University of Michigan School of Public Health

The Faculty Senate at the University of Michigan is asking the college administration to do more to defend itself and its people from the Trump Administration's political interference. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

We all know that air pollution is bad for the environment and our health. A new study out of the University of Michigan now shows that it is contributing to a loss of independence among older adults. The study also shows that the economic impact of that loss comes in at an estimate of over $11 billion. WEMU's David Fair spoke with the lead author of the study, Dr. Sara Adar, about the findings.

With students and faculty now back on the University of Michigan campus, one professor and researcher, Rick Neitzel, is developing methods to detect…

The coronavirus pandemic is ongoing and will be for some time to come. But it is not the only zoonoses we are dealing with globally or locally. Zoonoses…

With people getting anxious about going back to work and restarting the economy, a lot of effort is being put into testing for the coronavirus, and one…

Summer brings hordes of mosquitos and several diseases along with them, including the Zika virus. In this week's "Issues of the Environment," WEMU's David…

A new study from the University of Michigan's School of Public Health reveals that immigration raids affect community health. The fear of deportation…

The University of Michigan's School of Public Health is creating a new department to study the complex issues around nutrition. From the genome level up…