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Pursue a degree in public health at one of the top-ranked schools of public health in the country. With a rigorous Michigan Public Health education that includes engaging learning opportunities with top faculty, access to innovative laboratory and field settings, and community-based and entrepreneurial training, you’ll prepare for a career of positive, transformative change. Our graduates join a community of 19,000 alumni and enter the world ready to address our biggest public health challenges.

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On The Podcast

Loneliness is a public health issue: Let’s tackle it together

Discover the surprising impacts of loneliness on our physical and cognitive health. Lindsay Kobayashi, a social epidemiologist at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, discusses what’s happening in research and policy that can help combat the loneliness epidemic.

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In The News

Breaking Barriers: The Path to Health Equity

Faculty and students from the University of Michigan’s Health Behavior & Health Equity department discuss the importance of health equity in public health work. They highlight the need for collaborative efforts between individuals and systems to create conditions where everyone can thrive, not just survive.

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In The News

Family’s Holocaust mystery brings two public health professors together

Michigan Public Health professor Kate Bauer and her family had long wondered about the family that had taken in their ancestor during the Holocaust. A guest speaker at Bauer’s children’s school led to a surprising discovery, linking the families of two School of Public Health faculty members.

Jennifer Head, left, and student researcher Sarah Dobson load an air filter on a drone in order to sample air for Coccidioides. (Photo credit: Yuan Zhu)

In The News

Climate change hastening the spread of fungal pathogens

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Jennifer Head sheds light on the increased spread of fungal pathogens like blastomycosis, Valley fever, and histoplasmosis.

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Degrees Designed for Impact

At Michigan Public Health, we educate and train tomorrow’s public health leaders. Our students work at the forefront of the public health field as they study, grow, and serve communities local and global. Explore our degree offerings, careers in public health, and life in Ann Arbor, and learn more about our inclusive, passionate community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

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Chenxi Sun, MPH ’20, was among a group of students who completed a 40-hour HAZWOPER—Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response—training program at the Michigan State Police's Emergency Management and Homeland Security Training Center.

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