Environmental Health Sciences,Faculty

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Chemicals stored in home garages linked to ALS risk

New research from Stuart Batterman

Products typically stored in home garages—including gasoline and gasoline powered equipment, lawn care products, pesticides, paint and woodworking supplies—contain chemicals that increase the risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), according to a new University of Michigan study.

Herman 'Hank' Koren

Distinguished alumnus pays it forward 60 years after Dean's generosity

Herman ‘Hank’ Koren, MPH ’59, sets up emergency fund to help students

Herman “Hank” Koren, MPH ’59, credits having an “immense career” thanks to the generosity of Henry F. Vaughan, the inaugural dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Koren is returning the favor Vaughan paid to him by creating the Dr. Herman “Hank” and Mrs. Donna Koren Helping Hands Expendable Fund.

A person holds a red HIV awareness ribbon in their right hand.

Researchers evaluating program aimed at HIV prevention and care for trans youth of color

Q&A with Kristi Gamarel and Sari Reisner

Kristi Gamarel and Sari Reisner are leading an evaluation of a program called LEAP (Legal, Economic, and Affirming Peer Support) as part of the NIH-funded Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV Interventions. LEAP addresses social factors that have been linked to inequities in HIV prevention and care outcomes for trans youth of color.