Diversity Equity and Inclusion
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Finding New Passions in Public Health Outside the Classroom
Dany Zemmel
While studying occupational and environmental epidemiology, master's student Dany Zemmel has contributed greatly to another area of public health studies—health equity through food access. Collaborating with peers to grow a food security initiative that benefits students on campus, she has expanded her skills in the field of public health while making an impact on her local community. Read more
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A Vanguard of Online Public Health: Military Medic Aims for More
Delaney Preston
When Delaney Preston realized she wanted to pursue public health, she worried that meant she’d have to leave her career behind. But thanks to Michigan’s online MPH program, she didn’t have to. Read more
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Healthy Water, Healthy People
Khalil Hosny Mancy
Long before the dangers of global warming were clear to us, public health researchers were pursuing protective measures for our most basic and valuable environmental resources and linking that work to concerns about health equity and environmental justice. Read more
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Supporting Education and Promoting Wellness
Kate Wilhelmi
Kate Wilhelmi started her career in working with students as an educator. Now she’s empowering students on their journeys in public health, and helping them stay fit along the way. Read more
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Silk Road Native's Dream Repeats with Every Intervention
Pahriya Ashrap
When Pahriya Ashrap sees people in need, she imagines opportunities to help—whether she’s in an Ann Arbor lab or online with a math mentee on the other side of the world. Her simple, powerful dream of making a positive impact has motivated her on her long road to public health, where she works to build bridges of culture and science. Read more
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Data Analysis and Population Health
Madeline Levasseur
Madeline Levasseur, a master's student in Epidemiology, did her summer internship at the Kent County Health Department, working on multiple data analysis projects to help identify health factors at play in the community. Read more
