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%.
Airín Martínez Receives Outstanding Teacher Award for 2024-25
Airín Martínez, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, has been named the winner of the school’s 2024-2025 College Outstanding Teacher Award.
Rachel Wacks Named Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher for 2024-25
Rachel Wacks, a doctoral candidate in epidemiology, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024-2025 SPHHS Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher Award.
Kinesiology's Ann-Marie Sylvia Named Doctoral Hooding Ceremony Student Speaker
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.
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.
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.
Public Health Sciences Major Danish Humayun Receives Gerald F. Scanlon Student Employee of the Year Award
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.
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.
SPHHS Teams Receive Mutual Mentoring Team Grants
The Office of Faculty Development has announced the awarding of mutual mentoring grant projects in 2025-26, including teams featuring SPHHS faculty members.
Dean’s Message – April 2025
Dean Siega-Riz provides her monthly newsletter message for April 2025.
In the Media: News Roundup (April 25, 2025)
SPHHS researchers comment in multiple media outlets on health-related topics.