My Journey to Michigan Public Health
Aya Takai
“Overanalysis leads to paralysis!” my coached yelled from the opposite end of the rink, over my program music blaring from the speakers.
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From Taiwan to Ann Arbor
Shoou-Yih Daniel Lee
I always felt hungry for knowledge. Pursuing an academic career was completely foreign to me. I didn’t know anyone who had gotten a PhD. But I knew I wanted to learn.
The Promises and Challenges of Big Data
Bhramar Mukherjee
Collecting data from millions of patients and figuring out how to process and use it occupies much of Bhramar Mukherjee's time.
The Best of Both Worlds: Using Applied Research to Keep Workers Healthy and Safe
Rick Neitzel
Rick Neitzel didn't always want to be an industrial hygienist or a professor. In college he explored programs in aerospace engineering and aviation safety before finally settling on a safety program. But it wasn't until he took a class on industrial hygiene that he knew he'd found his calling.
Fighting Homelessness in Ann Arbor
Hussain Ali
After spending his first two years at Michigan working with the homeless population in Ann Arbor, the junior decided to join the nearly 100 students who have begun majoring in public health as part of the School of Public Health's first undergraduate cohort.
From Metabolomics to Epigenetics, Nutrition Is about More Than Food
Karen E. Peterson
As professor and chair of the Nutritional Sciences department, Karen Peterson wants public health to have a greater role in preventing disease in children and in offering effective interventions when things have gone off track.