UMD team finds E. coli, MRSA contaminating Potomac River after one America's largest sewage spills. Researchers continue to test water and call for investment to address strains on aging sewer infrastructure Find out more here: brnw.ch/21wZHl0 #MRSA #PotomacRiver #sewage #waterquality

How flu spreads -- Read @thebaltimorebanner.com on Dr. @donmilton.bsky.social's efforts to understand how flu spreads naturally between humans, which could be "critical to devising far more specific and effective means of preventing miserable and often dangerous infections." 🦠 #flu bit.ly/4qg53ve

Social media is not social -- Dr. Dina Borzekowski in @baltimoresun.bsky.social: "Now driving our eyeballs to the screen are very smart media companies, whose long-term business goal is to know us better, cultivate our desires, and feed us links encouraging us to buy more stuff.” bit.ly/4c7yyfg

In @baltimoresun.bsky.social SPH Dean Boris Lushniak + @aspph.bsky.social Tim Leshan: "a balkanized approach to #publichealth is accelerating a dangerous divide between communities: those that can protect their health and those that cannot." Read more here www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/28/p...

UMD Water Emergency Team were out on the snow this week taking more water samples from the Potomac river. Dr. Rachel Goldstein told @wusa9.com.web.brid.gy initial results from samples taken a week ago are "alarming," raising serious public health concerns. WATCH here www.wusa9.com/article/news...

Read Dr. @sarahpeitzmeier.bsky.social in this invited commentary on the extent of violence trans people face, as evidenced in a rigorous research review: "The rapidly growing literature only adds to the weight of evidence that transgender people deserve more protections against violence, not fewer."

As millions of gallons of sewage spill into Montgomery County, SPH's Dr. Rachel Goldstein shares the public health implications w #NBCWashington Goldstein leads UMD's Water Emergency Team, a community-driven rapid response to sewer overflows and backups. www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/l...

STUDY: Risk of maternal death during pregnancy greatly exceeds risk of death from abortion Commonly cited data on the mortality risk of pregnancy when compared to abortion in the U.S. is a vast undercount, says UMD study in JAMA Network Open. Find out more here: sph.umd.edu/news/study-r...

Study: How can we stop the spread of flu? 😷 “Our data suggests coughing is a major factor as well as air movement and ventilation." Researcher @donmilton.bsky.social says masking is still the best defense when up close with others in enclosed spaces this #fluseason Read more here brnw.ch/21wYVz2

📣 What you need to know about ACA subsidies: “It affects everyone” SPH Drs Francesca Weaks and Mika Hamer say the impact will be broad and will likely see everyone’s health care costs rising. Learn morehow it could affect you: sph.umd.edu/news/what-yo... #ACAsubsidies #healthinsurance #ACA

This study shows that "water quality cannot be separated from broader environmental and public health systems." -- SPH's Dr. Leena Malayil talks to International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health about her #water quality study in #Nepal www.mdpi.com/journal/ijer... #waterquality

FALL '25 Research Roundup -- find the latest research, grants and awards from SPH Faculty! 📣 📣 📣 brnw.ch/21wYrDL

SPOTLIGHT: Taha Nasir A 2025 online Masters of Health Administration grad, Nasir now oversees 70 employees, 26 providers, 1,200 monthly patients and a $16m budget, leading oncology services at GW Medical Faculty Associates. Read about this remarkable student here: sph.umd.edu/news/spotlig...

@donmilton.bsky.social shares expertise with @newsweek.com on #fluseason and masks: "Masks, especially when worn by people who have an infection as well as those who don't, work well. They suppress transmission. The tighter fitting the better." More from Milton here: brnw.ch/21wYnCn

Experts: Ending Affordable Care Act subsidies affects everyone's healthcare WATCH SPH Professors Mika Hamer and Francesca Weaks share their expertise on WJLA-TV brnw.ch/21wYnBo #ACA #healthinsurancesubsidies

Global Perspectives on Mental Health and Healing from Gender-Based Violence: Lessons from India 🇮🇳 🌏 Course dates July 2 - 16, 2026 APPLY by February 17 2026 myea.umd.edu/index.cfm #globalhealth #mentalhealth #studyabroad #india #MarylandGlobal

