The world needs public health more than ever. And public health needs you.
Interested in furthering your education with a graduate degree in public health?
Want a fulfilling career that will truly make a difference in the world?
Register today for the University of Michigan School of Public Health’s Prospective Graduate Student Discovery Series.
- What will you get in a Discovery Series webinar? Interact with personnel from one of our seven admitting graduate degree departments/programs (full schedule below)
- Learn about programs and the admissions process in one our academic departments
- Discover robust opportunities to enrich your education in and out of the classroom
- Meet our diverse community of current students, faculty, and staff
Through live interactive webinars, you can join from anywhere. Each webinar is hosted by one of our admitting degree departments and programs. You are encouraged to attend several sessions to find the right discipline within Michigan Public Health for you. Arrive curious, leave inspired!
The recordings from these sessions will be made available soon.
| Featured Department | Date and Time (sessions will last between 60-90 minutes) | Featured Degree Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Health Sciences | Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 5:30 pm ET | MPH, MS, AMD, PhD |
| Health Behavior and Health Education | Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 6:00 pm ET | MPH |
| Nutritional Sciences | Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 7:00 pm ET | MS, MPH, PhD |
| Biostatistics | Thursday, Oct. 14 at 7:00 pm ET | MS, MPH, PhD |
| Epidemiology | Monday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 pm ET | MPH, MS |
| Health Management and Policy | Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 6:00 pm ET | MPH, MHSA |
| Population and Health Sciences (fully online) | Thursday, Oct. 28 at 7:00 pm ET | MPH, MS |
Register now
Discover More
Join us for several upcoming enrichment sessions to discover the depth of a Michigan Public Health Education. Registration for these sessions is separate from the department sessions.
| Topic | Date and Time (sessions are 60 minutes) | Link to register |
|---|---|---|
| From the Classroom to the Field: The World of Public Health Practice | Thursday, October 28 from 2:00-3:00 pm ET | Register |
| Distinguish Yourself (Certificates / Dual Degrees) | Monday, November 1 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET | Register |
| Pursuing your Career Path: Worlds of Opportunities | Tuesday, November 2 from 4:00-5:00 pm ET | Register |
| Invest in You! (Financial Aid) | Wednesday, November 3 from 3:00-4:00 pm ET | Register |
Questions? Contact our Office for Student Engagement and Practice at sph-inquiries@umich.edu.
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Get to know the students, faculty, staff and alumni building a better future with public health.
Brianna Siracuse
Reading environmental literature was a call to action for master’s student Brianna Siracue, whose background is in chemistry and toxicology. As a public health student at Michigan, she is bringing together environmental health sciences with policy work to improve health and safety for all.
Anthony Dang
Socially engaged design might go by other names. But by any name, it is central to how we structure many of the public health interventions and programs that help people get and stay healthy. Master’s student Anthony Dang sees tremendous potential for role socially engaged design to help unlock new solutions to public health problems
Heather Auto
When Heather Auto chose to complete her MPH online, she expected a solitary digital journey to graduation. What she found instead was a flourishing online community and peer connections that have endured beyond graduation.
Enrique W. Neblett Jr., PhD
As a trained psychologist working in public health, Enrique Neblett understands the interdisciplinary power of public health. Neblett’s research focuses on the mental health of Black young people, in particular how racism-related stress affects health outcomes
Cachet R. Colvard
Helping people live healthier lives led alum Cachet Colvard to Michigan Public Health, to Ghana, and now to the United Arab Emirates, where she develops patient-centered health care innovations. She spends a lot of her free time helping other young professionals navigate the complexities of health care leadership.
Katherine Hoffman, MS ’18
Katherine Hoffman was drawn to medicine and health care from a young age. When she realized that biostatistics would let her engage any other field in the health sciences, she decided to pursue it in graduate school and now loves to share the many ways a career in biostatistics can unfold.
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Population Healthy Podcast
This podcast series digs into the important public health topics that impact our everyday lives. Produced by the University of Michigan School of Public Health, the show brings together experts to discuss population health issues from a variety of perspectives—from the microscopic to the macroeconomic, the social to the environmental—and to explore the factors that affect the health of all of us at a population level.