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  • Attendees of the U21 HREx Symposium around a conference table

    International Health Scholars Convene at UMD for Global Health Systems Exchange

    The UMD School of Public Health recently welcomed scholars from Ireland, Germany and the U.S. for the Spring 2025 U21HREx Symposium.

  • UMD Advances Two Student-led Impact Projects to International U21 RISE Showcase

    UMD Advances Two Student-led Impact Projects to International U21 RISE Showcase

    The University of Maryland is proud to announce two student-led projects – SEWING and The Movement Street – as its representatives for this year's Universitas21 (U21) RISE Showcase and Awards.

  • UMD students teleconference with students in Uganda

    'Design is a Universal Language'

    University of Maryland classroom joins forces with students from Uganda Martyrs University by way of a teleconferenced global charrette—a collaborative design challenge—to create architectural plans for each other’s communities and design across cultural divides.

  • Student tests water in Tanzania

    AquaSafe: ‘Doing Good’ in Tanzania

    As SPH doctoral student Ibiyinka Amokeodo listened to Tanzanian farmers’ worries about the safety of the water they use on their crops and in their homes. She had her lightbulb moment: Aquasafe. The project supports farmers by providing affordable water testing kits and education on water quality management, including how to improve crop safety and local public health through monitoring contamination in irrigation water.

  • College of Education Dean Kimberly Griffin (left) hosts Jody Olsen Ph.D. '79 for a discussion Friday about her recent memoir, “A Million Miles: My Peace Corps Journey.”  Photo by Tatiana Herrera

    Lessons From a Life of Peace Corps Service

    Jody Olsen Ph.D. ’79 reflects on her six decade career in the Peace Corps. Olsen reflects on how the Peace Corps changed the way she views the world and herself, the commonalities she discovered across vastly different cultures, and how building relationships grounded in trust and respect can change communities and save lives.

  • John Samura, Masters student in agricultural and extension education, checks out an innovative irrigation system at Cultivaid's demo farm in Dodoma, Tanzania.

    Students grasp Tanzania's food-energy-water realities

    Six Global STEWARDS Fellows to visit Tanzania, hailing from across UMD and bringing diverse expertise to the pressing and interrelated issues of food, energy and water (FEW) in a changing climate. The fellows travelled to Tanzania to engage, learn and share knowledge with local partners, farmers and researchers who are working towards sustainable solutions.


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