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Pursue a degree in public health at one of the top-ranked schools of public health in the country. With a rigorous Michigan Public Health education that includes engaging learning opportunities with top faculty, access to innovative laboratory and field settings, and community-based and entrepreneurial training, you’ll prepare for a career of positive, transformative change. Our graduates join a community of 18,000 alumni and enter the world ready to address our biggest public health challenges.

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On The Podcast

Listen to Season 6 of the Population Healthy podcast

Listen to all eight episodes of the newest season of the Population Healthy podcast! Health experts from Michigan Public Health and beyond share their stories and discuss the important public health topics impacting the world today.

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Critical Conversations

Firearm violence prevention researchers discuss state’s new firearm laws in Lansing

Michigan Public Health researchers recently visited Lansing, Mich. to discuss the state’s newly enacted firearm laws as part of an event hosted by the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention.

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The Pursuit

What's the best diet for healthy sleep?

A growing body of research is finding a robust link between diet and sleep quality. But it’s not just the usual suspects like caffeine and alcohol that can get in the way of restful sleep. Erica Jansen, assistant professor of Nutritional Sciences, explains in this Conversation article.

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New Research

Could riding older school buses hinder student performance?

Students who ride newer, cleaner-air buses to school have improved academic performance, according to the latest University of Michigan School of Public Health study that documents the effects on students who ride new school buses rather than old ones.

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Events

May 1: Michigan Public Health Prospective Graduate Student Virtual Office Hours

Drop in for Graduate Prospective Student Office Hours with any questions you have about the MPH and MHSA applications.

May 1: Online MPH Application Coaching

Application guidance for online MPH program applicants

Degrees Designed for Impact

At Michigan Public Health, we educate and train tomorrow’s public health leaders. Our students work at the forefront of the public health field as they study, grow, and serve communities local and global. Explore our degree offerings, careers in public health, and life in Ann Arbor, and learn more about our inclusive, passionate community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Engaged Learning

Chenxi Sun, MPH ’20, was among a group of students who completed a 40-hour HAZWOPER—Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response—training program at the Michigan State Police's Emergency Management and Homeland Security Training Center.

Student Snapshots

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