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In This IssueSchool NewsDean's Welcome Faculty News In the Spotlight: Barry Braun Student News Student Profile: Eden Ketema Alumni NewsAlumni Profile: Suzanne Ducharme
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Dean's Welcome
As we continue to build the SPHHS community we hope you will share your news with us so that we can share it with others. Some news may be difficult to share. We were tremendously saddened by the passing of Pauline Hollister, the Assistant to the Dean, who meant so much to the School in so many ways. Other news may be a pleasure to share. We are excited to note advancements in the careers of several alumni, and we congratulate them all. All news keeps us connected and builds community. Finally, one of my goals for the coming year is to continue to build the SPHHS community. As part of this effort we are planning a D.C. Alumni Networking Night and an SPHHS Homecoming Celebration (highlighted below). We hope you will join us and take the opportunity to reconnect with SPHHS faculty, friends and colleagues. Fall Alumni EventsPlease mark your calendars for the School of Public Health and Health Sciences' fall alumni events.
The SPHHS also hosts a special D.C. Alumni Networking Night in Washington, D.C. on November 1, 2011. Our Networking Night will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 pm in the Blue Bar at the Henley Park Hotel, just minutes away from the Washington Convention Center. Meet Dean Marjorie Aelion and SPHHS faculty, and network and socialize while you reconnect with colleagues and area alumni who share your special bonds to SPHHS and UMass. Click here to register now! If you would like more information on either event, or if you would like to be part of the Homecoming Celebration Planning Committee, please contact Patrick Freeman at pfreeman@schoolph.umass.edu or by phone at 413-545-4340. Kinesiology Celebrates Partnership with CYBEX
[ Continued ] Military Personnel Find Flexibility, Value in Online Program
[ Continued ] Residents Urged to Dry Flooded Homes Quickly to Avoid Health Problems
[ Continued ] SPHHS Commemorates National Public Health Week
[ Continued ] In Memoriam: Pauline Hollister (1956 - 2011)
"There are very few people like Pauline in this world," said Dean Marjorie Aelion. "She was selfless, and always thinking of others before herself. Her spirit and joie de vivre were unstoppable and present in all she did. She will be greatly missed by all of us." Associate Dean Dan Gerber added, "Whenever I walked into Pauline's office I knew that not only was I going to be helped but there was a joy, a light, a smile coming from Pauline that would make my day a little bit better. And the best part was I knew everyone that walked into her office was going to feel the same as I did. The countless number of students that sought her help to navigate UMass administration, some in serious crisis, always found help and a friend in our Pauline." She leaves her husband of 34 years, George L. Hollister; a daughter, Cindy Ann Hollister of Springfield; her mother, a sister, a brother, two nieces, her mother-in-law, and several cousins.
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In the Spotlight: Barry Braun
Research by Barry Braun, associate professor of kinesiology at UMass Amherst, reveals that exercise is a medicine that can be prescribed just as any other in the fight against some of society’s most pernicious health challenges. [ Continued ] Conferences & AppearancesUmberger presents research in Europe. Honors & AwardsLandesman selected as a candidate for President-Elect of the American Public Health Association. Grant NewsFreyman awarded NIH grant to research spatial hearing in complex sound fields. PublicationsBertone-Johnson, colleagues show Vitamin D in foods may reduce risk of depression in older women.
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Student Profile: Eden Ketema
[ Continued ] SPHHS Students Help Launch the HCOP Summer Scholars Program
[ Continued ] Around the SchoolSafdar named president of the Pakistan Nutrition and Dietetic Society.
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Alumni Profile: Suzanne Ducharme
[ Continued ] Alumni News BriefsEpidemiology alumna Susan Vaughn Grooters appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods.
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ALUMNI NEWS
What a pleasure it is to provide some news of students, faculty, staff and alumni of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences from the spring and summer of 2011. This last year has seen tremendous growth in all areas of the SPHHS, including increased research success, increased faculty, staff and student numbers, and increased success with securing support from our alumni and friends, which in turn has allowed us to provide additional opportunities to students. We anticipate growth will continue in all these areas based on the momentum we have achieved in the last few years, and the enthusiasm and increased efforts of all the committed individuals involved. 
On November 5, 2011, the School of Public Health and Health Sciences invites you back to campus for its annual SPHHS Homecoming Celebration. Reconnect with former classmates, visit with faculty and staff, and share your SPHHS and UMass pride! The Homecoming Celebration will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon in the Fine Arts Center on the UMass Amherst campus. The event will include an alumni reunion and networking breakfast followed by a presentation of the Corinne A. Johnson Memorial Scholarships and the SPHHS Distinguished Alumni Awards. 
The Department of Kinesiology and Cybex International, Inc., formed a new research and education partnership this spring. As part of the agreement, CYBEX provided $120,000 worth of state-of-the-art equipment for use in the department’s Body Shop Fitness Center, located in the Totman Building. This equipment includes 10 new cardio and 12 new resistance training machines, and Body Shop users have had great things to say about this new equipment. 
Military personnel have come to discover that the advantages provided by a fully online distance learning program can be an essential means to continue their education even while deployed or on active duty. As a result, a growing number of military men and women have chosen the UMass online MPH program.
As Northeast residents begin to clean up after recent torrential rains, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences Christine Rogers is urging people to throw open their windows and doors and remove wet household items as quickly as possible to avoid one of the worst effects of warm-weather flooding: Mold.
The School of Public Health and Health Sciences hosted a week's worth of events in honor of National Public Health Week this past April. The events highlighted the school's message of education, research, outreach and practice.
Pauline Hollister, the Assistant to the Dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences since 2007, passed away on March 20, 2011 after a battle with a long illness. Prior to taking her position with the SPHHS, she worked in the Department of Computer Sciences for nine years.
Barry Braun seeks an exercise prescription to fight diabetes and other metabolic disorders.
Eden Ketema is a senior majoring in Public Health Sciences. She is one of the inaugural recipients of the Corinne A. Johnson Memorial Scholarship, which was first awarded by the School of Public Health and Health Sciences in 2010.
This summer, students in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences helped launch the University of Massachusetts Amherst Health Career Opportunity Program (HCOP) Summer Scholars Program. Natasha Rossi, an MPH candidate in Community Health Education, served as the Program Coordinator, and Jenna O'Neil, an undergraduate Public Health Sciences major, acted as the Program Assistant. 
Suzanne Ducharme is a 1992 undergraduate alumna of the Communication Disorders program at UMass Amherst. She also holds an MS degree from Emerson College, CCC-SLP certification, and is the owner of South Shore Speech Pathology Partners.
Would you like to have your profile appear in an upcoming alumni newsletter? Do you have news you want to share with your fellow alumni? Whether you’re telling us about advancements in your research or in your workplace, informing us about upcoming events, gatherings and fundraisers, or just sharing good news about new family members, we would love to hear from you! We will use stories for our website, newsletters, and other SPHHS publications. 
Join the SPHHS, students, and organizations in the public health and health science fields at the 3rd Annual SPHHS Internship and Workforce Development Fair on October 21, 2011. The event will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom on the UMass Amherst campus. It is free of charge and open to the public and graduate and undergraduate students alike. For more information or to participate, please contact Risa Silverman at 