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Dean’s Message – October 2026
Dean Siega-Riz provides her monthly newsletter message for October 2026.
Siega-Riz Receives UNC-Chapel Hill Distinguished Alumni Award
Dean Anna Maria Siega-Riz was recognized with a Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on October 12, 2026.
Efosa Guobadia ’07, ’24MBA, Receives UMass Revolutionary Spirit Award
Kinesiology alumnus Efosa Guobadia ’07, ’24MBA, received the UMass Amherst Revolutionary Spirit Award during its 2026 UMass Alumni Honors event on Oct. 8, 2026.
The Honorable William P. Hadley ’80 Receives the Nancy J. Vajcovec Excellence in Service Award
The Honorable William P. Hadley '80 - who worked extensively with Professor Elizabeth Evans - was honored during the 2026 UMass Alumni Honors event on Oct. 8th.
Dean's Message - September 2026
Dean Siega-Riz provides her monthly newsletter message for September 2026.
In Memoriam: Richard Wood (1950-2026)
Former nutrition faculty member and department chair Richard Wood passed away on May 14, 2026, following a long illness.
Dean’s Message – August 2026
Dean Siega-Riz provides her monthly newsletter message for August 2026.
Cordeiro Receives 2026 Public Service Endowment Grant
Lorraine Cordeiro has been awarded a Public Service Endowment Grant to support a project with the Hitchcock Center for the Environment in Amherst, Mass.
In Memoriam: Annette Maria (Bucher) Bachand '97PhD, '92MS
Biostatistics alumna Annette Maria (Bucher) Bachand '97PhD, '92MS, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away on June 20, 2026, at the age of 58.
Dean’s Message – June 2026
Dean Siega-Riz provides her monthly newsletter message for June 2026.
SPHHS Teams Receive 2026-27 Mutual Mentoring Team Grants
The Office of Faculty Development has announced the awarding of mutual mentoring projects in 2026-27, including three teams featuring SPHHS faculty members.
In Memoriam: Jane Zapka
Community health education alumna and former lecturer Jane Zapka, '69MS, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2026.