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WEMU's David Fair talked with Rita Loch-Caruso, professor of Environmental Health Sciences, about chemicals known as PFAS that have found their way into drinking water in Washtenaw County and throughout the state.
Parents struggle with whether or not to pressure their children to eat foods they don't like, but a recent University of Michigan study clears up some of the confusion, says Julie Lumeng, professor of Nutritional Sciences and director of the University of Michigan Center for Human Growth and Development.
Mousumi Banerjee, research professor of biostatistics, has been appointed the Anant M. Kshirsagar Collegiate Professor by the University of Michigan Office of Research.
Every year, hepatitis B kills more than 780,000 people around the world, and is the single most serious liver infection, according to the World Health Organization. David Hutton, associate professor of Health Management and Policy, says early diagnosis and treatment is key to stopping the spread of the disease in the United States.
Bhramar Mukherjee was recently named chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health. Mukherjee spoke with Global Michigan about balancing research and being a single parent and her passion for math and big data.
Scientists from Michigan Public Health and five other universities received a grant from the NIH to research the effect of a highway in Ecuador on the spread of Zika and Dengue fever. Joseph Eisenberg, chair and professor of Epidemiology, talks about the impact of this work.