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Honored with the 2026 Excellence in Research Award, Donglin Zeng develops tools that help clinicians identify more effective treatments for individual patients and guide public health decisions
University of Michigan biostatistician Donglin Zeng transforms complex health data into precision medicine tools that help clinicians personalize treatments and improve public health decisions. Honored with the 2026 Excellence in Research Award, his work blends statistics, machine learning and patient care to advance evidence-based medicine, vaccine research and healthier outcomes.
University of Michigan researchers found that two widely used tools for measuring community need often disagree, and traced it to one simple math fix. Standardizing the formula cut disagreement from 13% to just 3%.
University of Michigan epidemiologists Joseph Eisenberg and Juan Luis Marquez discuss cyclospora and the two reported deaths in Michigan, amid increasing cases and hospitalizations in the state.
Matthew Boulton receives President’s Award for Leadership in International Education
Three U-M leaders whose work has strengthened global education opportunities for students will receive this year’s President’s Award for Leadership in International Education: Matthew Boulton and Angelo Pitillo in the Distinguished Service category and Susan Atkins in the Rising Professional category.
