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Nutrition major RobinAmara Heard discusses her work on the Springfield produce prescription program, part of the Food Is Medicine initiative at UMass Amherst.
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Improving quality of life and achieving health equity are not just slogans — they lie at the heart of what we do.
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Students from across all SPHHS departments tell us why they love UMass, why they chose to attend, and what their education has given them.
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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.
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.
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).
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The UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences has been accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) Board of Councilors for a full seven-year term, extending to December 31, 2029.