On the Heights: April 2026
April highlights include a special report on brain health, research on the impact of Michigan’s nutrition assistance programs, and awards for faculty and staff across departments.
Roshanak Mehdipanah Results
Urban health expert focuses on improving housing opportunities across Michigan
How cities are planned and organized has a tremendous impact on the health of residents, especially in marginalized communities, says Roshanak Mehdipanah, an urban health expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Prevention Research Center of Michigan tackles vacant lots, built environments to improve health, well-being
Renewed $5 million in CDC funding expands academic-community partnerships in Flint, Michigan
For 26 years, the Prevention Research Center of Michigan has researched ways to create safer, more inviting and accessible neighborhood spaces and improve physical and mental health. Now, with $5 million in renewed funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the center will continue its community-based participatory research projects through at least 2029.
U-M selected as NIH research hub for nationwide effort to enhance community-led, health equity work
Hubs are part of National Institutes of Health Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society
The University of Michigan will receive $6.75 million from the National Institutes of Health to establish a health equity research hub focused on building the science necessary to strengthen efforts to close health disparity gaps.
MI-Healthy City Tool helps communities promote health equity across Michigan
The MI-Healthy City Tool, developed by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, is a comprehensive dashboard analyzing health equity in Michigan's largest cities to inform policy and community action.
Roshanak Mehdipanah attends Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria meeting in Washington, D.C.
Michigan Public Health professor Roshanak Mehdipanah was recently in Washington, D.C., to speak on a panel for a Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB) meeting.