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Thomas Francis contributed to the successful development, field trial, and evaluation of protective influenza vaccines and led the way for future public health practitioners.
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IN THE NEWS: Defense Study on TCE Prompts Calls for OSHA to Act
Adam Finkel featured in Bloomberg
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration should examine and lower its worker exposure limits to a carcinogenic degreasing agent called trichloroethylene, or TCE, scientists told Bloomberg Law.
IN THE NEWS: MD Anderson Safety Struggles Show Pressures on Nurses
Christopher Friese featured in the Houston Chronicle
Understaffing and increased patient-to-nurse ratios depict growing pressures on nurses with impacts on patient outcomes.
Michigan Public Health Working with Apple on Study on Sound Exposure in Daily Life
New Study from Rick Neitzel
Michigan Public Health researcher Rick Neitzel has recently partnered with Apple to develop a study that will use a person's iPhone and Apple Watch to measure levels of sound exposure.
New Health Insurance Benefit at University of Michigan Led to Increased Rates of IVF
New Research by Richard Hirth
An interdisciplinary group of University of Michigan researchers interested in reproductive health and equity compared the use of IVF among university employees before and after the addition of the insurance coverage benefit in 2015.
PHAST Travels to US Virgin Islands to Assess Recovery After 2017 Hurricanes
Members of the University of Michigan School of Public Health’s Public Health Action Support Team (PHAST) traveled to the US Virgin Islands to conduct a post-hurricane analysis of communities affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017.