In a recent article appearing in The Guardian, Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences Richard Peltier says smoke from the large wildfires in the western U.S. can have adverse effects on health, even hundreds of miles away from the fire
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August 13, 2018
Research Associate Professor of Epidemiology Rachel Volberg, who serves as the principal investigator on the Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts (SEIGMA) research study, was recently quoted in a Worcester Business Journal article exploring the challenges Central Mass tourism will face when two new casinos open in Massachusetts.
August 7, 2018
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics Laura Balzer is the lead statistician on a cluster randomized trial designed to prevent and treat HIV and other health conditions in East African communities. In a trial with over 350,000 adults and children in rural Kenya and Uganda, the Sustainable East Africa Research in Community Health (SEARCH) study resulted in 21 percent fewer HIV deaths, reduced tuberculosis by 59%, and improved control of hypertension by 26%.
August 2, 2018
Individuals are needed for a study of speech perception in aging being conducted by researchers in the Aging and Speech Perception Lab in the department of communication disorders.
July 27, 2018
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management Jennifer M. Whitehill is interviewed about a study she conducted for the state Department of Public Health on statewide marijuana use and possible health consequences in the period of time after recreational use of marijuana was legalized but before it becomes commercially available.
July 26, 2018
The summer 2018 issue of the UMass Magazine leads with a wonderful feature story on the School of Public Health and Health Sciences' Department of Environmental Health Sciences (check your mailboxes, or read it online right here). The article, “Interwoven,” examines the interconnectedness that drives the field of environmental health sciences, and illustrates this interconnectedness with examples of research of some Environmental Health Sciences' faculty.
July 26, 2018
Adults 55 years and older are needed for a hearing study of how aging affects speech understanding in noisy backgrounds.
July 26, 2018
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences Laura Vandenberg was recently quoted in the New York Times and WRAL about a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics that is urging families to limit the use of plastic food containers, cut down on processed meat during pregnancy, and eat more whole fruits and vegetables rather than processed food.
July 26, 2018
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management Kimberley Geissler examines the role organizational affiliations play in physician referrals in a study appearing in a recent issue of Medical Care Research and Review.
July 25, 2018
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management Kimberley Geissler recently presented research findings on the formation and performance of health care teams at the 7th conference of the American Society of Health Economics (ASHEcon) held June 10-13, 2018, in Atlanta.
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