In the Media: News Roundup (October 24, 2025)

Research

SPHHS researchers Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson and Rachel Volberg (Biostatistics and Epidemiology), Sasha Adkins and Richard Peltier (Environmental Health Sciences), Jamie Hartmann-Boyce (Health Promotion and Policy), and Wouter Hoogkamer and Amanda Paluch (Kinesiology) comment on student engagement at phone-free schools; problem gambling; microplastics and food; toxic emissions; the best ways to quit vaping; optimizing running speed; and optimal number of steps per day.

Updated October 24, 2025:

What Are Microplastics — and How Do They Get Into the Food We Eat? - Sasha Adkins, Environmental Health Sciences (Food & Wine, 10/24/25)

In Laredo, families grapple with air pollution as efforts to reduce toxic emissions stall - Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences (The Fulcrum, 10/24/25)

How Many Steps Do You Need in a Day? A New Study Has a Surprisingly Low Answer - Amanda Paluch, Kinesiology (Time, 10/21/2025)

How Many Steps Should I Take a Day? (Hint: It's Not 10,000) - Amanda Paluch, Kinesiology (The Skimm, 10/21/2025)

How Quick 'Exercise Snacks' May Help Boost Fitness and Muscular Endurance - Amanda Paluch, Kinesiology (Health, 10/21/2025)

The best ways for young people to quit vaping - Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Health Promotion and Policy (WCPT 820 Radio [Chicago], 10/21/25)

New local data finds increasing student engagement at phone-free schools - Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Athol Daily News, 10/20/25)

New local data finds increasing student engagement at phone-free schools - Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Greenfield Recorder, 10/16/25)

Breast cancer, dizziness, headaches: El Paso residents ask if a warehouse’s toxic emissions are to blame - Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences (Grist, 10/6/25)

Are ‘Super Spikes’ Powering America’s Running Resurgence? - Wouter Hoogkamer, Kinesiology (The Wall Street Journal, 10/1/25)

Sports Betting Apps Have a Powerful New Tool to Keep Users Gambling - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (The New York Times, 9/30/25)

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