On the Heights: April 2025
Departmental news, research highlights, community achievements, and more to help you stay connected with the Michigan Public Health community.
Environmental Health Sciences
Michigan Public Health celebrates faculty, staff, students for excellence
Students, faculty and staff from the University of Michigan School of Public Health were commended during the fourth annual Public Health Honors on April 23. The event, held at the Rogel Ballroom in the Michigan Union, recognized the outstanding efforts and achievements of individuals who have exceeded expectations in the areas of public health research, education, community service and public engagement.
Federal budget cuts and worker safety
Michigan Public Health professor and researcher Rick Neitzel warns that federal cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which has lost two-thirds of its staff, will lead to more preventable workplace injuries and deaths across industries from mining to healthcare.
Michigan Public Health ranks #2 among best schools of public health in the nation
School of Public Health also ranked highly in several specialty areas
The University of Michigan School of Public Health has been ranked #2 in U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Public Health Schools. The School of Public Health also ranks among the top schools in specialty rankings issued by U.S. News.
Wildland-urban fires trigger biological changes in firefighters, may explain increased cancer risks
Firefighters who fight fires in wildland urban interface zones, where undeveloped and developed land meet, appear to experience genetic changes that may help explain their elevated risk for certain cancers and other diseases, according to a study led by the University of Michigan.
On the Heights: February 2025
Departmental news, research highlights, community achievements, and more to help you stay connected with the Michigan Public Health community.