School of Public Health
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February 22, 2016
School of Public Health staffer to receive Candace J. Johnson award
Sylvia Koski, assistant to the dean in the School of Public Health, has been selected to receive the 12th annual Candace J. Johnson Staff Award for Excellence.
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February 17, 2016
New anti-biofilm compounds may aid fight against hospital infections
U-M researchers have discovered a new class of anti-biofilm compounds that show promise against a drug-resistant bacterium commonly associated with hospital-acquired infections.
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February 15, 2016
U-M awarded $3M to take health intervention program to Chicago
A proven U-M program to strengthen the father-son bond, with a goal to reduce risky youth behaviors, will now be conducted in Chicago with the help of a $3 million federal grant.
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January 11, 2016
Phantom cell phone vibration may be a symptom of ‘high ringxiety’
Do you think you hear your cell phone ring or ping, or feel it vibrate, but then look to find no call or message? You may have what a U-M researcher calls ‘high ringxiety.”
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December 7, 2015
Life expectancy decline overstated, but health inequality has worsened
U-M research has found that while decreases in life expectancy for some socioeconomically disadvantaged groups have been overstated, health inequalities have grown worse.
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November 10, 2015
Study to focus on HIV care for transgender, gender nonconforming youth
U-M is leading a national study to learn more about how transgender and gender nonconforming youth navigate the health care system for HIV prevention services and care.
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October 23, 2015
Francis Medal awarded to founder of anti-poverty agency BRAC
U-M will award the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health to Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of BRAC — a Bangladesh-based anti-poverty organization.
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October 14, 2015
U-M researchers leading $6.7M project to improve dialysis care
Helping kidney dialysis patients have healthier treatment sessions and longer lives is the goal of a new $6.7 million project at U-M.
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October 6, 2015
U-M receives NIH grant to develop tools to reduce disease risk
U-M researchers have been awarded $2.4 million through the National Institutes of Health to lead a team that hopes to advance the field of epigenetics.
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September 28, 2015
University given $9.5 million to advance research on child health
The university will receive $9.5 million from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study the impact of the environment on children’s health.
