The School of Public Health and Health Sciences addresses complex health issues by integrating
traditional core areas of public health with related health science disciplines. The School fosters a
unique environment in which transdisciplinary research collaborations can flourish. It features award-winning faculty, numerous opportunities for community-based student internships, and outreach
programs and partnerships that promote health and the quality of life in diverse populations. The School
offers a wide range of on and off-campus academic programs, including the highly-rated online MPH
in Public Health Practice program that allows students from around the globe to earn a Master’s Degree
in Public Health, a new fully online MPH in Nutrition, and the Worcester Campus MPH Program located
at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
The Center for Research and Education in Women's Health (CREWH) is currently accepting applications for CREWH Faculty Research Scholars for 2012-2013. For more information, visit the CREWH website. The application deadline is Friday, February 10, 2012.
The SPHHS is now taking nominations for the SPHHS 2011-2012 College Outstanding Teacher Award. If there is a teacher who you feel deserves to be recognized, please take the time to fill out the Nomination Form and submit itby noon on Friday, February 10th.
Priscilla Clarkson, Professor of Kinesiology and Dean of the Commonwealth Honors College, comments on a study that shows massage can help sore muscles recover from hard exercise. Clarkson, who studies post-exercise muscle soreness, says the new study didn’t look at whether massage reduced pain. Read more...
Alayne Ronnenberg, Associate Professor of Nutrition, comments on "The Vitamin D Dilemma" in "Refresh: A whole health blog" published on the Supermarket News website. She contributes several different factors to the worldwide problem of Vitamin D deficiency. Read more...