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University of Michigan School of Public Health Dean F. DuBois Bowman will become the president of Morehouse College, effective July 15, 2025. This appointment represents a homecoming for Bowman, who earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Morehouse.
The Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health (CSEPH) at the University of Michigan School of Public Health recently celebrated a remarkable milestone—25 years of groundbreaking research that has fundamentally changed how we understand the social determinants of health.
In an urgent commentary published in the journal Lancet HIV, University of Michigan researchers joined scientists from Emory and Yale universities to urge the scientific community and the public to resist the "erasure" of trans people from HIV research.
Medications proven to effectively treat opioid addiction are rarely given after emergency department visits for overdose, and who gets them varies, sometimes greatly, depending on race, ethnicity or geography, University of Michigan researchers say.
Kristen J. Sarri, MPH ’97, addressed the University of Michigan School of Public Health graduating Class of 2025 during commencement May 1 at historic Hill Auditorium with a reminder of what lies ahead: “Public health isn't glamorous work.”
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Students, faculty and staff from the University of Michigan School of Public Health were commended during the fourth annual Public Health Honors on April 23. The event, held at the Rogel Ballroom in the Michigan Union, recognized the outstanding efforts and achievements of individuals who have exceeded expectations in the areas of public health research, education, community service and public engagement.
One dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil lowers the chance of transmitting the influenza virus to family members by about 30%, according to new research in the New England Journal of Medicine from University of Michigan researchers.
Three student-led proposals addressing rural healthcare access, Parkinson’s disease care, and water quality monitoring have emerged as winners in the University of Michigan’s Michigan Health Equity Challenge.
According to new research, Americans living in economically stagnant areas were more likely to suffer increased stress and much greater levels of chronic illness, particularly among adults with lower levels of education.