On the Heights: October 2025
Faculty research shapes policy debates on mass deportation, SNAP benefits, and health communication while centers expand lifecourse research focus and new technology advances lab safety training.
Scholarships
University of Michigan School of Public Health launches transformative 'Look to Michigan Public Health' campaign
A new fundraising initiative, the 'Look to Michigan Public Health' campaign, aims to dramatically accelerate the school's impact on global public health challenges by expanding scholarship offerings, establishing new research centers, launching innovative community partnerships, and creating modern, flexible facilities as hubs for collaboration.
Cleo Caldwell is on a 'personal mission' to support students
Professor emerita recently retired from Michigan Public Health
Through her generous gift to the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Cleo Caldwell, professor emerita, is making sure that her legacy of putting students first will last well beyond her lifetime. By creating the Caldwell Health Equity Fellowship Fund, she will make attending Michigan Public Health more affordable for students with an interest in conducting research or engaging in practice activities focused on achieving health equity.
Supporting First-Generation Students at Michigan Public Health
Many students at Michigan Public Health are the first in their family to attend college. Across the school, these students model the resilience and dedication needed to approach some of public health’s biggest challenges.
Michigan Public Health Partners with Peace Corps to Support Returning Volunteers Interested in Nutritional Sciences
The University of Michigan School of Public Health has partnered with the Peace Corps to launch a Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program within the Department of Nutritional Sciences. The program offers discounted tuition for returned Peace Corps volunteers who are pursuing a Master of Public Health degree in Nutritional Sciences.