Snapshots of student life at Michigan Public Health
The a-maize-ing students of the University of Michigan School of Public Health returned to in-person learning this year, opening the door for great adventures.
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Doctoral candidate Sara Feldman is shaping field of dementia research
For University of Michigan School of Public Health doctoral student Sara Feldman, dementia isn’t just something she studies, it’s something she lives as a full-time caregiver. Today, she’s working to give future families living with dementia one of the greatest gifts of all: choice.
7 ways the pandemic changed global public health
Chinyere Neale
The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on the travel industry and on the field of international education. But it has helped global public health come to grips with its colonial past and articulate its goals in ways that are truer to the mission of public health itself.
New interdisciplinary initiative to tackle major public health issues
Between infectious and noncommunicable diseases, climate change, violence, and countless other issues, city dwellers face unprecedented social, financial, environmental, and physical challenges that impact health and safety. And in urban and rural areas alike, firearm violence and injury continue to plague communities, becoming one of the most persistent and pressing public health crises in the US.
Community Room named in honor of public health pioneer Paul B. Cornely
Public health pioneer and three-time University of Michigan alumnus Dr. Paul B. Cornely had an impactful career in health and education over five decades and was particularly engaged in issues of health equity for Black Americans. The Community Room in the School of Public Health was named in his honor during a dedication ceremony April 8.
Heather Lanthorn's research takes a deep dive into health mis- and disinformation
When Heather Lanthorn assumed the role of program director of the new Mercury Project at the Social Science Research Council in December 2021, she was ecstatic. Not only was she helping to build the field around a current phenomenon with long-term implications, but she also was returning to her roots and work that led her to the University of Michigan School of Public Health and deepened while she was there.