Research

Researchers seek sexual and/or gender minority people experiencing peri/menopause to participate in the Queering Menopause Project.

Kinesiology doctoral student Zoe Smith earned first prize in the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) President’s Cup competition.

Kinesiology graduate student Elena Schell received an honorable mention from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships Program.

The Department of Kinesiology celebrated its 60th anniversary with a conference and celebration on June 14-16, 2026. 

In its third year, the Healthcare Culinary Conference, held June 8-10, 2026, blended seamlessly with UMass Dining’s acclaimed Chef Culinary Conference.

Nutrition doctoral student Judy Kim has been selected to receive the 2026 American Society for Nutrition’s (ASN) George Bray Obesity Research Student Award. 

Alicia Timme-Laragy, along with a team of student researchers working in her lab, traveled this spring to the Society of Toxicology’s 65th annual meeting.

Chaoran Ma has been named the recipient of the 2026 Korean Nutrition Society Award by the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the ASN Foundation.

Dean Anna Maria Siega-Riz has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN).

Public health sciences major Nylla Henriquez placed second in the CLACLS Undergraduate Research Award Poster Competition.

People living with premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD, face significantly elevated rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, according to a new review.

The findings of a new study, co-authored by Cassandra Spracklen and Chi “Josh” Zhao, show that lifestyle plays a larger role than genetics in disease risk.