SPHHS Teams Receive 2026-27 Mutual Mentoring Team Grants
The Office of Faculty Development has announced the awarding of mutual mentoring projects in 2026-27, including three teams featuring SPHHS faculty members.
Alumna Talore Gray '17MPH Selected as 2026 Aspen Ideas Fellow
Community health education alumna Talore Gray '17 MPH has been selected as a 2026 Aspen Ideas Fellow.
In Memoriam: Jane Zapka
Community health education alumna and former lecturer Jane Zapka, '69MS, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2026.
UMass Graduate Students Bring Science Advocacy to Capitol Hill at 2026 AAAS CASE Workshop
Four UMass graduate students took their science and research expertise to Capitol Hill during the recent 2026 AAAS CASE Workshop.
Public Health Researchers Link Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder to Higher Suicide Risk
People living with premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD, face significantly elevated rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, according to a new review.
Saharra Dixon Receives Renée Fleming NeuroArts Investigator Award
Doctoral candidate Saharra Dixon is on 1 of 10 teams of artists and early career researchers named 2026 Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards recipients.
Announcing the 2026 SPHHS Scholarship Award Winners
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.
Research Centers Awarded $800K State Contract to Evaluate Youth Tobacco and Nicotine Prevention Efforts
Three UMass research centers will evaluate tobacco and nicotine prevention and cessation strategies for young people through an $800,000 award from Mass DPH.
Nicotine E-cigarettes More Successful in Helping Smokers Quit
A new analysis of existing studies co-led by Jamie Hartmann-Boyce finds that nicotine e-cigarettes consistently help adults quit smoking.
Derose Presents Progress of Food Security Intervention in the Dominican Republic
Kathryn Derose and colleagues from the ProMeSA II research study recently presented progress on this national clinical trial in the Dominican Republic.