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2011-2012 News, Videos & PodcastsARCHIVES: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 Below are current news releases about the UM School of Public Health. You can search all UM SPH releases on this site, or those from the UM News Service or UM Health System on their sites. Food fight or romantic dinner? Communication between couples is key to improving men’s diets. May 22, 2012, UM News Service and SPH release. Interactive website helps parents keep teen drivers safe. May 21, 2012, UM News Service release.
African-Americans face roadblocks to HIV therapy, untreated depression makes it worse. May 2, 2012, UM SPH release. World Health Organization anti-smoking program could save millions of lives. April 25, 2012, UM News Service and SPH release. U-M researchers awarded $1.7 million to help solve riddle of resurgent whooping cough. April 20, 2012, UM News Service and SPH release.
Financial hardships of the Great Recession felt in community health. April 12, 2012, UM News Service and SPH release. Testing successful aging program with low-income seniors. April 12, 2012, UM News Service release. U-M shares in $5 million grant to train global health researchers. April 9, 2012, UM News Service and UMHS release. Physicians less likely to prescribe antidepressants to minorities, Medicaid patients. April 4, 2012, UM News Service and SPH release. En español
U.S. economic woes ripple all the way to Latin America, U-M study shows. March 26, 2012, UMHS release; EN ESPAÑOL U-M funds sustainable water-quality projects in Ghana, Peru. March 22, 2012, UM News Service and SPH release. When health insurance costs rise slightly, people still shop around. March 21, 2012, UM News Service and SPH release. Where pain lives: Race and neighborhood status linked with worse chronic pain; UM study shows unequal burden among the 116 million adults who suffer chronic pain. March 1, 2012 UMHS release University of Michigan researchers to study health outcomes and economics of newborn screening; Researchers will use computer modeling and patient surveys to study health and economic outcomes for screening of Krabbe disease, Pompe disease, and phenylketonuria. February 29, 2012 UMHS release Public interest in pandemic flu vaccine faded over time. Feb. 16, 2012, UM SPH and News Service release
New fellowship pairs University of Michigan researchers with state policy makers to better connect research and policy. Feb. 6, 2012, UMHS release; New graduate program in health informatics announces scholarships. Jan. 31, 2012, UM SPH release Pairing masks and hand washing could drastically slow spread of pandemic flu. Jan. 25, 2012, UM SPH and News Service release Program led to lower crime, fewer violent incidents among kids. Jan. 17, 2012 UM SPH and News Service release Public opinion lights the fire for politicians to adopt anti-smoking bans. Jan. 12, 2012, UM SPH and News Service release, with poll Supersized market economy, supersized belly: Wealthier nations have more fast food and more obesity. Dec. 21, 2011, UM SPH and News Service release
UM researchers to engage underserved communities in setting health-research priorities; New $2.8 million grant will help connect minority communities, health care officials in establishing research agenda. Dec. 9, 2011, UM Health System release UM launches new Master of Informatics program. Dec. 1, 2011, UM SPH and News Service release REVEAL study participants at risk for Alzheimer’s talk about their genetic test results. Nov. 16, 2011, UM SPH and News Service release, with poll and video Turkeys relax: SPH student wins YouTube chef contest for "The Sweetest Vegan." Nov. 22, 2011, UM SPH and News Service release Short waits, long consults keep most patients very happy with their physicians. Nov. 16, 2011, UM SPH and News Service release, with poll and podcast A first: NIH funds UM researchers to provide genetic testing and Alzheimer's risk estimates for people who are already experiencing mild cognitive impairment. Nov. 10, 2011, UM SPH and News Service release UM kidney specialists lead national effort to monitor kidney disease; CDC backs the UM effort to create surveillance system of emerging, costly condition. Nov. 8, 2011, UM Health System release Featured Video: Careless disposal of antibiotics can create aquatic superbugs
Two from UM elected to prestigious Institute of Medicine;
Mom's lead exposure linked to higher blood pressure in daughters. UM SPH Summer Enrichment Program in Health Management and Policy receives $4.2 million grant to recruit minority students. UM among international group to find genetic variants that may contribute to mental illness. Chronic vulvar pain a reality for more than 100,000 women in southeast Michigan;
White House's Childhood Obesity Task Force must focus on providing treatment for minority children;
New appointments at UM SPH: Grazier as Chair of Health Management & Policy, Robins as Director of Global Public Health. Study: Lead exposure decreases Indian children's hand-eye coordination.
