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Shaw Receives Distinguished Community-Engaged Research Award

Professor of Community Health Education Susan Shaw has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Distinguished Community Engagement Award for Research.

Published date Friday, May 9, 2025 Go to all news list News

Kurland Developing AI Tool for Measuring Communication Ability in People with Language Impairments

Jacquie Kurland will use a three-year, $1.06 million funding award to develop and test an AI tool that measures communication success in people with aphasia.

Published date Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Go to all news list News

SPHHS Announces 2025 Research Day Award Winners

The School of Public Health and Health Sciences held its 28th annual Research Day on April 25, 2025, in the Campus Center Auditorium.

Published date Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Go to all news list News

In the Media: News Roundup (April 25, 2025)

SPHHS researchers comment in multiple media outlets on health-related topics.

Published date Friday, April 25, 2025 Go to all news list News

Katie Potter’s Research Featured in UMass Magazine Story “Just Add Dog”

Katie Potter, director of the Behavioral Medicine Lab and associate professor of kinesiology, is profiled in the Spring 2025 issue of UMass Magazine in a story.

Published date Thursday, April 24, 2025 Go to all news list News

Illuminating the Health Effects of ‘Forever Chemicals’

UMass Amherst researchers are studying the myriad ways PFAS chemicals affect human health—and pursuing strategies to mitigate their harm.

Published date Wednesday, April 23, 2025 Go to all news list News

Arku and Group Receive Equitable Practices in Collaboration (EPiC) Award

The Holyoke Community Energy Project group that includes faculty member Raphael Arku has received the 2025 Equitable Practices in Collaboration (EPiC) award.

Published date Wednesday, April 23, 2025 Go to all news list News

Science Behind the Speed: Kinesiology Research Validates Innovative Marathon Footwear Design

Kinesiology researchers tested a prototype marathon shoe that PUMA created with computational design, and found it improved running economy by up to 3.6%. 

Published date Friday, April 18, 2025 Go to all news list News

Muscle Physiology Lab Seeking Volunteers for Study on Insulin Resistance

The Muscle Physiology Lab in the Department of Kinesiology is seeking volunteers for a research study investigating the potential causes of insulin resistance.

Published date Thursday, April 17, 2025 Go to all news list News

Zhenhua Liu Selected as Excellence in Nutrition Fellow of ASN

Professor of Nutrition Zhenhua Liu has been selected as an Excellence in Nutrition Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition (FASN).

Published date Monday, April 14, 2025 Go to all news list News

Timme-Laragy Receives Stephen B. Harris Mid-Career Scientist Award

Professor of Environmental Health Sciences Alicia Timme-Laragy received the 2025 Stephen B. Harris Mid-Career Scientist Award from the Society of Toxicology.

Published date Monday, April 7, 2025 Go to all news list News

New Study Will Examine the Impact of Hospital Price Transparency Regulations

Michal Horný will examine the impact of health care price transparency regulation through a 2-year, $300,000 grant from philanthropic foundation Arnold Ventures

Published date Thursday, March 27, 2025 Go to all news list News

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