Research Shows Significant Cardiovascular Benefits at 6,000 Daily Walking Steps
The evidence-based health benefits of walking continue to accumulate, according to ongoing research by Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Amanda Paluch.
Dean’s Message – January 2023
Welcome to 2023! With the start of the new year, I am both saddened and happy to announce several key changes in the school.
In Memoriam: Nicola Mare Usher
Nicola Mare Usher, a former academic advisor in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences from 2016-2019, passed away on January 14, 2023.
Phuntsog Receives NIH Diversity Supplement Award
Health promotion and policy doctoral student Thupten Dolma Phuntsog has been awarded a 4-year, $313,538 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
National Academies Committee, Chaired by Dean Siega-Riz, Releases Updated Report on Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy
A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s committee led by Dean Siega-Riz has published its report Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy.
In the Media: News Roundup (January 27, 2023)
SPHHS researchers comment in multiple media outlets on health-related topics.
Mamo to Examine Communication Challenges and Barriers to Hearing Care for Older Bilingual Latinx Adults
Sara Mamo has received a 3-year, $584,000 NIH grant to examine communication challenges and barriers to hearing care faced by older, bilingual Latinx adults.
ASPPH COVID-19 Storytelling Project: How the SPHHS and Academic Public Health Made an Impact
The ASPPH launched the ASPPH COVID-19 Storytelling Project: How Schools and Programs Made an Impact During the Pandemic to detail the work of its members.
Alumna Anim Aweh ’11 to Offer Mental Health Services through the Metaverse
Alumna Anim Aweh '11 recently announced that Aweh Support, which offers a range of mental health and wellness services, will be available through the metaverse.
Researchers Awarded Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds Grant to Support Older Bhutanese Adults
Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar and Krishna Poudel have received a $199,651 grant to implement a healthy aging intervention for older Bhutanese adults.
Research Finds More Adults with Schizophrenia Have Health Insurance Post-Obamacare
The national uninsurance rate for adults under age 65 with schizophrenia decreased by 50% after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014.
