$2.2M grant to increase understanding of the relationship between illegal dumping and community violence
Michigan Public Health researchers were awarded a $2.2M grant to research the relationship between illegal dumping and community violence.
Research
Vacant lot greening can reduce community crime, violence
New research from Michigan Public Health
A three-year study was conducted by researchers at the U-M Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention and the Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center in Youngstown, Ohio, with the support from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These researchers studied the Busy Streets Theory and the greening hypothesis, which involves community engagement in vacant lots to help reduce crime and violence
Air pollution tips the scale for obesity in women
New research from Michigan Public Health
Obesity has been a major global health issue in recent decades as more people eat unhealthy diets and fail to exercise regularly. A new University of Michigan School of Public Health study suggests there is another factor that tips the scale in women's weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and body fat — air pollution.
Arnold Monto Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Illustrious Contributions to Respiratory Virus Disease Research
For outstanding contributions to respiratory virus disease research over the course of his career, Dr. Arnold Monto, the Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Public Health, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases (ISIRV).
NIH grant to establish U-M Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention as national research coordinating center
Marc Zimmerman co-leads the center
The University of Michigan received a $5.5 million grant to conduct firearm research from the National Institutes of Health.
Does your neighborhood help protect your cognitive health as you age?
Research on environmental effects on cognitive health
The research engages with the correlation between the cognitive level and people who are exposed to highways. The findings suggest those who are more exposed to highways have lower cognitive scores compared to those who lived in areas where there is not much exposure to highways.