Epidemiology Results

New research gauges community immunity to valley fever as fungal infection cases increase

First such study in decades strengthens public health response, informs vaccine design

University of Michigan researchers will determine how much of the population still lacks immunity to valley fever, a fungal infection caused by inhalation of spores that can be carried through the air in the dust of dry soils.

Your chances of Alzheimer's disease vary based on where you live. Why is that?

Federally funded University of Michigan research will search for answers—and prevention possibilities—in data from 20 countries

A Michigan Public Health study led by Lindsay Kobayashi will compare memory and thinking data from older adults in 20 countries to learn why dementia risk differs worldwide and which prevention strategies matter most where.

University of Michigan environmental epidemiologist uncovers hidden health risks in the environment

Sung Kyun Park studies how PFAS, lead and other environmental toxicants affect human health, from reproductive disorders to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia

University of Michigan professor Sung Kyun Park discusses his path into environmental epidemiology, research on PFAS, lead, pollutant mixtures and dementia risk, and the promise of exposome science. He also reflects on receiving an Excellence in Teaching Award and offers practical ways to reduce harmful environmental exposures and protect health.

Flu clues: Digging into 15 years of household data

$14.2-million NIH award to University of Michigan funds research to untangle intricacies of person-to-person flu transmission—and reduce illness, deaths, economic losses

A $14.2 million NIH award launches MiCRIT, where Michigan Public Health's Emily Toth Martin and the Medical School's Adam Lauring will mine 15 years of household data to learn how flu spreads person to person and how to stop it.

On the Heights: September 2026

September highlights include new research linking lead exposure to dementia, a $28 million CMS contract for kidney care, a first-of-its-kind HIV research mentoring program, and faculty insights on PFAS, hearing health, and more.

Panel of national public health leaders traces 250 years of American history--and asks what comes next?

University of Michigan School of Public Health hosted national public health leaders Arnold Monto, Georges Benjamin and Boris Lushniak and historian Marian Moser Jones for a Democracy Week panel exploring public health’s 250-year impact on American life, the erosion of public trust, and what the next generation must do to rebuild it.