Stateside Podcast: When the Shooter Is a Child
Marc Zimmerman featured on Stateside Podcast
On this podcast, professor Marc Zimmerman discusses youth violence and how the COVID-19 pandemic could have exacerbated an uptick in school violence.
Blog Results
Shooting at Oxford High School Highlights Need for Increased Firearm Injury Prevention Strategies
Q&A with Justin Heinze
The mass shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan is the deadliest in the state's history. Justin Heinze, assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, discusses the importance of preparation and mitigation strategies for such events, as well as how the larger community might help survivors of this shooting.
Natural COVID-19 Infections Protect Against SARS-CoV-2, Gamma and Delta Variants
New research from Hannah Maier
Natural infection with COVID-19 offered protection from reinfection when the gamma and delta variants predominated, according to a new University of Michigan study that also provides levels of antibodies needed to protect against reinfections.
End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients Show Increased Risk of Infection, Mortality From COVID-19
New research from Yi Li
Patients undergoing long-term dialysis, especially Black and Hispanic patients and those living in nursing homes, were severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a nationwide study by University of Michigan researchers.
Researchers From U-M, MSU, OU Team Up To Develop Wearable Pollution-Measuring Technology
New research from Tim Dvonch
With the support of a $2.78 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Oakland University are teaming up to develop wearable technology able to identify particulate matter pollution such as soot and toxic metals generated by cars, trucks and industrial sources.
E-Violence Increases Through Early Adolescence but Declines As Teens Become Adults
New research from Elyse Thulin
Electronic dating violence—including electronic harassment, coercion and monitoring—starts increasing in preadolescence but curves as teens reach young adulthood, according to a new University of Michigan study.