Students

PHAST administers community assessments in eastern Kentucky

Students gain valuable experience in region devastated by extreme flooding

The University of Michigan School of Public Health’s Public Health Action Support Team was deployed Sept. 6-9 to eastern Kentucky after the region endured devastating flooding in July. PHAST collaborated with the Kentucky Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in administering two Community Assessments for Public Health Emergency Response to gather household-based information on the needs of the community.

Cumulative loneliness associated with accelerated memory aging in older adults

New research from Xuexin Yu and Lindsay Kobayashi

Prolonged loneliness in adults over 65 may be an important risk factor for accelerated memory aging, according to a new study led by University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers.

Improved research, targeted interventions key to improving college students' mental health

Q&A with Sara Abelson, PhD '22

We discuss "Mental Health in College Populations: A Multidisciplinary Review of What Works, Evidence Gaps, and Paths Forward” with lead author and Michigan Public Health alumna Sara Abelson.

Increasing public health measures could have helped prevent thousands of COVID-19 deaths in India

New research from Michigan Public Health

Strengthening public health measures at the sign of resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 in India in early 2021 would have helped control transmission in the country and reduced mortality by at least 40% during the second wave even without harsh lockdowns, according to a new University of Michigan study.

NIH grant extends Big Data Summer Institute through 2027

The University of Michigan School of Public Health’s Big Data Summer Institute has received a five year Summer Institute in Biostatistics (SIBS) grant from the National Institute of Health that will extend the program through 2027.

Nearly half of people infected with COVID-19 experienced some 'long COVID' symptoms, study finds

New research from Bhramar Mukherjee

Around the world, 43 percent of those infected with COVID-19 experienced post-COVID conditions, according to a new analysis by University of Michigan School of Public Health that looked at data from 50 studies and 1.6 million people.