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Spotlight
During an internship, Master's student Alicia Even testified against a bill aiming to ban water fluoridation in Louisiana, helping ensure continued access to this crucial oral health measure for residents facing dental care shortages.
Hafsa Usman, MPH '25, honors her great-grandmother's legacy of advocacy and education in her student speaker address at the 2025 Scholarship and Awards Dinner, connecting family stories to the mission of public health.
Roughly one in four people living with HIV delay starting treatment due to stigma, according to a recent collaborative study between Unified HIV Health and Beyond and the University of Michigan.
Firearm injuries are a leading cause of death among U.S. children, driving University of Michigan researchers to explore strategies like emergency department screenings and community campaigns.
Through Blueprints for Pangaea, University of Michigan students rescue millions in medical supplies from landfills, demonstrating how reducing healthcare waste can lower costs, improve global health equity, and reduce environmental impact.
Farhia Ahmed Mohamed, MPH student, met with science policy experts, congressional staffers, and advocacy leaders in DC to explore how the federal budget affects research funding, how to communicate science effectively, and how to navigate the world of policymaking.
At a time when grants are being defunded and equity-focused offices are being eliminated, health equity researcher Darrell Hudson reflects on the “why” behind his work.
In a time of significant changes to the federal public health infrastructure and funding of public health research and programs, we sat down with Ari Renda, PhD, associate director of Career Services, to discuss the evolving job market and how students and graduates can position themselves for success.
Exploring how the lack of affordable, quality childcare creates significant stress for working parents, particularly affecting low-income families and people of color, while also examining the burnout crisis facing underpaid early childhood educators.
COVID-19, syphilis, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis show that while biomedical breakthroughs are necessary to eliminate epidemic diseases, sustained focus and resources aimed at helping the most socially and economically vulnerable are essential.