Environmental Health Sciences,Faculty

Dana Dolinoy (left) and Karen Peterson (right)

Dolinoy, Peterson reappointed as department chairs at Michigan Public Health

Today, the University of Michigan Board of Regents approved the reappointments of two key leaders at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Karen E. Peterson will extend her tenure as chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences, and Dana Dolinoy as chair for the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. Both chairs are set to serve additional three-year terms starting September 1, 2024.

Andy Jones

From volunteering in the Peace Corps to navigating sustainable food systems, food policy

Q&A with Andy Jones

Andy Jones, associate professor and associate chair of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, discovered his passion for public health while volunteering in the US Peace Corps in Kazakhstan. He is interested in understanding how food systems influence climate change and how food policy works in the United States.

Public Health Honors awards displayed on a table

Michigan Public Health honors faculty, staff, students for excellence, impact

Students, faculty and staff from the University of Michigan School of Public Health were recognized during the third annual Public Health Honors. The event applauded the extraordinary efforts and successes of individuals who have gone above and beyond in the areas of public health research, education and community service.

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HPV self-sampling key for cancer screening in transgender patients

New research from Andrew Brouwer

Two studies published in the journal LGBT Health shed light on the acceptability and necessity of human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling as a method for cancer screening among transgender and gender diverse individuals assigned female at birth.