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“The opportunities at UMass are so vast.”
Hellen Muma, a master's student in epidemiology, shares the story of her public health journey so far.
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“Many of the students who collaborate with me on research have an interest in the opioid epidemic because they personally have been affected in some way. Their compassion leads them to want to develop better policies to help people with addiction.”
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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.
Why UMass? SPHHS graduate students tell us
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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Alkema Among "Most Highly Cited" Researchers for 2024
Leontine Alkema is among the 6 UMass Amherst researchers who have been recognized as among the world’s most highly cited researchers in 2024.
New Research Promises an Unprecedented Look at How Psychosocial Stress Affects Military Service Members’ Heart Health
Daniel López-Cevallos awarded $1 million grant from Defense Department to analyze data from the Millennium Cohort Study.
Report Summarizes Findings from a Decade of Unprecedented Gambling Research
Researchers have released a comprehensive, 194-page report assessing their decade-long examination of the impacts of casino gambling in Massachusetts.
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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.