In the Media: News Roundup (June 23, 2023)
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SPHHS researchers including Lisa Chasan-Taber, Chi Hyun Lee, and Rachel Volberg (Biostatistics and Epidemiology), Edward Calabrese, Richard Peltier, and Laura Vandenberg (Environmental Health Sciences), Amanda Paluch (Kinesiology), and SPHHS graduate students Emily Conners and Neha Rahalkar (Biostatistics and Epidemiology) and undergraduate students James DiSilvio, Catherine Grella, Kyle O'Connor, and Amanda Lookner (Public Health Sciences) comment in multiple news stories on prenatal physical activity; breast cancer prediction; problem gambling; radiation policy; wildfire smoke; environmental contaminants; physical activity measurement; barriers to Amherst residents' health; and menstruation equity.
Updated June 23, 2023:
Dioxin Exposure Linked to Thyroid Dysfunction - Laura Vandenberg, Environmental Health Sciences (MedPage Today, 6/21/23)
Developing novel statistical approaches to better predict breast cancer progression and survival - Chi Hyun Lee, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (News Medical Life Sciences, 6/16/23)
Amherst study ID’s barriers to residents’ health - graduate students Emily Conners and Neha Rahalkar, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, and undergraduate students James DiSilvio, Catherine Grella, and Kyle O'Connor, Public Health Sciences (Daily Hampshire Gazette, 6/19/23)
R.I. fears missing out on sports betting revenue. Is it prepared to address problem gambling? - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Providence Business News, 6/13/23)
Forget 10,000 steps. 7 surprising tips for step counters. - Amanda Paluch, Kinesiology (The Washington Post, 6/12/23)
The state always wins when it comes to gambling, critics say - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (GBH, 6/9/23)
UMass Amherst public health researcher updates and validates the 'Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire' - Lisa Chasan-Taber, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (News Medical Life Sciences, 6/8/23)
UMass Amherst Epidemiologist Validates Gold Standard Prenatal Activity Tool - Lisa Chasan-Taber, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Mirage News, 6/8/23)
Back on the Air - Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences (Up in the Air blog, 6/8/23)
Domb pushes for menstruation equity at legislative hearing - Amanda Lookner, Public Health Sciences major (Daily Hampshire Gazette, 6/6/23)
Emails Reveal: Bureaucrats censor radiation risk science fraud by cancelling whistleblowers; Huge implications for nuclear power and more - Edward Calabrese, Environmental Health Sciences (JunkScience.com, 6/2/23)
A race to keep up – or to the bottom? Lottery bets big on $50 scratch ticket, online games. - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (CommonWealth Magazine, 6/1/23)