The Standard provides timely opportunities for engagement, connection, and paying it forward. Together we can build an extraordinary bridge between our current work and the future of what we can accomplish together. Join us in the pursuit of a healthier, more equitable world.
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Welcoming the Class of 2020
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The Class of 2020 represents 510 individuals from across the globe with a unique range of backgrounds and interests. As scholars, advocates and leaders, they united in their public health journey from 31 states and nine countries.
This group represents the newest members of the University of Michigan School of Public Health alumni community including a cohort of 76 undergraduate, 413 graduate, and 21 PhD students. Their interests ranged from transforming dementia care for patients to teaching children in under-resourced countries about sanitation.
This year, their graduation was different. At the Michigan Public Health, like other schools and colleges, we were unable to celebrate the Class of 2020 with our traditional in-person ceremony at Hill Auditorium -- a meaningful moment and rite of passage.
Instead, we had to find new ways to come together as a community and wrap our graduates in positivity and good will. Thank you to Leslie McClure, Vivek Patel, Ryan Malosh, Seth Wolk, Maulik Joshi, Munmun Khan, Cameron Glenn, and Sarah Cashen Faigle for sharing your
words of encouragemen
t with the Class of 2020. Thank you to the 300+ alumni who volunteered to send a personal message to a new graduate, welcoming them to their alumni community and extending your support. Although we recognize this can't fully replace an in-person graduation, we hope that each new graduate felt our heartfelt support.
Thank you to the class of 2020 for enriching the Michigan Public Health community with deep compassion, intelligence, and drive. While your time as a student has ended, your pursuit of a healthier world for all continues, and your journey as a Michigan Public Health alum is just beginning.
You are now a part of a network of more than 16,000 alumni. We hope that you continue connecting with your Michigan Public Health community.
Congratulations and Go Blue!
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The Difference: A Tribute to the Class of 2020
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Class of 2020 social shareables, GIFs, wallpapers, Zoom backgrounds and more!
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Announcements
Public Health's New Chief Development Officer
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Tony Wagener joined the School of Public Health as Chief Development Officer on June 15, and will be leading fundraising and alumni engagement efforts across the School. He looks forward to connecting with alumni and friends to advance the critical mission of Michigan Public Health through engagement and philanthropic support.
Tony previously held the role of Senior Major Gifts Officer at UM’s Ford School of Public Policy. Prior to arriving at UM, Tony served as the Senior Director of Development at Bowling Green State University within the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Musical Arts.
Please join us in welcoming Tony to Michigan Public Health!
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Seeking Alumni Feedback on New Mentorship Program
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An Alumni-to-Alumni Mentoring Program is currently being developed in close partnership with a team of Michigan Public Health alumni. If you'd like to be a part of this process, please provide your feedback through
this quick survey
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Victors | Heroes | Wolverines Webinar:
A Precision Population Health Approach
Learn about the School of Public Health’s role in providing guidance to the State of Michigan and the University throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Surviving the Coronavirus While Black: Pandemic's Heavy Toll on African American Mental Health
Riana Anderson, assistant professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, discusses how COVID-19 and recent racially charged events are affecting the mental health of African Americans during this time.
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ASHA Voices: Our Noisy World's Toll on Our Ears
As part of this research partnership between Apple and the University of Michigan, Rick Neitzel is collecting data on personal listening device use and noisy environments through the Apple Research app. The hope is this research could influence policies that one day change noise pollution levels.
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School Closures Have Long-Term Implications for Students' Health
Experts at the University of Michigan School of Public Health discuss the impact of closing schools until the end of the year, including how this could exacerbate existing health and housing disparities.
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Michigan Launches New Website Showing Coronavirus Trends in Each Region
The dashboard—which maps COVID-19 risks and trends throughout the state of Michigan—was developed in collaboration between the University of Michigan School of Public Health, the School of Information, the Michigan departments of Health and Human Services and Labor and Economic Opportunity.
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Tips and Support for Navigating
the Public Health Job Market
During a Pandemic
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Time and again, the public health field adapts to evolving health environments. Similarly, navigating the public health job market amid the COVID-19 pandemic can enhance an individual’s adaptability as a candidate and professional. 2020 Michigan Public Health graduate Umaima Abbasi shares tips and support for recent public health graduates and professionals searching for employment.
Read more
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Finding Purpose and Meaning in Life: Living for What Matters Most
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Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education Vic Stretcher has spent years discovering the role of purpose in an individual’s overall well-being. In his new online, open-content course, “Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most” he shows learners how science, philosophy and practice all play a role in both finding your purpose and living a purposeful life.
Join this course for free
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Check out this special edition episode for recommendations to manage your individual infection risk.
Featuring Ryan Malosh, PhD, MPH
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Stay up to date on trending public health topics, like disease outbreaks, through faculty research and insights.
Featuring
Alexis Handal, associate professor of epidemiology, and Lisbeth Iglesias-Rios, postdoctoral research fellow
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Anthony Su, PhD student in Environmental Health Sciences, '22
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"The field of toxicology within public health benefits from understanding these same mechanisms to inform how toxicity can manifest from an exposure into a health outcome affecting millions of people. That public health seeks to prevent adverse outcomes for large populations contributes to my interest in the field."
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Briana Nelson, Bachelor of Arts, '20
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In eighth grade, Briana Nelson decided to improve her fitness. With personal initiative and family support, a lifetime passion for nutrition was born. “It was a total transformation,” Nelson says, and her ability to focus and move herself forward toward big goals is helping her achieve great things as a student-athlete and as an ambassador for health equity.
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Application Deadline Extended
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Additional Resources
- Stay connected through live and recorded broadcasts of Michigan Public Health events.
- Improve your resume and grow your skills through webinars and self-paced online training.
- Stay current through new trainings, added monthly. Join our mailing list to stay up to date!
All University of Michigan alumni, students, faculty, and staff may earn free verified certificates in 200+ online courses. Gain new skills in python programming, successful negotiation, teaching, statistics, social justice, and more!
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University of Michigan School of Public Health
Office of Development and Alumni Engagement
734-764-8093
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