Research

Doctoral candidate Saharra Dixon is on 1 of 10 teams of artists and early career researchers named 2026 Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards recipients.

Elena Carbone has been elected to the position of Vice President/President-Elect of the International Health Literacy Association (IHLA).

Assistant Professor of Nutrition Chaoran Ma is among the six 2026-27 Family Research Scholars selected by the UMass Center for Research on Families (CRF).

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee - including Dean Siega-Riz - reports on cardiovascular disease and pregnancy-related deaths.

Kinesiology major Marie Fandy ’26 has been named a spring 2026 UMass Amherst Rising Researcher. 

SLHS doctoral candidate Brittany Ciullo has been awarded the 2026 Council for Academic Programs in Communication Science and Disorders (CAPCSD) PhD Scholarship.

Three UMass research centers will evaluate tobacco and nicotine prevention and cessation strategies for young people through an $800,000 award from Mass DPH.

A new analysis of existing studies co-led by Jamie Hartmann-Boyce finds that nicotine e-cigarettes consistently help adults quit smoking.

A new study led by Assistant Professor of Community Health Education Krystal Kittle sheds light on the community of bi+ dementia caregivers.

Kathryn Derose and colleagues from the ProMeSA II research study recently presented  progress on this national clinical trial in the Dominican Republic.

The Department of Nutrition welcomes Christopher Stuetzle, Eleanor Shonkoff, and Elizabeth Natale from Merrimack College to the 38th Virginia A. Beal Lecture.

The Advancing Research in Hearing Healthcare Lab is seeking participants aged 40 and older who own a hearing aid.