Fwd: UMass Amherst SPHHS October eNews

[Margot Malachowski]

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The SPHHS E-Newsletter - October 2020     Dean's Message This month has been filled with many face-time activities, including our Dean’s Forum during UMass Homecoming and the UMass Foundation Board meeting, in which I participated as a panelist to discuss our school’s involvement in the COVID response. Read more     Answering the Call in a Time of Pandemic     VIDEO: Dean's Forum During Homecoming week, Dean Siega-Riz held a virtual forum featuring the faculty, staff, and students who have been leading the coronavirus pandemic response efforts on campus, in the commonwealth, and across the nation. Watch the forum     Celebrating Faculty Excellence     Bertone-Johnson Presents Distinguished Faculty Lecture Professor of Epidemiology and Health Promotion and Policy Chair Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson presented "Why the Menstrual Cycle Matters," the first talk in the 2020-21 UMass Amherst Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series. Read more     Newsmakers     Stress and Sexual Orientation Disparities in Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Epidemiologist Nicole VanKim has received a four-year, $600,000 NIH grant to investigate physiologic stress and sexual orientation disparities in risk for Type 2 diabetes among women. Read more   Researchers Identify Sperm Biomarker Associated with Pregnancy Success An interdisciplinary research team including Richard Pilsner and Brian Whitcomb has identified a biomarker in sperm mitochondrial DNA that may predict male reproductive health and pregnancy success. Read more   SEIGMA Researchers Present Impact Reports The Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts (SEIGMA) research team led by Rachel Volberg has released key findings from their ongoing study on the impacts of the opening of the MGM Springfield casino. Read more     In the Spotlight     de Oliveira, Helfer Recognized for Faculty Development Efforts Angela de Oliveira and Karen Helfer were among the faculty members recognized for their contributions to faculty development programs while serving as Chancellor’s Leadership Fellows. Read more     Focus on Health Equity     VIDEO: Achieving Health Equity: Upward Bound to Success This summer, the SPHHS launched its Summer Health Equity Fellowship program, pairing high school students enrolled in the Upward Bound program with SPHHS faculty mentors. Watch the video   Nov. 13: For Faculty and Staff: Introduction to Cultural Humility The SPHHS invites faculty and staff to the next webinar in its special seminar series featuring a workshop with the Women of Color Health Equity Collective. Read more   Nov. 18: What Can Public Health Practice Learn About Reproductive Justice? Join us as we welcome activist Loretta Ross for the last of her three conversations in our Health Equity webinar series. Read more     Student Achievements     Alli Wins New Researcher Award Environmental Health Sciences doctoral student Abosede Sarah Alli was named one of the winners of the 2020 New Researcher Abstract Award by the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. Read more   Radio Program Addresses Indigenous People and Health Health Promotion and Policy doctoral student Anna Mullany recently hosted a radio program with several first-year students in commemoration of Indigenous People’s Day. Read more     Alumni in the News     Remley ’15MPH Named CDC Director Public Health Practice alumna Karen Remley, MD, ’15MPH has been named the Director for the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more   Valentine ’17MPH Authors The Art of Breaking Through Public Health Practice alumna Louise Valentine ’17MPH is the author of The Art of Breaking Through, a new self-help book that outlines a simple, five-step approach to taking on life's most difficult moments. Read more   Feldman '13MPH Featured in CNU Athletics Video Community Health Education alumnus Danny Feldman '13MPH is featured in a new video series produced by Christopher Newport University Athletics. Read more     In the Media     • The Washington Post: How to Keep Kids Active as the Weather Cools and the Pandemic Rolls On (Sofiya Alhassan, Kinesiology)   • NPR: What's Coming This Winter? Here's How Many More Could Die In The Pandemic (Nicholas Reich, Biostatistics and Epidemiology)   • WAMC Radio: No Increase In Problem Gambling Seen After MGM Springfield Casino Opens (Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology)   • The Conversation: Exposure to Man-Made Chemicals Influences Genes Controlling Aging, Immune System and Metabolism (Alexander Suvorov, Environmental Health Sciences)   • Men's Health: Do Face Masks Protect You Against Air Pollution? Here's What an Environmental Scientist Says (Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences)   • The New Yorker: What Will Cold-and-Flu Season Mean for the Coronavirus Pandemic? (Nicholas Reich, Biostatistics and Epidemiology)     Participants Needed     • Young Adult Women Needed for Breast Health Study     In Pictures     UMass National Student Speech Language Hearing Association exec board members Julia, Lindsay, Katie, Bridget, Holly, and Meghan wear their masks to protect others and stop the spread. It's an easy way to show you care!   Why do you wear a mask? Take a selfie and let us know!   Be sure to tag us @umasssphhs and use the hashtags #umasssphhs and #IWearMyMaskBecause. And don't forget to follow us on Instagram and Facebook.     UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences 715 N. Pleasant Street Amherst, MA 01003

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