On the Heights: June 2025
Departmental news, research highlights, community achievements, and more to help you stay connected with the Michigan Public Health community.
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Michigan Public Health faculty, staff, students, and alumni are making an impact on public health in the US and around the world. Find the latest news here.
Departmental news, research highlights, community achievements, and more to help you stay connected with the Michigan Public Health community.
April Zeoli, associate professor of Health Management and Policy, studies laws aimed at preventing firearm violence and their effectiveness at reducing related harms. She engages with policy leaders and other stakeholders to inform firearm safety regulations.
Michigan Public Health experts are working towards health equity by addressing persistent racial disparities in homeownership, the rising costs of housing, and the burden of affordability on Michigan's lowest-income residents.
Researchers at the Michigan Public Health Integrated Center for Analytics and Modeling (MICOM) are using real-time wastewater surveillance to detect virus outbreaks before they start, transforming public health response in Michigan.
Justin Colacino, an environmental health researcher at Michigan Public Health, uncovers how environmental exposures can cause cancer. His research aims to pinpoint the root causes of cancer, leveraging powerful data and tools to prevent harmful cellular changes before they start.
Living close to cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms, which are present nationwide but are more common in coastal and Great Lakes states, heightens the rate of dying from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a Michigan Public Health study suggests.