Nutrition news

Nutrition major Gabrielle Benkenstein has been named a Fall 2025 Scholar-Athlete by UMass Athletics. 

Heather Wemhoener, online program director and lecturer in the Department of Nutrition, has been named a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Students, faculty and staff rally to collect food donations at locations across campus and UMass Downtown.

Faculty members Elizabeth Evans, Chaoran Ma, Sarah Roelker, and Jasleen Singh have been selected to the 2025-2026 cohort of ADVANCE Faculty Fellows.

Nutrition alumna Sharon Bonsu '23, '24M, was recently selected for a pair of prestigious nutrition awards.

Over a half dozen SPHHS graduate students will present their research at the APHA annual meeting being held in Washington, D.C., from November 2-5, 2025.

Zhenhua Liu has received a four-year, $630,393 USDA grant to examine whether improving early-life nutrition can help prevent breast cancer later on.

Zhenhua Liu is among the recipients of the 2025-26 Public Interest Technology (PIT) Faculty Fellowships.

Four SPHHS students used an opportunity with HHMI along with their UMass education to aid studies meant to improve lives in the community and beyond.

Dean Anna Maria Siega-Riz has been named by the Massachusetts Health Council as one of its 2025 Beacons for the Common Good Award Honorees.