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In the Media: News Roundup (February 24, 2023)

February 24, 2023 Research

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SPHHS researchers including Susan Hankinson, Nicholas Reich, and Rachel Volberg (Biostatistics and Epidemiology), alumna Amanda Bernhard, '17MA, and faculty members Kelly Richardson and Lisa Sommers (Communication Disorders), Richard Peltier (Environmental Health Sciences), and Sofiya Alhassan, Wouter Hoogkamer, and Amanda Paluch (Kinesiology) comment in multiple news stories on cancer research; COVID-19; sports betting; voice treatment for Parkinson's; environmental contaminants; diversity in higher education; running shoe design; and steps per day for optimal health.

Updated February 24, 2023:

Getting Answers: air quality concerns following Ohio train derailment - Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences (Western Mass News, 2/20/23)

On the Move: Sofiya Alhassan - Sofiya Alhassan, Kinesiology (Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 2/14/23)

$4M to help UMass Amherst researcher discover why chronic stress & heart disease are linked - Susan Hankinson, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (WWLP-TV, 2/13/23)

After a train derailment, Ohio residents are living the plot of a movie they helped make - Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences (CNN, 2/13/23)

Are ‘super shoes’ worth the money? It depends on your running skill. - Wouter Hoogkamer, Kinesiology (The Washington Post, 2/8/23) 

What the end of the COVID-19 emergency means for free vaccines, health data and more - Nicholas Reich, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (CBS News, 2/8/23)

Healing Harmonies Singing Group - Amanda Bernhard, '17MA, Kelly Richardson, and Lisa Sommers, Communication Disorders (Baystate Health's The Innovator magazine, Winter 2022/2023)

500 more steps than last week! - Amanda Paluch, Kinesiology (Tekdeeps.com, 2/1/23)

Step Up! Here's How to Start a Healthy Walking Habit - Amanda Paluch, Kinesiology (Brigham and Women's Health News, 1/30/23)

Fans place their first bets as legal sports betting goes live in Mass. - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (WBUR [Boston], 1/31/23) 

Sports betting kicks off Tuesday at Plainridge - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (The Sun Chronicle [Attleboro], 1/30/23)

Step Up! Here's How to Start a Healthy Walking Habit - Amanda Paluch, Kinesiology (US News & World Report, 1/30/23)

Not Just COVID: 4 Other Ways Face Masks Can Help Your Health - Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences (AARP, 1/30/23)

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