Jane Clark Appointed New Dean of the School of Public Health

Long-time kinesiology Professor Jane Clark will serve as the new dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Health for a two-year term beginning July 1.

Clark will succeed founding Dean Robert Gold, and will be charged with leading the school into a new collaboration with the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore and in building on the school's programs focused on professional workforce development, health equity, health promotion and disease prevention.

Parenting and Racial Identity in the Context of the Trayvon Martin Killing

Dr. Mia Smith Bynum, a clinical psychologist and associate professor of family science, studies how black parents talk with their kids about coping with racial discrimination. After Trayvon Martin was killed in Sanford, Florida, Dr. Smith Bynum gave an interview to share her expertise and thoughts related to the impact of the racism that black boys and men face in American society, and how black parents and other parents of color can help to instill a positive racial or ethnic identity in their children.

Join the Health Equity Movement

The Maryland Center for Health Equity, a university-wide research initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health, is leading efforts to eliminate health disparities through research, education, and service. "Join the Health Equity Movement" is a new video produced by TerpVision to showcase the center's commitment to advancing a better state of health by eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities.

Spring 2012 Commencement

The SPH graduation ceremony will take place on Monday, May 21st, 2012 at 4:00pm in the Cole Student Activities Building. Information on commencement will be sent out to graduating students in early April. Visit our Spring Commencement 2012 page for more information and to see the answers to frequently asked questions.