Biostatistics and Epidemiology news

Leontine Alkema, Michal Horny, Joshua Liddy, and Krishna Poudel are among the UMass Amherst researchers awarded Faculty Research/Healey Endowment Grants.

Epidemiologist Cassandra Spracklen is combining epidemiological, genetic, and bioinformatic knowledge to understand the drivers of diabetes.

The Office of the Provost has announced that Katherine Reeves has been named senior vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate School.

Biostatistics alumna Annette Maria (Bucher) Bachand '97PhD, '92MS, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away on June 20, 2026, at the age of 58.

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

The Office of Faculty Development has announced the awarding of mutual mentoring projects in 2026-27, including three teams featuring SPHHS faculty members.

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.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee - including Dean Siega-Riz - reports on cardiovascular disease and pregnancy-related deaths.

The SPHHS honored a group of almost 60 undergraduate and graduate students during its annual Awards Celebration held on March 28, 2026, in the SPHHS Hub.

Jill Hoover, Lisa Troy, and Sofija Zagarins have been selected by the Center for Teaching and Learning to the 2026-27 cohort of TIDE Ambassadors.