School of Public Health
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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.
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September 21, 2015
$6M grant will allow U-M to advance youth violence prevention work
A U-M center focused on preventing youth violence has received $6 million to continue studying what happens when blighted neighborhoods that contribute to violence are transformed.
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September 17, 2015
SPH collaboration agreement with Sichuan University
The School of Public Health has signed a memorandum of understanding to formalize a research and programmatic collaboration with West China School of Medicine and Hospital at Sichuan University.
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July 7, 2015
Expanding state Medicaid stems growth of uncompensated care
New research from U-M shows that Connecticut’s Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act has led to a decrease in uncompensated medical care.
