Apple Hearing Study reveals prevalence of tinnitus
About 78% of participants in the Apple Hearing Study, conducted by the University of Michigan, have experienced tinnitus—the perception of sound that others do not hear.
Environmental Health
Chemicals stored in home garages linked to ALS risk
New research from Stuart Batterman
Products typically stored in home garages—including gasoline and gasoline powered equipment, lawn care products, pesticides, paint and woodworking supplies—contain chemicals that increase the risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), according to a new University of Michigan study.
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.
Statewide effort to study how environment affects cancer risk
Researchers at Michigan Public Health and the U-M Rogel Cancer Center plan to use a $13 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study how exposures to toxic metals are impacting the cancer risk of Michigan residents.
Could riding older school buses hinder student performance?
Q&A with Meredith Pedde
Students who ride newer, cleaner-air buses to school have improved academic performance, according to the latest University of Michigan School of Public Health study that documents the effects on students who ride new school buses rather than old ones.
EPA's new air pollution rules
Q&A with Stuart Batterman
Stuart Batterman, professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Global Public Health at the School of Public Health, studies the impacts of the environment on health, including air pollution control engineering, air quality monitoring, indoor air quality, exposure assessment, and environmental epidemiology.