Biostatistics,Faculty

April Zeoli appointed to the Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force

Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed Michigan Public Health professor April Zeoli to the state’s Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. Zeoli studies the impact of firearm laws on interpersonal firearm violence.

Gut reaction: Low levels of manganese can aggravate IBD

Researchers at the University of Michigan have delved deeper into the relationship between manganese deficiency and inflammatory bowel disease and found that low levels of the micronutrient can exacerbate intestinal injury and inflammation.

MI-Healthy City Tool helps communities promote health equity across Michigan

The MI-Healthy City Tool, developed by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, is a comprehensive dashboard analyzing health equity in Michigan's largest cities to inform policy and community action.

Enrique Neblett appointed director of the Detroit URC

U-M Social Work and Public Health professor Katrina Ellis appointed associate director

Neblett, a professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, begins his appointment as director of the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center on September 1.

Rogel Cancer Center names Baladandayuthapani as associate director for quantitative data sciences

Baladandayuthapani will facilitate cancer research efforts using biostatistics, bioinformatics, computational biology and other advanced data science approaches.

Mental health and chronic diabetes complications strongly linked both ways, study finds

Researchers say there is a need for better screening of both risk factors

New research from the University of Michigan indicates chronic diabetes complications increase the risk of developing mental health disorders and vice versa.