News Events for Fall 2007 & Spring 2008
Michael Begay participates in a panel that will examine women and politics on, April 16, 2008
Annual Alumni Gathering at the American Public Health Association Meeting, November 5, 2007
Maria Idali Torres honored with President's Public Service Award
Gloria DiFulvio and other prevention experts share successes at national conference
Joe Hamill appointed distinguished research professor in Singapore
William Bartosch awarded grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Elaine Puleo co-authors study of w unsafe neighborhoods and physical activity.
SPHHS Receives CEPH Accreditation for 7 Year Term
Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor, Charlena M. Seymour receives highest honor from ASHA
Lisa Wexler Awarded NSF Arctic Social Science Pilot Grant
Baran Elected to National Accrediting Body
Patty Freedson Receives $2.1 Million NIH Grant
Kinesiology Students Receive Awards at the 2007 New England American College of Sports Medicine Conference
Public Health Faculty Present at 135th APHA Annual Meeting
Dr. Jane Kent-Braun named as Active member of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Dr. Paula Stamps is one of eight co-investigators for a project on 'Ethics Education in Science
and Engineering."
Lisa Wexler named Family Research Scholar
David Nyachuba Discusses Current Challenges to Food Safety.
SPHHS Faculty Receive Mellon Mutual Mentoring Grants
Cohen Appointed Interim Dean of SPHHS.
Lisa Chasan-Taber appointed Acting Associate Dean.
Mokhtar Atallah Appointed Nutrition Department Acting Head.
Michael Begay Appointed Public Health Department Chair
Gerber Promoted to the Rank of Senior Lecturer
2007 UMass Amherst Faculty Convocation on Friday, September 21st- Patty Freedson honored
Joe Hamill honored by University of Edinburgh
van Emmerik awarded $474,269 grant to support research related to multiple sclerosis