Fwd: UMass Amherst SPHHS November eNews

[Margot Malachowski]

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From: Patrick Freeman <pfre...@schoolph.umass.edu>
Date: Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 11:02 AM
Subject: UMass Amherst SPHHS November eNews
To: Patrick Freeman <pfre...@schoolph.umass.edu>

Inadequacies of postpartum care, sensitivity of genes to chemical exposures, HIV prevention, and more in the SPHHS November eNews.

The SPHHS E-Newsletter November 2020     Dean's Message Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. It is a time for family and rejuvenation; a time for expressing gratitude and giving thanks; and a time to enjoy the nourishment of delicious food in the company of those we love. Read more     Newsmakers     Examining Failures in Postpartum Care Most women receive fewer than half the services recommended during their comprehensive postpartum medical checkup, according to a study by Kimberley Geissler and Laura Attanasio. Read more   Investigating Gene Sensitivity to Chemical Exposure Alexander Suvorov has used an unprecedented objective approach to identify which molecular mechanisms in mammals are the most sensitive to chemical exposures. Read more   Balzer Among Team Receiving $23 Million to Combat HIV in Africa Laura Balzer is serving as primary statistician for an international team that received a 5-year, $23 million NIH grant to extend the SEARCH (Sustainable East Africa Research in Community Health) study. Read more     Student Highlights     Kinesiology Students Win NEACSM Awards Kinesiology doctoral students Robert Marcotte and Joseph Gordon III received scholarship awards during the annual New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Fall Conference. Read more     Upcoming Events     Dec. 1: Gambling Harms and Desire for Treatment The Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health welcomes Rachel Volberg, principal investigator for the Social and Economic Impact of Gambling in Massachusetts (SEIGMA) research study, for a special webinar. Read more   Dec 9: Reproductive Justice: A Paradigm Shift for Women of Color Join us as we welcome activist Loretta Ross for the last of her three conversations in our Health Equity webinar series. Note: This seminar was rescheduled from its original date. Read more     Enroll Now in an Online Winter Class     SPHHS Offers Expanded List of Undergraduate Winter Courses The SPHHS is offering a robust list of online undergraduate courses for the expanded 6-week long winter session. Offerings include classes in kinesiology, nutrition, and public health sciences. Read more     In the Media     • Inside Hook: How Do You Teach Sex Ed to Kindergarteners? (Mira Weil, PhD student, Health Promotion and Policy)   • Georgia Health News: State Legislator Proposes Tougher Rules on Ethylene Oxide (Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences)   • Daily Hampshire Gazette: UMass Research: Postpartum Checkups Falling Short (Kimberley Geissler and Laura Attanasio, Health Promotion and Policy)   • STAT: With a Meteoric Rise in Deaths, Talk of Waves Is Misguided, Say Covid-19 Modelers (Nicholas Reich, Biostatistics and Epidemiology)   • The Boston Globe: Traces of Coronavirus in Waste Water Tick Upward Again (Nicholas Reich, Biostatistics and Epidemiology)   • LabRoots.com: The Connections Between Toxins, Genes, and Disease (Alexander Suvorov, Environmental Health Sciences)     Participants Needed     • Volunteers Needed for a Study on COVID-19 Survivors     In Pictures     Associate Dean Laura Vandenberg walks with doctoral student Joshua Mogus through a sparsely populated campus.   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. Pleasant Street Amherst, MA 01003

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Margot G. Malachowski

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