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Young Americans Support Gun Regulation--But Not a Ban

New Research from Kendrin Sonneville

Teens and young adults support gun regulation, but not necessarily the ban of all guns, according to a new study by University of Michigan researchers published in JAMA Pediatrics.

F. DuBois Bowman

Mental Health Biostatistics Expert Named Dean of School of Public Health

Learn about Dr. F. DuBois Bowman

The next dean of the University of Michigan's School of Public Health will be F. DuBois Bowman, a distinguished researcher whose scholarship focuses on improving mental health and neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and depression.

PFAS testing

IN THE NEWS: PFAS Contamination Throughout Michigan

Rita Loch-Caruso on WEMU

WEMU's David Fair talked with Rita Loch-Caruso, professor of Environmental Health Sciences, about chemicals known as PFAS that have found their way into drinking water in Washtenaw County and throughout the state.

A mother feeding a child

Parents: Think Twice Before Pressuring Your Picky Eater

New Research from Julie Lumeng

Parents struggle with whether or not to pressure their children to eat foods they don't like, but a recent University of Michigan study clears up some of the confusion, says Julie Lumeng, professor of Nutritional Sciences and director of the University of Michigan Center for Human Growth and Development.