Students
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For Many Female Athletes, Bone Stress and Missing Period Is the Norm
Q&A with Traci Carson and Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez
The culture of running promotes a body weight and size ideal that is unhealthy among elite female collegiate distance runners, according to preliminary findings from a series of interviews by University of Michigan researchers. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: Group Analyzing U-M Food's Role in Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Andy Jones featured in The University Record
Although harnessing renewable energy or enabling electric-vehicle transportation may be more visible efforts toward carbon neutrality, another area crucial to any push toward climate action is one that U-M students, staff and faculty encounter regularly: food. Read more
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Are Public Health Students Learning Visual Communication?
New research from Michigan Public Health
How often is visual communication implemented or a focus in writing assignments for public health students? A team of faculty and alumni at the University of Michigan School of Public Health wanted to further investigate. Read more
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Full Influenza Vaccination Among Children Cuts Hospitalization in Half
New research from Hannah Segaloff
According to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan, the Clalit Research Institute, and Ben-Gurion University in Israel, fully vaccinating children reduces the risk of hospitalization associated with influenza by 54%. Read more
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Generational Impact: Fifty Years of the PhD Program in Health Services Research and Policy
The long and illustrious careers of alums from Michigan’s program in Health Services Research and Policy demonstrate the impact of professionals trained in both practice and academia—a testament to the educational value of the program for students and the broad influence the program has had on health care management and policy in the US and beyond. Read more
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New Research Reviews Opioid Misuse Prevention Policies Across the United States
New Research from Amanda Mauri and Tarlise Townsend
A new review of opioid misuse prevention policies across the United States analyzed the effectiveness of each policy on addressing prescribing, patient behavior, and patient health related outcomes. Read more
