Upcoming Events for Research and Administration
The School of Public Health and Health Sciences invites its faculty and staff to the next webinar in its anti-racism series. Join us in January for one of four scheduled sessions as we explore and discuss White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin J. DiAngelo.
Online
Join UMass faculty and alumni working to promote anti-racism and social justice for a virtual panel discussion.
Virtual
The School of Public Health and Health Sciences invites its faculty and staff to the next webinar in its anti-racism series. Join us in January for one of four scheduled sessions as we explore and discuss White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin J. DiAngelo.
Online
The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology welcomes Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, Associate Dean for Research and the Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition in the Department of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Public Health. Gordon-Larsen will deliver a talk titled "Obesity Epidemiology: Addressing Obesity as a Multifactorial Disease" on Friday, February 5, beginning at 10:00 AM via Zoom.
Online
The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology welcomes Katerina J. Kechris, PhD, Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the Colorado School of Public Health. Kechris will deliver a talk titled "Studying Complex Diseases Using Integrative -Omics and Network Approaches" on Friday, February 12, beginning at 10:00 AM via Zoom.
Online
The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology welcomes Yvette C. Cozier, DSc, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice at the Boston University School of Public Health. Cozier will deliver a talk titled "25 years of The Black Women’s Health Study: Lessons Learned and Future Directions" on Friday, February 19, beginning at 10:00 AM via Zoom.
Online
The School of Public Health and Health Sciences welcomes Associate Professor of Communication Disorders Mary Andrianopoulos for the next talk in its dean seminar series on February 23, 2021, from 5:00-6:00 pm. She will deliver a talk on “The Use of Vocal Biomarkers for Differential Diagnosis.”
Online
The School of Public Health and Health Sciences welcomes Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean of Research Susan Hankinson for the next talk in its dean seminar series on March 11, 2021, from 5:00-6:00 pm.
Online
The School of Public Health and Health Sciences welcomes Assistant Professor of Communication Disorders Sara Mamo for the next talk in its dean seminar series on March 23, 2021, from 5:00-6:00 pm. She will deliver a talk on “Why Age-Related Hearing Loss Matters in the Grand Scheme of Public Health.”
Online and on-campus (TBD)
The School of Public Health and Health Sciences welcomes Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs Laura Vandenberg for the next talk in its dean seminar series on April 8, 2021, from 5:00-6:00 pm.
Online and on-campus (TBD)
