School of Public Health

  1. November 13, 2023

    Obituary — Roy Penchansky

    Roy Penchansky, professor emeritus of health management and policy, took his last cruise with his loving wife, Elizabeth W. Bates, and he disembarked from this world on Oct. 23 in Malta at the age of 89.

  2. November 13, 2023

    Obituary — Peter G. Meier

    Peter Gustav Meier, professor emeritus of environmental health sciences in the School of Public Health, died peacefully Oct. 14 with family by his side.

  3. November 2, 2023

    Center based at U-M receives $20M to research tobacco use

    The Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations recently received $20 million to continue its research on the impact of tobacco regulations on tobacco use patterns and their health effects.

  4. October 30, 2023

    U-M researchers document farmworker abuse in Michigan

    The Michigan Farmworker Project, a community-based participatory research project led by two U-M social epidemiologists, has documented abuses to Michigan farmworkers.

  5. October 23, 2023

    U-M receives $7.9M to support school safety research

    U-M has received a $7.9 million federal grant to expand and strengthen training and technical assistance efforts designed to address issues impacting K-12 schools and communities.

  6. October 11, 2023

    $3.3M to aid research into surgical care for opioid patients

    U-M received a $3.3 million grant to launch a comprehensive data science project that aims to inform best practices on pre- and post-surgical care procedures for patients with opioid use disorder.

  7. October 9, 2023

    Patrick Carter elected to National Academy of Medicine

    Patrick M. Carter, a faculty member in the Medical School and the School of Public Health, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

  8. October 2, 2023

    Bhramar Mukherjee to lead research data services strategy

    Bhramar Mukherjee will lead a universitywide strategy designed to support and enhance research data services as the inaugural assistant vice president for research – research data services.

  9. September 27, 2023

    Projects share $2.1M to aid firearm-injury prevention research

    Five U-M research teams received grants totaling $2.1 million to launch projects designed to address the root causes of, and potential solutions for, important issues surrounding firearm injury.

  10. September 25, 2023

    U-M gets $17.5M for outbreak response network at SPH

    U-M is among 13 institutions that will be part of a national network of centers focused on predicting and responding to future disease outbreaks. A $17.5 million grant will establish the Michigan Public Health Integrated Center for Outbreak Analytics and Modeling.