Michigan Public Health News Center

Inside the nation's largest study of college student mental health

Study led by Justin Heinze, Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity

A look inside the nation's largest study of college student mental health and what its data reveal about how students are doing and the support they need.

How biostatistics can improve cancer care, pediatric heart health and health equity

A University of Michigan researcher explains how data, teamwork and statistical science can reveal disparities, guide care and improve health outcomes

University of Michigan biostatistician Mousumi Banerjee discusses her journey from Kolkata and mathematics to public health, cancer research, pediatric heart care and health equity. In this Q&A, she explains how biostatistics, machine learning and global partnerships can turn complex health data into evidence that improves care and lives for communities.

U-M researchers awarded NIH Replication Prize for work to strengthen confidence in biobank-based discoveries

Matthew Zawistowski, associate professor of biostatistics, led the Michigan Public Health team behind a new reference tool that helps researchers validate genetic findings across major biobanks.

Flavored vapes and the controversy dividing the FDA

Three health policy researchers break down the science behind flavored vapes—and what the FDA leadership shake-up means for public health—in this piece written for The Conversation.

U-M researchers awarded NIH Replication Prize for work to strengthen confidence in biobank-based discoveries

A U-M and Vanderbilt team earned an NIH Replication Prize for a reference map of known genetic associations that helps researchers confirm biobank findings are real.

Cellphone policies in Michigan's publicly funded school districts, analyzed

U-M researchers surveyed nearly 800 Michigan school districts to map the current landscape of cellphone policies — what restrictions exist, how they vary by grade level, and what gaps remain.