Fall 2024

Family's Holocaust mystery brings two public health professors together

Uncovering a surprising connection between the families of Michigan Public Health faculty members Kate Bauer and Irene Butter

Michigan Public Health professor Kate Bauer and her family had long wondered about the family that had taken in their ancestor during the Holocaust. A guest speaker at Bauer’s children’s school led to a surprising discovery, linking the families of two School of Public Health faculty members.

Health equity scholar Darrell Hudson named Health Behavior and Health Education chair

Leading health equity researcher Darrell Hudson, MPH ‘05, PhD ‘09, has been named chair of the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. His appointment for a five-year term, effective August 26, 2024, was approved by the University of Michigan Board of Regents today.

Distinguished alumnus pays it forward 60 years after Dean's generosity

Herman ‘Hank’ Koren, MPH ’59, sets up emergency fund to help students

Herman “Hank” Koren, MPH ’59, credits having an “immense career” thanks to the generosity of Henry F. Vaughan, the inaugural dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Koren is returning the favor Vaughan paid to him by creating the Dr. Herman “Hank” and Mrs. Donna Koren Helping Hands Expendable Fund.