The Promises and Challenges of Big Data
Bhramar Mukherjee
Collecting data from millions of patients and figuring out how to process and use it occupies much of Bhramar Mukherjee's time.
Faculty Results
The Best of Both Worlds: Using Applied Research to Keep Workers Healthy and Safe
Rick Neitzel
Rick Neitzel didn't always want to be an industrial hygienist or a professor. In college he explored programs in aerospace engineering and aviation safety before finally settling on a safety program. But it wasn't until he took a class on industrial hygiene that he knew he'd found his calling.
From Metabolomics to Epigenetics, Nutrition Is about More Than Food
Karen E. Peterson
As professor and chair of the Nutritional Sciences department, Karen Peterson wants public health to have a greater role in preventing disease in children and in offering effective interventions when things have gone off track.
Andrew Ryan
Andrew Ryan
The United States spends more on health care than any other developed country, yet the quality of health care and life expectancy in the US are well below its peer nations. That discrepancy is the impetus for Andrew Ryan's research.