It Happened at U-M: Researchers helped create the first flu vaccine
In the early 1940s, researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health played a critical role in developing and testing the first flu vaccine.
Epidemic Results
Polio vaccine milestone: Live podcast marks 70th anniversary of historic announcement at U-M
U-M epidemiologist Matthew Boulton and Michigan's chief medical executive Natasha Bagdasarian discuss vaccines, then and now
In today's challenging era for vaccines, the University of Michigan School of Public Health will host a live podcast taping April 11 in recognition of the announcement made 70 years ago at U-M, when the polio vaccine was declared safe and effective to a worldwide audience.
A ripple effect of cutting global vaccine programs
Q&A with Abram Wagner
Epidemiologist Abram Wagner discusses why US funding for global vaccination programs benefits Americans through job creation, disease prevention, and economic stability, while building international goodwill and protecting vulnerable populations worldwide.
Advocating for infectious disease preparedness
The Exchange keynote speaker Dr. Ashish Jha: ‘We are entering an age of biology’
The University of Michigan School of Public Health hosted keynote speaker Dr. Ashish Jha in the “Disrupting Infectious Diseases: Fighting for Our Future” seminar as part of the recently launched biannual speaker series The Exchange: Critical Conversations with Michigan Public Health.
New report details racial and ethnic differences in access to care, recovery, and social impacts of COVID-19
Q&A with Blair Whittington
In this Q&A, Michigan Public Health Research Specialist Blair Whittington explains the findings from the latest report from the Michigan COVID-19 Recovery Surveillance Study (MI CReSS).
Cellphone coverage aided virus containment in Liberia during Ebola outbreak, study finds
New research from Elisa Maffioli
In this Q&A, Michigan Public Health and Georgia Institute of Technology researchers discuss recent research discovering that cellphone coverage was associated with a significant reduction in Ebola cases during the 2014 outbreak in Liberia.