Fwd: UMass Amherst SPHHS June eNews

[Margot Malachowski]

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From: Patrick Freeman <pfre...@schoolph.umass.edu>
Date: Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 11:15 AM
Subject: UMass Amherst SPHHS June eNews
To: Patrick Freeman <pfre...@schoolph.umass.edu>

Coronavirus response efforts, canabis use data, exercise and pregnancy loss, faculty and alumni in the news, and much more in the June eNews.

The SPHHS E-Newsletter - June 2020     Dean's Message What a tumultuous month. While we celebrated the end of the school year and the beginning of summer, our world continues to be plagued with the coronavirus and its ensuing ramifications of economic hardship, stress, and social unrest. Read more     Responding to COVID-19     Reich Lab Issues Weekly Projections from COVID-19 Forecast Hub Nicholas Reich has been releasing the COVID-19 Forecast Hub's updated projections, four weeks out, for number of COVID-19 deaths nationally and by state. Read more   Webinar Provides Guide for Telepractice Delivery of Services Mary Andrianopoulos and Colleen Gargan PhD '20 presented a webinar for speech-language practitioners transitioning to remote delivery in response to the ongoing pandemic. Read more     Navigating COVID-19 Reopening Pathways     Navigating COVID-19 Reopening Pathways — a new summer course taught by assistant professor of epidemiology Andrew Lover and designed for alumni and working professionals — will present a unique opportunity for community, business, and public health leaders to come together and develop best practice guides for reopening businesses, schools, and other organizations amidst this ongoing pandemic.   Learn more     In the Media: Coronavirus Response Roundup     • Boston Globe: UMass Model Predicts 8,389 Total Deaths in 4 Weeks (Nicholas Reich, Biostatistics and Epidemiology) • Teen Vogue: Teen DACA Activists Want to Carry on Legacy of Uncles Who Died From COVID-19 (Airín Martínez, Health Promotion and Policy) • New York Times: When 511 Epidemiologists Expect to Fly, Hug, and Do 18 Other Everyday Activities Again (Katherine Reeves, Biostatistics and Epidemiology) • The Conversation: Coronavirus Deaths in San Francisco vs. New York: What Causes Such Big Differences in Cities’ Tolls? (Laura Balzer and Brian Whitcomb, Biostatistics and Epidemiology) • WAMC Northeast Public Radio: UMass Amherst Researcher Looks at Face Mask Sterilization (Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences) • MetroWest Daily News: Health Directors Need Critical Numbers to Know If Community Spread of Coronavirus Is Decreasing (Andrew Lover, Biostatistics and Epidemiology) • Boston Globe: Questions Mount Over Mask Decontamination Machine Once Hailed as a Game-Changer (Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences)     Faculty Excellence     Kent Named UMass Spotlight Scholar Jane Kent, professor and chair of the kinesiology department, has been recognized for her 20+ years of research on mobility and aging. Read more     As Seen in UMass Magazine     Fleet Feet The spring magazine profiles over three decades' worth of biomechanics research on footwear by members of the kinesiology department, including Wouter Hoogkamer, Katherine Boyer, and Professor Emeritus Joseph Hamill. Read it in UMass Magazine.   A Virus Changes Everything Andrew Lover, Nicholas Reich, Thomas McAndrew, and Richard Peltier are among the UMass scientists whose coronavirus response efforts are featured. Read it in UMass Magazine.   Jackpot for Gambling Research The Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts (SEIGMA) study team's latest award from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission is profiled in the spring issue. Read it in UMass Magazine.     Newsmakers     High-Strain Exercise Linked to Very Early Pregnancy Loss In women with a history of miscarriage, higher levels of physical activity were associated with a greater risk of very early pregnancy loss, report doctoral student Lindsey Russo and associate professor Brian Whitcomb. Read more   Gaps in Data on Marijuana Use Limit Public Health Response Better data on marijuana use in the U.S. is needed to support critical public health research, according to a review conducted by Kimberley Geissler and Jennifer Whitehill. Read more     In the Spotlight     VanKim Team Receives Institute of Diversity Sciences Seed Grant A team led by Nicole VanKim (epidemiology) and Mark Pachucki (sociology) is one of three research groups to receive seed grants from the Institute of Diversity Sciences. Read more   Nutrition Alumna, Doctoral Student Lead NIH Careers Panel Sharmin Hossain PhD ‘18 moderated a panel on public health careers that included doctoral student Ruthfirst Ayande as part of the 13th Annual NIH Career Symposium. Read more   Timme-Laragy Lab Members Receive Toxicology Awards Doctoral students Archit Rastogi and Monika Roy claimed top prizes at the Society of Toxicology’s (SOT) annual meeting held virtually this past spring. Read more   Radio Program Discusses Epidemiology 101 and the Pandemic Health promotion and policy doctoral student Anna Mullany hosted her brother, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Medicine, on her radio program for an extended special on Epidemiology 101. Read more     Alumni in the News   Martinez-Gonzalez MS ’87 Named ACHE Fellow Health policy and management alumna Liduvina Martinez-Gonzalez MS ’87 has been named a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), the nation’s leading professional society for healthcare leaders. Read more   Amado Among "Inspiring Black Scientists in America" Kinesiology alumnus Avelino Amado '10 PhD '19 appears among the "100 More Inspiring Black Scientists in America" list published by CrossTalk. Read more   Luttrell and McConaha Named 40 Under Forty Alumni Andrea Luttrell '08 (nutrition) and Andrew McConaha '08 (kinesiology) are among those named in BusinessWest's 40 Under Forty Class of 2020. Read more     In Memoriam     Alumna Susan Fera Assmann MS ‘95 (1956-2020) Biostatistics alumna Susan Fera Assmann MS ’95 passed away on May 30 following a long battle with cancer. Read more   We Want to Hear Your Stories     The ongoing public health crisis caused by the coronavirus has made abundantly clear the importance of our public health and health sciences workforce. In these unprecedented times, we all find inspiration in the work being conducted by our health care workers. Many of our alumni are among those individuals working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic — and we want to hear your stories.   Tell us your news using this online form or by emailing us directly at sphhs...@umass.edu.   In Pictures     Meet Dorothy — a recent public health sciences graduate who tells us why she loves UMass in this "UMass Amherst Student Stories" series from the UMass Amherst Office of Admissions. Watch the video here.   Are you following us on Instagram and Facebook? Have a photo of your own that you'd like to share? Tag us @umasssphhs or use the hashtag #umasssphhs.     UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences 715 N. 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