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A UMD study out in JAMA Network Open this fall is the first to show that drought and extreme heat are linked to more violence in intimate relationships.  

This week the Maryland Commission on Public Health published its final report, sharing recommendations

Jill Whitall and Jane Clark never do anything halfway. From Whitall’s earliest days as a graduate student and Clark’s start as a rising faculty member, they poured themselves fully into the University of Maryland. Each step built on the last: teaching led to leadership, leadership to advocacy, and advocacy to philanthropy.

You may have noticed more people around you with a runny nose, chills or coughing. These can be the telltale symptoms of COVID-19, the highly infectious disease that is making a come-back this fall, now with a new strain in the mix. 

On Tuesday the Heinz Family Foundation named University of Maryland School of Public Health Professor Sacoby M. Wilson, Ph.D., one of two recipients of the prestigious 30th Heinz Award for the Environment.

COLLEGE PARK, Md - Bird flu hits cats particularly hard. Just last week an infected cat was euthanized in California after eating raw pet food.