COVID-19 public health emergency ends, but research, lessons go on
Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health discuss the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
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Michigan's PBB contamination: 50 years later
This month marks 50 years since Michigan's PBB contamination incident. In 1973, toxic flame retardant was mistakenly sent to Michigan farmers as livestock feed, causing an environmental health crisis. To this day, researchers continue to investigate the health effects of the contamination, and community members are active in advocating for clean-up efforts.
Implications of restrictive abortion policies on maternal health, social welfare
Q&A with Paula Lantz
Paula Lantz, the James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy at U-M’s Ford School of Public Policy and professor of Health Management and Policy at Michigan Public Health, discusses how restrictive abortion policies in the US are predicted to have negative effects on maternal health, women’s economic opportunities and social welfare systems.
Researchers study epigenetic changes with PFAS exposure in mother-infant pairs
New research from Michigan Public Health
A team of University of Michigan researchers from the School of Public Health DoGoodS-Pi Environmental Epigenetics Lab and Michigan Medicine are working to understand how behaviors and environments during pregnancy can cause changes to the way genes work in offspring. This emerging field is known as toxicoepigenetics.
Lu Wang appointed 2023 American Statistical Association Fellow
Lu Wang, professor of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, was appointed a 2023 Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) for her contributions to the advancement of statistical science.
US Surgeon General addresses Michigan Public Health Class of 2023
Dr. Vivek H. Murthy tells graduates: ‘The world needs you more than ever’
Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, the US Surgeon General, addressed the University of Michigan School of Public Health graduating Class of 2023 during commencement April 27 at Hill Auditorium. “The world needs you more than ever,” Murthy told the graduates.