SPHHS researchers, including Nicholas Reich and Rachel Volberg (Biostatistics and Epidemiology), Laura Vandenberg (Environmental Health Sciences), Elizabeth Evans (Health Promotion and Policy), Wouter Hoogkamer and John Sirard (Kinesiology), and public health sciences student Caroline Williams, comment in multiple news stories about the potential impact and spread of the coronavirus and response to the pandemic; problem gambling; the Biden administration EPA; opioid use; the health benefits of pet ownernship; and the need to make menstrual products available in schools.
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June 11, 2021
Professor of Kinesiology Richard van Emmerik has been named Chair of the Department. He takes over for Professor Jane Kent, who has stepped down to conduct research under the Samuel F. Conti Faculty Fellowship.
June 3, 2021
Researchers in the Muscle Biology Laboratory are seeking older adults for a study of the effects of different exercise programs on skeletal muscle function.
June 3, 2021
The UMass Muscle Physiology Lab is seeking volunteers to participate in a study that examines the cause of muscle fatigue in older adults and determines its impact on mobility.
May 25, 2021
Eight students from the School of Public Health and Health Sciences recently won UMass Amherst Alumni Association scholarship awards for 2021. The awards were distributed based on outstanding academic achievements, leadership, and community service.
May 25, 2021
The School of Public Health and Health Sciences honored its 2021 scholarship recipients during an outdoor awards ceremony on April 30, 2021. The event was held under a tent outside the Totman Building with full COVID-19 protocols in effect. Student award recipients were recognized for outstanding achievements in the classroom, in research, and through service to the community.
May 24, 2021
SPHHS researchers, including Nicholas Reich and Rachel Volberg (Biostatistics and Epidemiology), Stuart Chipkin and Kate Lyden (Kinesiology), and Raphael Arku (Environmental Health Sciences) comment in multiple news stories about the potential impact and spread of the coronavirus and response to the pandemic; problem gambling; gender diversity; physical intervention studies; and air pollution.
May 21, 2021
The Center for Research on Families (CRF) at UMass Amherst has selected four SPHHS doctoral students for its 2021 awards and programs. Susan Park and Monika Roy have received Dissertation Awards; Jennifer Carroll has received a CRF Summer Methodology Scholarship; and Sam Zeff has been selected to join the 2021-22 cohort of the Graduate Student Grant Writing Program.
May 14, 2021
Over the course of May 13 and 14, 2021, the University of Massachusetts Amherst conferred over 2000 advanced degrees and 6,400 undergraduate degrees to the Class of 2021, including nearly 650 SPHHS graduating seniors and over 150 graduate students.
April 25, 2021
A group of doctoral students in the Department of Kinesiology has formed the UMass Amherst Student Chapter of the American Society of Biomechanics. The student-driven organization intends to increase collaboration and engagement of undergraduate and graduate students who work on projects and ideas related to biomechanics.
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