Amanda Paluch Works With American Heart Association

Amanda Paluch, assistant professor of kinesiology and current Family Research Scholar, is the lead author of a newly issued update to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association regarding resistance exercise training and cardiovascular disease. The statement appeared online in December ahead of print in the Jan. 16 issue of the journal Circulation.

Testing Mosquitoes Age Can Reduce Vector-Borne Diseases

Lili He, professor of food science and former Family Research Scholar 2022-2023, was asked if the molecular spectroscopy technique she specializes in could be used to figure out the age of mosquitoes. She learned that only older mosquitoes infected with pathogens can pass on infectious diseases like the West Nile, Zika and Chikungunya viruses, dengue fever and malaria, when they bite humans and livestock.

Funding to Support Undergraduate Research

The Center for Research on Families will award $1,000 to six UMass Amherst undergraduate students, currently in their junior or senior year whose honors thesis, research project or capstone project aligns with family research.

CRF GusNip Program

University of Massachusetts Amherst faculty and students are part of three federally funded community partnerships in Western Massachusetts aimed at alleviating food insecurity and encouraging healthy eating by expanding access to fresh fruits and vegetables.