Evans Receives NIH Grants Totaling $17.9 Million to Advance Research Tackling Opioid Overdose and HIV Prevention and Treatment
Elizabeth Evans has received four awards from the NIH totaling $17.9 million to advance research tackling opioid overdose and HIV prevention and treatment.
Zoe Smith Takes Home Pair of NEACSM Awards
Kinesiology doctoral student Zoe Smith received a pair of awards during the annual NEACSM Fall Conference held October 16-17, 2025, in Springfield, Mass.
Serving Vulnerable Populations through Community-Partnered Research
The UMass Amherst Foundation profiles Elizabeth Evans' community-partnered research promoting interventions to help people with substance abuse disorders.
SPHHS Graduate Students to Deliver Presentations at APHA
Over a half dozen SPHHS graduate students will present their research at the APHA annual meeting being held in Washington, D.C., from November 2-5, 2025.
Improving Breast Health by Integrating Beans into Western-Style Diets in Early Life
Zhenhua Liu has received a four-year, $630,393 USDA grant to examine whether improving early-life nutrition can help prevent breast cancer later on.
Oral Nicotine Pouches Studied as a Tool to Quit Smoking
Health policy and management researcher Jamie Hartmann-Boyce oversees Cochrane’s first evidence-based review of oral nicotine pouches.
The Agility Equation: Discovering the Math of Human Movement for Robotic and Advanced Footwear Technologies
An interdisciplinary research team, including Kinesiology's Wouter Hoogkamer, received a $490,000 NSF grant to define the mathematical components of running.
Study Examines Relationships between Mental Health, Bullying, and Social Support among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adolescents
Abigail Grimm ’24 leads a study examining the associations between bullying, social support, and mental health among transgender and gender‑diverse adolescents.
Whitcomb Elected to Lead the Society for Epidemiologic Research
Brian Whitcomb has been elected to the position of President-Elect of the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER).
In the Media: News Roundup (September 26, 2025)
SPHHS researchers comment in multiple media outlets on health-related topics.
Zhenhua Liu Named Public Interest Technology Faculty Fellow
Zhenhua Liu is among the recipients of the 2025-26 Public Interest Technology (PIT) Faculty Fellowships.