COVID-19 Results

University of Michigan biostatistics researcher turns complex health data into better treatment decisions

Honored with the 2026 Excellence in Research Award, Donglin Zeng develops tools that help clinicians identify more effective treatments for individual patients and guide public health decisions

University of Michigan biostatistician Donglin Zeng transforms complex health data into precision medicine tools that help clinicians personalize treatments and improve public health decisions. Honored with the 2026 Excellence in Research Award, his work blends statistics, machine learning and patient care to advance evidence-based medicine, vaccine research and healthier outcomes.

Former pandemic adviser says political infighting puts hard-won COVID-19 lessons at risk

Michigan Public Health Chief Health Policy Officer and pandemic preparedness expert, Dr. Anand Parekh, advised policymakers on protecting the public from COVID-19 as the never-before-seen virus swept the globe and claimed millions of lives.

New research reveals gaps in COVID-19 prevention policies for farmworkers

Q&A with researcher Devon Payne-Sturges

University of Michigan research on Oregon's COVID-19 response shows comprehensive workplace policies effectively protected both general workers and farmworkers. Expert Devon Payne-Sturges shares insights for future pandemic preparedness.

Michigan Public Health researchers address key housing needs

Michigan Public Health experts are working towards health equity by addressing persistent racial disparities in homeownership, the rising costs of housing, and the burden of affordability on Michigan's lowest-income residents.

Investing in COVID-19 vaccination more than paid off for US

The national vaccine strategy paid for itself after just one year, according to a study led by University of Michigan researchers. The United States prevented far more in medical spending and lost productivity than it spent on testing, buying and delivering the 2021 vaccines.

Study of COVID-19 deaths challenges claims, understanding of pandemic-era suicides

Narratives behind numbers point to need for better coordination, support by employers, communities, public health leaders in future crises, especially mental health

University of Michigan researchers dug deeper into the narratives behind the numerical data of COVID-19-era suicides to inform future public health responses.