Research Results
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Inspired by Mother and Supported by Hometown to Answer Breast Cancer Questions
Evan Hill
Personal connections and community support can keep researchers going on tough days in the lab. Evan Hill draws inspiration from those connections as he discovers more about breast cancer and obesity and shares those discoveries broadly. Read more
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Keeping a Promise: Kalamazoo Native Inspired by Hometown Backing
Lyric Kleber
Bachelor’s student Lyric Kleber describes how pursuing public health will allow him to pay forward the generosity that helped him as a Michigan student with plans to give back to his community and the world at large. Read more
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Seeking the Most Positive Impact: How Public Health Will Make Me a Better Doctor
Narmeen Rehman
From a young age, Narmeen Rehman could see that health is at the core of everything in our lives. Now a pre-med student, she is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in public health to increase the quality of her future practice. Read more
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Not All Labor Is for Love: Working toward Something Greater Than Ourselves
Zoey Laskaris
Zoey Laskaris grew up with people who worked long hours for little pay. When she realized that identifying hazardous conditions in workplaces came naturally to her, she decided to apply her passion and her talents to the field of public health. Read more
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Promoting Health and Building Connection through Food
Lauryn Lin
A student in Health Behavior and Health Education, Lauryn Lin was a perfect fit for her internship this summer at the Washtenaw County Health Department. Read more
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Bridging Interests in Law and Public Health, Researcher Studies Opioids Crisis and Other Behavioral Health Policy Issues
Rebecca Haffajee
With a legal background and a PhD in health policy, Rebecca Haffajee explores the relationship between the law and health, focusing on policy issues related to behavioral health, such as the opioid epidemic and marijuana legalization. Read more
