School of Public Health

  1. October 4, 2020

    Pandemic takeaway: Time to waive GRE requirement for public health degrees?

    In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a U-M doctoral student’s research finds some programs are now taking a hard look at the value of the Graduate Record Exam in public health programs.

  2. September 29, 2020

    Study of U-M employees seeks answers on coronavirus reinfections

    A new study will investigate the level and duration of protection afforded by natural infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 among U-M employees, including first responders, essential workers and anyone regularly working on campus. 

  3. September 22, 2020

    COVID-19 app built at U-M helps businesses stay open

    A COVID-19 symptom checklist web app developed at U-M is helping more than 2,500 Michigan employers, including small businesses, meet state requirements to screen employees each day.

  4. September 15, 2020

    Testing the deceased could aid virus surveillance, study shows

    Testing for the coronavirus on those who have died could supplement other forms of surveillance and serve as a possible early outbreak warning sign, U-M researchers say.

  5. September 3, 2020

    University to test 3,000 weekly for COVID-19 on campus

    U-M will begin surveillance testing students, faculty and staff for the virus that causes COVID-19 next week, ramping up to 3,000 weekly on the Ann Arbor campus by the end of September. 

  6. August 31, 2020

    Researchers check campus environment for virus, potential for COVID risks

    School of Public Health researchers are trying to determine how much coronavirus is present in the environment on campus, and whether that has any relationship to infection rates within the university community.

  7. August 31, 2020

    Schools, colleges share goals and hopes for 2020-21 school year

    The University of Michigan is preparing to welcome back students for a fall semester unlike any other, creating never-before-seen challenges and opportunities for Ann Arbor’s 19 schools and colleges as well as at Dearborn and Flint.

  8. August 20, 2020

    University offers data dashboard on COVID-19 testing

    U-M has created a dashboard to provide regular updates to the community about the state of COVID-19 on the Ann Arbor campus, including data about the total number of tests and cases.

  9. July 21, 2020

    Four U-M projects aim to advance computational discovery

    The Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering recently awarded $240,000 in funding to four research projects as part of its Catalyst Grants program.

  10. July 16, 2020

    Four University Diversity and Social Transformation Professors named

    Vincent Hutchings, Amy Schulz, Daphne C. Watkins and Camille Wilson have been named recipients of the University Diversity and Social Transformation Professorship.