April Zeoli, associate professor of Health Management and Policy, testified before a Congressional forum held by the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force on June 5 where she discussed firearm injury prevention policy.
Bhramar Mukherjee and Jeremy Taylor of Michigan Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics received prestigious awards from the American Statistical Association. Mukherjee received the Karl E. Peace Award for Outstanding Statistical Contributions for the Betterment of Society and Taylor the Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Award.
In this Q&A, Yi Li, professor of Biostatistics, and his team discuss their recent project on the risk factors associated with COVID-19 outcomes.
School of Public Health faculty members Justin Heinze and Marc Zimmerman are set to lead a new statewide initiative to enhance school safety and prevent school violence, including school shootings. The Michigan School Safety Initiative will be available to all K-12 schools in the state, providing training and assistance to district leadership and staff regarding evidence-based best practices.
Effective Sept. 1, 2023, Scott Roberts will become interim chair of the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education. Roberts’ role follows the retirement of longtime faculty Cleopatra Caldwell, who has been chair of the department since 2017.
This month marks 50 years since Michigan's PBB contamination incident. In 1973, toxic flame retardant was mistakenly sent to Michigan farmers as livestock feed, causing an environmental health crisis. To this day, researchers continue to investigate the health effects of the contamination, and community members are active in advocating for clean-up efforts.