Meet Susan Topping one of SPH extraordinary online masters students -- she works on nutrition and health at Capital Area Food Bank and wanted "a deeper understanding of the field of public health." Read her story here! sph.umd.edu/news/spotlig... #onlineMPH #behavioralhealth #onlinemasters

Making #cannabis use safer in Maryland -- Read about how SPH online student Micaiah Wheeler, together with the health department and local barbers, is overcoming stigma to share tools, educate on cannabis safety in this MD community. brnw.ch/21wYdsX #cannabissafety

SPH prof @donmilton.bsky.social in @newsweek.com on ways to prevent spread of flu in classrooms this winter: "In the absence of mechanical ventilation at adequate levels, portable air cleaners (filters) can help. Another option is to use germicidal ultraviolet." www.newsweek.com/scientists-w...

NEW STUDY by SPH researchers: #Incarceration, #Arrests Casts Long Shadow Over Health Going to prison or even just getting arrested negatively affects a person’s health long after the experience, worsening age-related health problems such as chronic pain, sleep quality and memory. brnw.ch/21wYbxV

Dr. Amy Morgan's Be Well class builds mental health resilience -- students gain lifelong coping skills in a popular class that might see its final cohort this spring Find out more here: sph.umd.edu/news #familyscience #mentalhealth

What can one phone call do? For SPH professor Kerry Tripp, it launched a partnership that has now connected hundreds of students, across two continents, reshaping how faculty think about international collaboration. Read more: marylandglobal.umd.edu/about/news/c... #globalhealth #globalclassroom

🌍 🇬🇭 Ella Sanvee, MPH ‘26, wins #CEESP fellowship to study breast cancer in Ghana Sanvee spent the summer at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital KATH in Kumasi Ghana: “It’s always been a passion of mine to make healthcare more accessible." Read her story here: brnw.ch/21wY1d2

#NIA awardee, Dr. Jie Chen of @publichealthumd.bsky.social , finds that improving health requires building community resilience. In US counties with lower community resilience, there's association with greater odds of cognitive disability, depression, and morbidity. #geronsky

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/

UMD's Water Emergency Team finds dangerous bacteria in homes plagued by sewage backups in #Maryland SPH prof Dr Rachel Goldstein + Dr Marccus Hendricks from UMD engineering show links between failing infrastructure and health problems today.umd.edu/umd-study-fi... #wateremergency #waterquality

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

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

Thanks for the reminder, @dmgreene.bsky.social. Terps, I've got a challenge for you. From now until #GivingTuesday, I will match every signature with one dollar donated to the @univofmaryland.bsky.social. @mboudreaux.bsky.social claims he'll match me. @publichealthumd.bsky.social, what about you?

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...

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...

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...

25+ states allow pharmacists to prescribe #contraception but a new study led by SPH's Maria Steenland finds prescriptions from pharmacists in fact make up a fraction of overall contraceptive prescriptions. See their suggestions to improve access here brnw.ch/21wXgEM @healthaffairs.bsky.social

We can fix the goofy way we pay for vision care in the US 👓 SPH prof Michel Boudreaux's research informs this @voxdotcom.bsky.social piece on insurance for eye care! 👁️👁️ brnw.ch/21wXgiO

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...

*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

SPH water quality expert Dr. Amy Sapkota contributes to @washingtonpost.com on how to live with fewer toxic chemicals -- see 7 key tips here! lnkd.in/gEz4J3Yw

Spotlight on #AI and #PublicHealth 🔦🔦🔦 SPH Faculty and Students Employ AI Across Disciplines to Fight Disease, Provide Crucial Health Information brnw.ch/21wWIyY

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 ⚕️ @umdrightnow.bsky.social

Thanks to SPH prof Dr. Nate Apathy for lending his health policy expertise and data to PG County Council as it explores ways to relieve shortage of primary care doctors @wtopnews.bsky.social #PGCounty wtop.com/prince-georg...

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...

Proud of the incredible work of these UMD professors leading health care innovations for the #publicgood 👏👏👏 Congrats to SPH profs Cheryl Knott and @donmilton.bsky.social for their leadership in community-led research and airborne virus transmission respectively brnw.ch/21wWkm6

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

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 🦠 💉 🪟 😷 brnw.ch/21wW3Dk #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 sph.umd.edu/news/bird-fl...

Congratulations to Dr. Sacoby Wilson! 🏆🏆🏆

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

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...

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...

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