2026 Virginia A. Beal Lecture to Highlight Virtual Assistant Created for Food Insecure Populations
The Department of Nutrition welcomes Christopher Stuetzle, Eleanor Shonkoff, and Elizabeth Natale from Merrimack College to the 38th Virginia A. Beal Lecture.
Engaging in Health Policy Decision Making
Seven SPHHS graduate students attended the Annual Student Forum, hosted by the Mass. Health Policy Forum, gaining insights into health policy decision making.
UMass Amherst and Tufts Collaboration Expands Food Is Medicine Program to North Shore
UMass Amherst researchers are part of a new collaboration with Tufts University to expand the Food Is Medicine program on Massachusetts' North Shore.
Nutrition Major Gabrielle Benkenstein Named Fall 2025 Scholar-Athlete
Nutrition major Gabrielle Benkenstein has been named a Fall 2025 Scholar-Athlete by UMass Athletics.
Wemhoener Recognized as Fellow by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Heather Wemhoener, online program director and lecturer in the Department of Nutrition, has been named a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
UMass Amherst Leads Two Food Drives Amid Growing Food Insecurity Concerns
Students, faculty and staff rally to collect food donations at locations across campus and UMass Downtown.
SPHHS Faculty Named 2025-26 ADVANCE Faculty Fellows
Faculty members Elizabeth Evans, Chaoran Ma, Sarah Roelker, and Jasleen Singh have been selected to the 2025-2026 cohort of ADVANCE Faculty Fellows.
Alumna Sharon Bonsu ’23, ’24MS Receives Pair of Nutrition Awards
Nutrition alumna Sharon Bonsu '23, '24M, was recently selected for a pair of prestigious nutrition awards.
SPHHS Graduate Students to Deliver Presentations at APHA
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.
Improving Breast Health by Integrating Beans into Western-Style Diets in Early Life
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.