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Welcome to our Michigan Public Health In the News page, where we showcase the expertise and thought leadership of our faculty and other members of the University of Michigan School of Public Health community. Here, you'll find links to news articles, op-eds, and other contributions published in a wide range of news outlets and publications. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the individual experts and authors.
Detroit Free Press
Numerous gun incidents taint the end of the school year across Michigan
Featured: Marc Zimmerman, Marshall H. Becker Collegiate Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity, Professor of Psychology
Detroit Free Press
'I refuse to give up': Michigan researchers, health officials grapple with funding cuts
Featured: Gary Harper, Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity
Toledo Blade
At UM, AI-driven WanderWell app addresses issues of health equity
Featured: Frederique Laubepin, Associate Director for Instructional Services
New York Times
As Congress debates cutting Medicaid, a major study shows it saves lives
Quoted: Sarah Miller, Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy and Business Economics and Public Policy
Michigan Daily
NIH terminates $13 million grant on dementia
Featured: Briana Mezuk, Professor of Epidemiology
ABC News
Gender-affirming care may lower depression risk, study finds, but many are losing access
Featured: Sari Reisner, Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Inside Higher Ed
Students at HBCUs have better mental health than other college students
Featured: Akilah Patterson, PhD student in Health Behavior & Health Equity
Washington Post
Trump casts psychiatric and weight-loss drugs as threats to children
Featured: Mark Fendrick, Professor of Health Management and Policy and Internal Medicine
Washington Post
An ICE raid gutted a town in Trump’s first term. Now, fear of a repeat.
Featured: William Lopez, Clinical Assistant Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity
Toledo Blade
UM poll finds grandparents who see their grandchildren often rarely suffer feelings of isolation
Featured: Kate Bauer, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
WDET
Grandparents are most common child care providers in the US, U-M survey finds
Featured: Kate Bauer, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
The Hill
Immigration worksite raids are as disastrous as family separation
Op-Ed: William Lopez, Clinical Assistant Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity
Futurism
Character.AI is hosting pro-anorexia chatbots that encourage young people to engage in disordered eating
Featured: Kendrin Sonneville, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
USA Today
1 in 3 U.S. students experience racism at school: It's affecting mental health
Featured: James Huynh, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy
Inside Higher Ed