In the Media: News Roundup (October 27, 2023)

Research

SPHHS researchers including Laura Vandenberg (Environmental Health Sciences), Alane Celeste-Villalvir, Kathryn Derose, and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce (Health Promotion and Policy), and Dean Anna Maria Siega-Riz (Nutrition) comment in multiple news stories on environmental contaminants; gender differences in HIV stigma in the Dominican Republic; smoking cessation; and healthy eating as we age.

Updated October 27, 2023:

How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations - Laura Vandenberg, Environmental Health Sciences (NPR, 10/17/23)

UMass Amherst study finds gender differences in HIV stigma in the Dominican Republic - Alane Celeste-Villalvir and Kathryn Derose, Health Promotion and Policy (ScienMag, 10/10/23)

UMass Amherst Reveals Gender Bias in Dominican HIV Stigma - Alane Celeste-Villalvir and Kathryn Derose, Health Promotion and Policy (Mirage News, 10/11/23)

How Do My Calorie Needs Change as I Age? - Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences (The New York Times, 10/10/23)

Study explores gender differences in HIV-related stigma and social support in the Dominican Republic - Alane Celeste-Villalvir and Kathryn Derose, Health Promotion and Policy (Medical Xpress, 10/5/23)

Each chapter of Material Health: Design Frontiers interrogates a material of everyday production - Laura Vandenberg, Environmental Health Sciences (The Architect’s Newspaper, 10/5/23)

There’s a Pill That Helps People Quit Smoking. Why Isn’t It Sold in the U.S.? - Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Health Promotion and Policy (Slate, 10/2/23)

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