In the Media: News Roundup (April 26, 2024)

Research

SPHHS researchers including Rachel Volberg (Biostatistics and Epidemiology), Amanda Paluch, Katie Potter and doctoral student Colleen Chase (Kinesiology), and members of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences comment in multiple news stories on problem gambling; physical activity and health; and career opportunities in speech-language pathology and audiology.

Updated April 26, 2024:

OneHolyoke CDC To Host Career Fair On April 24 At Kelly School - Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (BusinessWest, 4/18/24)

In Ippei Mizuhara’s text messages, problem gamblers see a familiar obsession - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (The Athletic, 4/17/24)

University of Massachusetts Study Finds No Increase in Problem Gambling Following State Casino Rollout - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Odds Trader, 4/14/24)

Poll indicates young people aren’t betting on sports as much as feared - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (GBH, 4/9/24)

Walking 6,000+ steps daily may lower risk for older adults - Amanda Paluch, Kinesiology (Pakistan Observer, 4/9/24)

UMass researcher presents study on gambling trends after state’s first legal casino opened in 2015 - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (WAMC Northeast Public Radio, 4/5/24)

Study: Problem gambling has stayed steady in Mass. — but awareness of help went down - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (NEPM, 4/4/24)

Study Reveals Massachusetts Casinos Fail to Fuel Problem Gambling Surge - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Gambling News, 4/4/24)

Casinos have not spurred explosion in problem gambling, UMass study says, but there are buts - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (MassLive, 4/3/24)

Massachusetts population survey shows no increase in problem gambling following introduction of casinos - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Medical Xpress, 4/3/24)

Sports betting has taken off in Kentucky, but counselors for people with a gambling disorder remain in short supply in the state - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (The Lexington Times, 4/2/24)

Dog-walking programs for kids could promote exercise and weight loss - Katie Potter and Colleen Chase, Kinesiology (The Jerusalem Post, 4/2/24)

The serious side of kid and canine play - Katie Potter and Colleen Chase, Kinesiology (Phys.org, 3/27/24)

The serious side of kid and canine play - Katie Potter and Colleen Chase, Kinesiology (Science Daily, 3/27/24)

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