UM launches collaboration to help Great Lakes cities adapt to a changing climate. 17% of cancer nurses unintentionally exposed to chemotherapy, UM study finds. UM researchers helping eye care providers better assess driving in older adults. Low vitamin D linked to earlier first menstruation, a risk factor for health problems throughout life. High-risk stroke patients more likely to get follow-up care after motivational talk; UM study shows telephone intervention boosts low follow-up rates among high-risk patients in the nation’s ‘stroke belt.’ Aug. 4, 2011, UMHS release
University issues response to recent assaults in Ann Arbor, near UM campus. Computed tomography (CT) shows changes in lungs associated with COPD flare-ups. Decent minimum standard of health benefits should not be based on social productivity; So says UM doctor and HMP prof in Bioethics journal commentary: Proposals for limiting health care based on productivity get uncomfortably close to “death panel” fears; public needs to believe allocation is fair. July 7, 2011, UMHS release Large human study links phthalates, BPA and thyroid hormone levels. Black men place family and community above their own health.  Top scientist to head UM's new master of health informatics degree program. Charles Friedman, a top federal scientific officer in the Department of Health and Human Services, will head the new joint master's program in health informatics offered by the University of Michigan School of Public Health and School of Information. June 16, 2011, UM SPH, SI, and News Service release. More details.
HIV/AIDS: Progress and concerns three decades later Demographic factors linked to mental health in black men. UM International Center for Automotive Medicine enters new era. People who have had head injuries report more violent behavior. African-American men who feel 'in control' are less likely to experience depressive symptoms. Internet hookups for men don't always mean unsafe sex. New center to study why childhood exposure to toxicants makes us sick as adults.
Matthew Boulton receives 2011 University of Michigan School of Public Health Romani Award. UM SPH works with black churches teaching kids about safe sex, disease prevention. New class of cancer drugs could work in colon cancers with genetic mutation;
Presenting cancer treatment options in small doses yields smarter choices. UM researchers receive $8 million grant to improve quality of care for children. Some women worry too much about breast cancer returning, UM study finds;
UM School of Public Health rises in U.S. News rankings. UM receives $4.9 million to help reduce obesity in preschool children;
Study: People want personal results from genetic research. Peer support offers promise for reducing depression symptoms; Few doctors stock all recommended adult vaccines;
Physical health varies among American blacks depending on ethnicity. Childhood obesity linked to habits, not heredity; Study: African American men say doctor visits are often a bad experience.
UM Risk Science Center director co-authors World Economic Forum white paper on technology innovation and sustainable development. Cancer pain common among survivors, UM study shows. Resurrecting the so-called “depression gene”; More releases from 2010. View an extended list of popular-media citations for UM SPH faculty and alumni.
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"A world of work awaits you," Dr. Kellermann tells U-M SPH class of 2012. 
Changes in the epigenome (structure that controls the function of genes) found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
Students spend weekend on community assessment for ongoing tornado relief efforts in Kentucky
SPH students halfway to creating 100 widely viewed science blogs in groundbreaking course
Do you hear what I hear? Noise exposure surrounds us.
Roads pave the way for spread of superbugs. 
New students go straight to work at public health sites for Practice Plunge.
September event explores new approaches to safe and sustainable technology innovation.
Spiritual retreat can lower depression, raise hope in heart patients;
UM-Flint and UM SPH collaborate on new MPH degree program.
"You now know what to do to make a difference," Dr. Reed Tuckson tells UM SPH class of 2011;
UM graduate student preaches and practices innovation as a high school robotics
team mentor.
Certain parts of the brain activated in people who heard tailored health messages and quit smoking
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