Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology

At U-M, risk from surface contamination of COVID-19 was much lower than air transmission

New research from Michigan Public Health

Air transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the coronavirus pandemic, was much higher than surface transmission at the University of Michigan, according to a study by researchers at U-M's School of Public Health.

Team of researchers seeks to mitigate flu and other respiratory viruses for children in indoor environments

A team of researchers from the University of Michigan, the University of Pittsburgh, Emory University, Virginia Tech, and Georgetown University are collaborating to investigate the transmission of flu in child care settings. Emily Martin, associate professor of Epidemiology at Michigan Public Health, is co-lead for one of the projects focusing on environmental factors driving flu transmission in child care settings.

With $13M Grant, Researchers Will Track Cancer Risk From Environmental Exposures

New research from Michigan Public Health and Rogel Cancer Center

MI-CARES to recruit and follow at least 100,000 Michigan residents with focus on environmental hotspots across the state

Essential but Expendable? Protecting Farm Workers During COVID-19

Q&A with Alexis Handal and Lisbeth Iglesias-Rios

State and federal executive orders have deemed seasonal and migrant farmworkers "essential." Yet, few protections have been granted to this population, which may be at higher risk of exposure to coronavirus, according to a policy brief by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

PFAS Exposure May Lead to Early Menopause in Women

New research from Ning Ding and Sung Kyun Park

Women exposed to PFAS may experience menopause two years earlier than other women, according to a new University of Michigan School of Public health study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.