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US teens are smoking and vaping less than their peers abroad
Smoking and vaping continued to decline among middle school and high school students in 2025, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey, released in July 2026.
University of Michigan biostatistics researcher turns complex health data into better treatment decisions
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.
How measures of community need misread rural and urban areas--and why the differences matter
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%.
Cyclospora: Questions, confusion return as Michigan reports 2 deaths connected to the food-borne parasite
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.
U-M celebrates leaders shaping global learning
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.