On the Heights: May 2025
Departmental news, research highlights, community achievements, and more to help you stay connected with the Michigan Public Health community.
Dana Dolinoy
Dolinoy, Peterson reappointed as department chairs at Michigan Public Health
Today, the University of Michigan Board of Regents approved the reappointments of two key leaders at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Karen E. Peterson will extend her tenure as chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences, and Dana Dolinoy as chair for the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. Both chairs are set to serve additional three-year terms starting September 1, 2024.
Researchers study epigenetic changes with PFAS exposure in mother-infant pairs
New research from Michigan Public Health
A team of University of Michigan researchers from the School of Public Health DoGoodS-Pi Environmental Epigenetics Lab and Michigan Medicine are working to understand how behaviors and environments during pregnancy can cause changes to the way genes work in offspring. This emerging field is known as toxicoepigenetics.
With $13M Grant, Researchers Will Track Cancer Risk From Environmental Exposures
New research from Michigan Public Health and Rogel Cancer Center
MI-CARES to recruit and follow at least 100,000 Michigan residents with focus on environmental hotspots across the state
Dana Dolinoy and Aubree Gordon Recognized for Exceptional Research in Bioscience
Two University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers have been selected as inaugural recipients of a new annual award from the University of Michigan Biosciences Initiative.
Dana Dolinoy Awarded Grant from NIEHS RIVER Program
Dana Dolinoy, NSF International Chair and professor of Environmental Health Sciences and professor of Nutritional Sciences, was awarded a $6.9 million R35 award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) for the expansion of epigenetic science.