Student life

Thirteen graduating seniors representing the four SPHHS undergraduate majors are featured in the 2025 Senior Spotlight Series.

Ann-Marie Sylvia, who will graduate with a doctorate in kinesiology, has been selected as the student speaker for the UMass Amherst Doctoral Hooding Ceremony.

Public Health Sciences major Danish Humayun is among the 10 UMass students named winners of the 2025 Gerald F. Scanlon Student Employees of the Year Award.

They went from UMass to the major leagues. Even after a World Series where their teams went head-to-head, Erica Casto and Gillian Weir remain friends. 

Monique Baxley, Autumn Reynolds, and Elena Schell are among the student employees named winners of the 2024 Gerald F. Scanlon Student Employee of Year Award.

Nutrition students Josh Negrin and Vy Phan are among the graduating seniors who were asked to share their stories as part of the university's Senior Series.

The SPHHS announced the appointment of Torin Moore as its new Assistant Dean for Student Affairs beginning November 1, 2023.

Four graduating seniors — Gabrielle Dieu, Hellen Muma, Clare Sheedy, and Maíra Lima Silva — are featured in the 2023 UMass Amherst Senior Series.

Samantha Bozorgzadeh and Shanazi Jackson, both Nutrition majors, are among the 10 UMass student employees who received the 2023 Gerald F. Scanlon award.

Nutrition major Shanazi Jackson ’23 is among the first-generation students profiled in the Spring 2023 issue of UMass Magazine.