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Amherst, MA
Joined January 2014
Public health major Samantha Beaulieu interviews alumna Mary Diaz Santana '18PhD in our latest alumni profile story. Mary discusses her work at the @NIEHS, where she leads a research group focusing on breast cancer risk prediction among Hispanic women.
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A new study examines insurance transitions before & after pregnancy. “Switching insurance plans disrupts the continuity of care even for those who remain insured during the perinatal period,” says lead author Chanup Jeung.
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Congratulations to Nutrition doctoral student Ruthfirst Ayande, the recipient of not one, but TWO recent awards recognizing her academic and clinical excellence!
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Check out this great feature on Gloria DiFulvio's "The Epidemic of Loneliness" course - the public health storytelling project that tackles community, wellness, connection, and perspective by pairing UMass Amherst students with older adults.
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Another great research review by @UmassKin doctoral student @JonazMoreno! Give it a read!
. @JonazMoreno reports on Krishnan & co's recent @RSocPublishing #Interface paper where they developed a method that allows them to extract wingbeat patterns from free flying birds in the wild carrying a motion sensor
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Congratulations to doctoral students Madeline Tompach and Marjorie Marin! They recently claimed top prizes at the annual meeting of the Northeast Chapter of the Society of Toxicology.
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Congratulations to @umasskin Professor Emerita Patty Freedson! She was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award during the @actigraph Digital Data Summit 2022 in recognition of her "immeasurable contributions to the field of actigraphy."
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Dean Siega-Riz reflects on the things for which she is grateful in her November message.
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Professor of Environmental Health Sciences Laura Vandenberg is among the 12 UMass Amherst researchers who have been recognized as among the world’s most highly cited researchers in 2022.
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Congratulations to Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology Susan E. Hankinson! She's been named No. 28 in s 2022 ranking of Top 1000 Female Scientists in the World.
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RT @BMC_series: 📣Announcing #BMCPublicHealth's new Collection on #Racism as a Public Health Crisis. Guest Edited by Dr Helen-Maria Lekas @N…
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Congratulations to Lisa Chasan-Taber, who has received continued NIH funding to support this important line of research.
@UMassSPHHS epidemiologist Lisa Chasan-Taber has received a $2.1M @NIH grant to support ongoing research that aims to understand how physical and mental health during pregnancy can help predict cardiovascular and mental health disorders in middle age.
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RT @UMassCHC: We're excited to see @UMassAmherst students representing our university at @MassURC next spring! @Research_UMass @CNS_UMass @…
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RT @APTRupdate: Register Now: Accelerating the Teaching of Climate Justice will feature 2 climate justice teaching tools from @MSMEDU & @UM…
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We're 2 weeks away from our special Boston Alumni Night! Join Dean Siega-Riz & SPHHS faculty and staff on Nov. 7 at the UMass Club. See old friends and make new connections while taking in the UMass Club’s exceptional city skyline views. Register here >>
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