On the Heights: May 2025
Departmental news, research highlights, community achievements, and more to help you stay connected with the Michigan Public Health community.
Environmental Health Sciences
Collaboration with Apple and World Health Organization studies sound exposure impacts on hearing
University of Michigan researchers target invisible health threat affecting millions
Groundbreaking hearing health research is being conducted by Michigan Public Health in collaboration with Apple and the World Health Organization (WHO) advancing our understanding of how exposure to certain sound levels over time may impact hearing.
Michigan Public Health celebrates 450 graduates
Class of 2025 graduates’ impactful work often will be ‘invisible,’ yet essential
Kristen J. Sarri, MPH ’97, addressed the University of Michigan School of Public Health graduating Class of 2025 during commencement May 1 at historic Hill Auditorium with a reminder of what lies ahead: “Public health isn't glamorous work.”
On the Heights: April 2025
Departmental news, research highlights, community achievements, and more to help you stay connected with the Michigan Public Health community.
Michigan Public Health celebrates faculty, staff, students for excellence
Students, faculty and staff from the University of Michigan School of Public Health were commended during the fourth annual Public Health Honors on April 23. The event, held at the Rogel Ballroom in the Michigan Union, recognized the outstanding efforts and achievements of individuals who have exceeded expectations in the areas of public health research, education, community service and public engagement.
Federal budget cuts and worker safety
Michigan Public Health professor and researcher Rick Neitzel warns that federal cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which has lost two-thirds of its staff, will lead to more preventable workplace injuries and deaths across industries from mining to healthcare.