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Darrell Hudson, the James S. Jackson Collegiate Professor and chair of the Department of Health Behavior and Health Equity, has been appointed Vice Provost for Access and Opportunity, effective November 1, 2026. A two-time Michigan Public Health graduate, Hudson brings extensive leadership, research, mentoring and expertise in racial, ethnic and socioeconomic health inequities to the university-wide role.
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.
University of Michigan public health researcher Michael Shepherd examines rural healthcare disparities, hospital closures, Medicaid policy and growing insurance gaps across America. Drawing on his Kentucky roots and academic research, Shepherd explains why rural hospitals struggle, how closures devastate communities and where telehealth and mobile care offer hope for patients.
University of Michigan biostatistician Mousumi Banerjee discusses her journey from Kolkata and mathematics to public health, cancer research, pediatric heart care and health equity. In this Q&A, she explains how biostatistics, machine learning and global partnerships can turn complex health data into evidence that improves care and lives for communities.
More than a third of Michigan’s 10 million people are over 50, and a new poll shows that 82% of them see the state as a good to excellent place to live as they grow older. The new data from the Michigan Poll on Healthy Aging could help inform Michigan policymakers and organizations as they work to serve the needs of older Michiganders now and in the future.
A new cohort of University of Michigan faculty will step out of the classroom and onto the road, traveling across the state to deepen their understanding of Michigan’s communities, economy and public challenges, while exploring how their teaching and research can connect more directly to the state.