Faculty,Health Behavior and Health Equity

Bhramar Mukherjee elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Induction into the NAM is the highest honor for health and medicine researchers in the United States.

Today, Bhramar Mukherjee, the John D. Kalbfleisch Collegiate Professor and chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, was one of five University of Michigan professors elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Induction into the NAM is the highest honor for health and medicine researchers in the United States.

Future Public Health Leaders Program Receives 5 Additional Years of Funding

The University of Michigan School of Public Health’s Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP) has received a five-year, $3M award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The award provides funding through 2027, and will expand the program’s ability to provide skillbuilding and mentorship to the next generation of the public health workforce.

Air pollution tips the scale for obesity in women

New research from Michigan Public Health

Obesity has been a major global health issue in recent decades as more people eat unhealthy diets and fail to exercise regularly. A new University of Michigan School of Public Health study suggests there is another factor that tips the scale in women's weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and body fat — air pollution.

Arnold Monto Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Illustrious Contributions to Respiratory Virus Disease Research

For outstanding contributions to respiratory virus disease research over the course of his career, Dr. Arnold Monto, the Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Public Health, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases (ISIRV).

Program to help Detroit renters buy homes yields 85% ownership rate four years later

New research from Roshanak Mehdipanah

A program designed to help Detroit tenants purchase their homes assisted 85% of participants in sustaining homeownership for four years——an important milestone as owners may start to see the wealth-building benefits and other advantages of homeownership after at least five years of ownership.

Kate Bauer receives Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Food Security Award

Kate Bauer, associate professor of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, has been named the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Food Security for the 2022-2023 academic year. Fulbright awards are considered one of the United States government’s most prestigious awards, supporting interdisciplinary academic research and work.