Ignoring the crazy weather that March and April generated, the past two months have been particularly interested in the health world, as the United States population finally paid attention to just what exactly was in their processed food, namely, Lean Finely Textured Beef also known “affectionately” as Pink Slime. Public attention appears to have been [...]
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The annual competition for Risk Science Fellowships provides summer stipend support for students from the School of Public Health (SPH). UMRSC fellowships enhance education and training in the risk sciences and prepare public health students to pursue careers in the field of risk analysis. These awards are made possible through generous support to the Risk [...]
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Richard Rood is a professor at the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering and faculty within Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences. He also writes for Wunderground.com, where this article was originally posted. The U.S. has just experienced an intense heat event with many records falling in the eastern half of the U.S. Here is Chris [...]
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The annual competition for Risk Science Fellowships provides summer stipend support for students from the School of Public Health (SPH). UMRSC fellowships enhance education and training in the risk sciences and prepare public health students to pursue careers in the field of risk analysis. These awards are made possible through generous support to the Risk [...]
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This article is cross -posted from Mind the Science Gap. Under the guidance of the Risk Science Center’s director Andrew Maynard, for ten weeks between January and April 2012, Ten Masters of Public Health students from the University of Michigan will post weekly articles, translating complex sciences into accessible science communication for a broad audience. [...]
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This post is a guest post by Sona Makker. Sona works with the Center for Genetics and Society, a nonprofit information and public affairs organization working to encourage responsible uses and effective societal governance of the new human genetic and reproductive technologies. She graduated with highest honors from UC Berkeley and intends to pursue a J.D. [...]
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This article is cross -posted from Mind the Science Gap. Under the guidance of the Risk Science Center’s director Andrew Maynard, for ten weeks between January and April 2012, Ten Masters of Public Health students from the University of Michigan will post weekly articles, translating complex sciences into accessible science communication for a broad audience. [...]
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A guest blog by RHReality Check and Huffington Post writer Soraya Chemaly. Soraya Chemaly writes about gender and culture for The Huffington Post, RHReality Check, The Feminist Wire, BitchFlicks, Fem2.0 and Alternet among other online media. This article was originally posted at RH Reality Check What happens when women, like men, can be parents without bearing [...]
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This article is Cross Posted from Mind the Science Gap. Under the guidance of the Risk Science Center’s director Andrew Maynard, for ten weeks between January and April 2012, Ten Masters of Public Health students from the University of Michigan will post weekly articles, translating complex sciences into accessible science communication for a broad audience. [...]
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This article is Cross Posted from Mind the Science Gap. Under the guidance of the Risk Science Center’s director Andrew Maynard, for ten weeks between January and April 2012, Ten Masters of Public Health students from the University of Michigan will post weekly articles, translating complex sciences into accessible science communication for a broad audience. [...]
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This article is Cross Posted from Mind the Science Gap. Under the guidance of the Risk Science Center’s director Andrew Maynard, for ten weeks between January and April 2012, Ten Masters of Public Health students from the University of Michigan will post weekly articles, translating complex sciences into accessible science communication for a broad audience. [...]
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This article is Cross Posted from Mind the Science Gap. Under the guidance of the Risk Science Center’s director Andrew Maynard, for ten weeks between January and April 2012, Ten Masters of Public Health students from the University of Michigan will post weekly articles, translating complex sciences into accessible science communication for a broad audience. [...]
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Shobita Parthasarathy is an Associate Professor at University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy. She is also a member of the Risk Science Center and sits on our Internal Advisory Board. Dr. Parthasarathy is currently on sabbatical as a Visiting Scholar at the American Bar Foundation. Building Genetic Medicine: Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of [...]
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This article is Cross Posted from Mind the Science Gap. Under the guidance of the Risk Science Center’s director Andrew Maynard, for ten weeks between January and April 2012, Ten Masters of Public Health students from the University of Michigan will post weekly articles, translating complex sciences into accessible science communication for a broad audience. [...]
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This article is Cross Posted from Mind the Science Gap. Under the guidance of the Risk Science Center’s director Andrew Maynard, for ten weeks between January and April 2012, Ten Masters of Public Health students from the University of Michigan will post weekly articles, translating complex sciences into accessible science communication for a broad audience. [...]
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The following post is by Christine Greene, one of our 2011 Risk Science Fellows, Christine has an MPH and is a Doctoral Pre-candidate in the Department of Environmental Health Science. You can read the abstract of her research project here. Most people have not heard of Acinetobacter baumannii. A. baumannii is an emerging nosocomial pathogen [...]
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Earlier this month, the Risk Science Center had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Craig Cormick (who wrote or most recent guest blog on Issues in Public Engagement on Nanotechnology) for our Risk Science Unplugged series, which focuses on engaging leading experts in conversation on key issues that have evolved at the intersection between risk and [...]
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Cancer prevention in a pill: Science vs. Marketing
by Shara Evans on May 18, 2012
The following post is written by Andy Gard. Andy is a second-year International Health MPH student at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He worked four years in biotech and healthcare scientific communications and is now developing research skills for work in developing countries. This summer he is conducting research on cervical cancer [...]
Tagged as: Cancer, dietary supplements, FDA, Marketing
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