Environmental Health Results

Candice Ammori outside her home in Kingston, NY, with street, snow, car and house in the background all blurred out

How a biostatistician found her calling in climate action

University of Michigan School of Public Health alumna Candice Ammori, MS ’20, pivoted from finance and AI ethics to climate entrepreneurship. She founded Climate Vine, a selective community connecting climate professionals across policy, investment, tech and science. Her biostatistics training powers matchmaking algorithms and multidisciplinary climate innovation.

Jennifer Head in a field with protective mask and gloves

The first line of defense

Investigating the spread of fungal infections due to climate change

Fungal pathogens are often somewhat of an apparition, an unexpected and seemingly invisible opponent of good health, until they are exposed under a laboratory lens or on a chest X-ray. Jennifer Head is helping to compose the book on understanding these potent vectors of disease, which sometimes can be misdiagnosed as pneumonia, tuberculosis or cancer.

A firefighter putting out a fire with foam

Protecting populations from dangers of PFAS exposure

Jackie Goodrich, a research associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, studies PFAS chemicals in firefighting gear and their health risks like cancer. PFAS alter gene expression and persist in the environment. New EPA rules aim to mitigate exposure and protect public health.

London Kozlowski

Conducting skills

From music education to public health research

As a second-year Environmental Health Sciences MPH student, London Kozlowski’s research includes studying the health impacts of benign tumors, noise exposure linked to strokes, and the Green Anesthesia Initiative focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Food growing from the soil

Food systems synergy

Exploring sustainable food systems with an interdisciplinary approach

The introductory course Foundations of Sustainable Food Systems explores the complexities and nuances of this topic, offering students all across the University of Michigan the ability to explore some of the interrelationships between core concepts within a food system, looking through the lenses of public health, environmental sustainability and the food policy process.

Kris Sarri scuba diving

Kris Sarri: Combating climate change with a policy pen

Kris Sarri, MPH ’97, exemplifies the University of Michigan mission of becoming leaders and best through her lifelong dedication to bettering the earth’s health through policy and action. Today, Sarri’s storied career is built upon two decades of work in Washington, DC, at the highest levels of the federal government.