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IN THE NEWS: How COVID-19 Has Highlighted Racism as a Health Risk
Melissa Creary featured on King's College London podcast
The question is not whether you will contract the virus, but whether you get sick from the virus, argue Professor Anne Pollock from the King’s Department of Global Health & Social Medicine and Dr Melissa Creary from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Read more
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What are the Costs and Benefits of a Public Health Master's Degree?
Q&A with Angela Beck
In a recent essay published in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH), Angela Beck, clinical assistant professor of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, discusses the costs and benefits of public health master’s degrees. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: How To Talk To Your Parents About Racism, Because It's So Important
Riana Anderson quoted in Elite Daily
As activists around the country continue to organize protests against police brutality, many people are talking to their parents about racism for what may be the first time. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: From Tear Gas to Rubber Bullets, Here's What 'Nonlethal' Weapons Can Do to the Body
Rick Neitzel featured in National Geographic
When misused, nonlethal weapons break bones, burn skin, and cause internal injuries. Here’s why those serious injuries may occur, and how to protect against them. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: The Race to Make Coronavirus Testing as Easy as a Pregnancy Test
Emily Martin featured in VOX
Rapid at-home tests are in the works, but without oversight, they could fail to live up to their potential. Associate professor of Epidemiology Emily Martin explains. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: Thank You for Staying Home, Michigan
Op-ed in the Detroit News by Ryan Malosh
Assistant research scientist Ryan Malosh thanks Michigan residents for staying home and flattening the curve, a collective action that helped protect him and others like him—cancer survivors and the immunocompromised. Read more
