Epidemiology,Faculty

A crowd shot of the dean of the School of Public Health and the award winners in front of a Michigan Public Health banner

Michigan Public Health celebrates faculty, staff, students for excellence

Students, faculty and staff from the University of Michigan School of Public Health were commended during the fourth annual Public Health Honors on April 23. The event, held at the Rogel Ballroom in the Michigan Union, recognized the outstanding efforts and achievements of individuals who have exceeded expectations in the areas of public health research, education, community service and public engagement.

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Biostatisticians use machine learning approach to improve risk prediction for recurrent health events

"Random forest" algorithm outperforms traditional methods for predicting patient flare-ups, even with incomplete medical histories

A new machine learning approach developed by University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers better predicts when patients might experience recurring health events like disease flare-ups or hospitalizations, even when patient follow-up data is incomplete.

Advertisement for the live recording of the Population Healthy podcast with Matthew Boulton and Natasha Bagdasarian on Friday, April 10 at 11am in the Cornely Community Room at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

Polio vaccine milestone: Live podcast marks 70th anniversary of historic announcement at U-M

U-M epidemiologist Matthew Boulton and Michigan's chief medical executive Natasha Bagdasarian discuss vaccines, then and now

In today's challenging era for vaccines, the University of Michigan School of Public Health will host a live podcast taping April 11 in recognition of the announcement made 70 years ago at U-M, when the polio vaccine was declared safe and effective to a worldwide audience.