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Nutrition major RobinAmara Heard discusses her work on the Springfield produce prescription program, part of the Food Is Medicine initiative at UMass Amherst.
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Improving quality of life and achieving health equity are not just slogans — they lie at the heart of what we do.
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Students from across all SPHHS departments tell us why they love UMass, why they chose to attend, and what their education has given them.
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New Study Demonstrates Life-saving Potential of Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Jails
Providing medication for opioid addiction in correctional facilities improves treatment engagement, reduces overdose deaths and risk of reincarceration.
Dean Anna Maria Siega-Riz Named a 2025 Beacons for the Common Good Honoree by the Massachusetts Health Council
Dean Anna Maria Siega-Riz has been named by the Massachusetts Health Council as one of its 2025 Beacons for the Common Good Award Honorees.
Debold Receives $2 Million ‘Outstanding Researcher’ Award From NIH
Ned Debold has received an NIH grant to advance his research on how myosin molecules work together to drive different processes within cells.
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The UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences has been accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) Board of Councilors for a full seven-year term, extending to December 31, 2029.