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Faculty and researchers are contributing expertise to the University's first round of Strategic Initiative Fund awards, from exercise oncology to infectious disease modeling and global mental health training.
University of Michigan public health researcher Michael Shepherd examines rural healthcare disparities, hospital closures, Medicaid policy and growing insurance gaps across America. Drawing on his Kentucky roots and academic research, Shepherd explains why rural hospitals struggle, how closures devastate communities and where telehealth and mobile care offer hope for patients.
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New CDC data shows kindergarten vaccine coverage dropped again this year while exemptions rose—in Michigan and nationwide. A U-M Public Health expert says confusion around COVID-era claims is fueling the trend, with real risks for diseases like measles.
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%.