Justin Heinze receives Henry Russel Award
Justin Heinze, associate professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, was one of four recipients of the Henry Russel Awards, the university’s highest honor for early or mid-career faculty members.
Epidemiology,Faculty
Majority of older adults with cognitive impairment still drive
Researchers highlight the importance of caregivers having conversations with care recipients and health care professionals about driving
The majority of older adults with cognitive impairment are still driving, despite concerns raised by caregivers and others, a Michigan Medicine study in a South Texas community finds.
Behavior problems might be partly attributed to sleep cycles in adolescents
In this Q&A, PhD student Mia Qihan Zhu and Eduardo Villamor, professor of Epidemiology, discuss their recent study conducted in Colombia that examined sleep-wake cycles in adolescents and its relationship to behavioral issues.
How 30,000 Detroit trees bloomed into a better way for researchers to predict airborne pollen
New research from Michigan Public Health
Working with aerial and satellite imagery and more than 30,000 trees in Detroit, researchers from the University of Michigan set out in 2017 to find a better way to measure pollen.
Exclusion of Black and Hispanic women from health studies masked racial disparities on menopausal aging
New research from Michigan Public Health
New research led by University of Michigan School of Public Health reveals that participant selection bias in women's health studies may obscure earlier onset menopause among Black and Hispanic women. The study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, highlights the failure to consider weathering—a framework that recognizes the impact of chronic stress and social influences on oppressed populations—as a factor.
Michigan Public Health discusses American Medical Association's new policy on BMI
Q&A with Kate Bauer
In this Q&A, Kate Bauer, associate professor of Nutritional Sciences, discusses the American Medical Association's recent change that recommends physicians deemphasize BMI in patient care and employ other ways to address weight.