The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has selected a School of Public Health and Health Sciences (SPHHS) research team to perform a comprehensive, multi-year $3.64 million research project,...
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Apr 30 2013Lisa Chasan-Taber, Professor of Epidemiology, is currently being featured as the UMass Amherst "Spotlight Scholar." She's hailed as an international expert shedding light on physical activity and... -
Apr 24 2013The School of Public Health and Health Sciences is pleased to announce the results of the faculty-juried poster competition from the 16th Annual Research Day held on April 2, 2013. Posters are... -
Apr 16 2013A panel discussion on “The Engaged Campus: Giving Back to the Commonwealth and Beyond” will be presented Friday, April 26, from 3-4:30 p.m. in W-32 Machmer Hall as part of this year’s Founders Week... -
Mar 22 2013The School of Public Health and Health Sciences (SPHHS) has planned a week’s worth of events from April 1-7, 2013, in honor of National Public Health Week. The theme of this year's week-long... -
Mar 18 2013Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, was recently awarded a two-year, $390,000 R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute... -
Feb 26 2013Women who reported eating a diet rich in iron were 30 to 40 percent less likely to develop pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) than women who consumed lower amounts, in a study reported this week by...
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Dec 31 2012Susan Hankinson, Professor of Epidemiology, was recently featured as the UMass Amherst "Spotlight Scholar." Her breast cancer research landed her a prestigious spot as a Susan G. Komen for the...
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Dec 31 2012Lisa Chasan-Taber, Professor of Epidemiology, received a five-year, $2.56 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases to...