Global Public Health

Dr. Larry Brilliant in Bangladesh in 1977

Larry Brilliant: A lifelong pursuit of public health, 'the most rewarding field in the world'

Dr. Larry Brilliant, MPH ’77, arrived at the University of Michigan School of Public Health in the 1970s with perhaps the most impressive résumé for a prospective student. He and his wife, Girija, had just returned from India after helping eradicate smallpox. Of course, the physician and medical epidemiologist has gone on to have a world-class career in public health and in the technology industry.

Arnold Monto is his lab

Salute to a flu fighter

World-renowned epidemiologist Arnold Monto has devoted his 60-year career to combating influenza and other respiratory viruses

Reflecting on his 60-year career in public health, Michigan Public Health’s Dr. Arnold Monto said his success has hinged on his ability to address the laboratory, population and policy concerns that impact public health measures to halt the spread and reduce the severity of influenza epidemics and pandemics. By doing so, he has helped to save countless lives, prevent untold suffering and provide future generations with the tools to stem the threat of severe respiratory illnesses.

a woman presenting a chart to a man

7 ways the pandemic changed global public health

Chinyere Neale

The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on the travel industry and on the field of international education. But it has helped global public health come to grips with its colonial past and articulate its goals in ways that are truer to the mission of public health itself.

Cover of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 16th Edition, University of Michigan School of Public Health

Matthew Boulton and Colleagues Part of Massive Publishing Effort

Matthew L. Boulton, senior associate dean for Global Public Health and professor of Epidemiology, served as senior editor for the 16th edition of Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine, with contributions from several other Michigan Public Health faculty and staff