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Biostatistics professor Peter Song has been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science's 2025 class, recognized for his contributions to statistical methodology and public health data science.
March highlights include a successful poster session celebrating student research and internships, faculty leadership of a new open access environmental journal, and ASPPH awards and committee appointments.
The racial gap in maternal mortality is narrowing — but not because outcomes are improving. Climbing death rates among less-educated white women, combined with a persistent crisis for Black mothers at all education levels, reveal a deepening public health emergency, according to new University of Michigan research.
University of Michigan’s Carina Gronlund investigates how Detroit’s neighborhoods, weather and housing shape health risks. Her research connects extreme heat, pollen and poor housing to sleep, cognitive health and disease—advancing environmental justice, public health, and community resilience amid shifting climate conditions.
It has been two years since Michigan’s new firearm safety laws took effect. The University of Michigan is rolling out a program that translates the legislation to real-life situations.
Epidemiology professor Leigh Pearce is leading an international team conducting AI-driven analysis to predict ovarian cancer survival and treatment response. Their analysis will help guide treatment selection and clinical trial recommendations.
February highlights include faculty expertise on AI-driven cancer research, youth violence prevention, farmworker housing policy, epigenetics and ultra-processed foods, and a new state advisory appointment.
University of Michigan researcher receives a multimillion-dollar grant to use AI to better predict survival and treatment outcomes for the most common and deadly form of ovarian cancer.
Epigenetics, the study of how environmental and behavioral factors modify gene expression, helps explain how what we eat influences our health.
New U-M research reveals older adults with high cumulative lead exposure face nearly triple the Alzheimer's risk. The study suggests reducing population lead levels could prevent thousands of dementia cases annually.