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STATCOM
In the 12 years since its founding, STATCOM has assisted with over 40 projects for nonprofits and now involves more than 100 students in multiple departments and schools at the university.
Biostatistics,Faculty Results
Mousumi Banerjee Recognized with Collegiate Research Professorship
Mousumi Banerjee, research professor of biostatistics, has been appointed the Anant M. Kshirsagar Collegiate Professor by the University of Michigan Office of Research.
Hepatitis B: Stopping a Silent Killer
Q&A with David Hutton
Every year, hepatitis B kills more than 780,000 people around the world, and is the single most serious liver infection, according to the World Health Organization. David Hutton, associate professor of Health Management and Policy, says early diagnosis and treatment is key to stopping the spread of the disease in the United States.
Bhramar Mukherjee at the Forefront of Big Data
Bhramar Mukherjee was recently named chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health. Mukherjee spoke with Global Michigan about balancing research and being a single parent and her passion for math and big data.
IN THE NEWS: Colleges in America and Ecuador Team Up to Study Dengue and Zika
Joseph Eisenberg in College Choice
Scientists from Michigan Public Health and five other universities received a grant from the NIH to research the effect of a highway in Ecuador on the spread of Zika and Dengue fever. Joseph Eisenberg, chair and professor of Epidemiology, talks about the impact of this work.
IN THE NEWS: Study Finds Freshwater Algae May Become Airborne, Posing Public Health Threat
Andrew Ault on WEMU
Algal blooms are common in the Great Lakes in the summertime, but they may be more dangerous than originally believed. WEMU's David Fair talked with Andrew Ault, assistant professor of Environmental Health Sciences, about a study that determined that algal blooms can become airborne and what that means for public health.