Thoma on #covid vaccine, #pregnancy @stateline.org
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August 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
“We are going in with some exposure already... So, there will be some protection, but now that will erode. If we’re not getting vaccines, or if people are hesitant to take them, we could see some increase.” SPH Dr Marie Thoma on #covid vaccine, #pregnancy @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/08/18/d...
stateline.org/2025/08/18/d...
Community through movement: For UMD transfer students, pickleball builds belonging 🎾 🤲
“Freshman orientation classes create natural bonds, but transfer students miss that. So we created an experience where the court becomes the connector,” says SPH's Dr. Andrea Liberto. #pickleball
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“Freshman orientation classes create natural bonds, but transfer students miss that. So we created an experience where the court becomes the connector,” says SPH's Dr. Andrea Liberto. #pickleball
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August 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Community through movement: For UMD transfer students, pickleball builds belonging 🎾 🤲
“Freshman orientation classes create natural bonds, but transfer students miss that. So we created an experience where the court becomes the connector,” says SPH's Dr. Andrea Liberto. #pickleball
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“Freshman orientation classes create natural bonds, but transfer students miss that. So we created an experience where the court becomes the connector,” says SPH's Dr. Andrea Liberto. #pickleball
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Coming Fall 2025!
A new *doctoral program in #biostatistics* at UMD will train students in this critical expertise area for public health, including using #AI, to analyze health trends and make evidence based decisions.
sph.umd.edu/news/new-bio...
A new *doctoral program in #biostatistics* at UMD will train students in this critical expertise area for public health, including using #AI, to analyze health trends and make evidence based decisions.
sph.umd.edu/news/new-bio...
July 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Coming Fall 2025!
A new *doctoral program in #biostatistics* at UMD will train students in this critical expertise area for public health, including using #AI, to analyze health trends and make evidence based decisions.
sph.umd.edu/news/new-bio...
A new *doctoral program in #biostatistics* at UMD will train students in this critical expertise area for public health, including using #AI, to analyze health trends and make evidence based decisions.
sph.umd.edu/news/new-bio...