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For outstanding contributions to respiratory virus disease research over the course of his career, Dr. Arnold Monto, the Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Public Health, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases (ISIRV).
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the first African and first nonphysician director-general of the World Health Organization, will be awarded the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health at the University of Michigan.
The University of Michigan received a $5.5 million grant to conduct firearm research from the National Institutes of Health.
An outline of Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian's upbringing with her Indian heritage, which mentions the role of the University of Michigan School of Public Health played in her professional journey.
The research engages with the correlation between the cognitive level and people who are exposed to highways. The findings suggest those who are more exposed to highways have lower cognitive scores compared to those who lived in areas where there is not much exposure to highways.
Michigan Healthy Nail Salon Cooperative is an online, mobile-friendly training module teaches nail salon owners and employees how to mitigate exposure to chemicals and volatile organic compounds that are ubiquitous in salon products like polishes, removers, artificial nails, adhesives, glues and hardeners.
Amy J. Schulz, professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, writes an opinion piece about structural racism and its relation to the public health crisis for Detroit residents, particularly with clean water accessibility.
Matthew Boulton, Senior Associate Dean for Global Public Health, was quoted in Detroit Free Press. He stated it is important for the public to be updated with their polio vaccines.
A new COVID-19 booster shot for the Omricon variant will be made available. Aubree Gordon, associate professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, describes the number of weeks it takes for anti-bodies from the booster shot to start working.
A program designed to help Detroit tenants purchase their homes assisted 85% of participants in sustaining homeownership for four years——an important milestone as owners may start to see the wealth-building benefits and other advantages of homeownership after at least five years of ownership.