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PRC Week 2025
Our PRC-MI team for the current funding cycle of 2024-2029 had the opportunity to travel to Atlanta for PRC Week 2025. During our time...
Jan 211 min read


RA Perspectives: Caitlin Lynch
Examining the Need for Housing as a Climate Refuge Written by Caitlin Lynch, HSHE Research Assistant The climate crisis poses a...
Dec 18, 20243 min read


RA Perspectives: Nicholas Harriott
Homelessness, mental health, and housing interventions Written by Nicholas Harriott, Â HSHE Research Assistant Photo Credit: Adobe Stock...
Dec 18, 20242 min read


RA Perspectives: Samantha Rich
The association between housing & mental health Written by Samantha Rich, HSHE Research Assistant Housing and built environment are...
Dec 18, 20243 min read


CDC Renews Funding for Prevention Research Center
“Transforming vacant land into vibrant spaces for activity ensures that everyone has the opportunity to reclaim their health and build...
Nov 1, 20241 min read


U-M Selected as NIH Hub for Community-Based Health Equity Research
HSHE Director, Roshanak Mehdipanah, will co-director a new NIH research hub alongside Justin Heinze. Read more about the exciting new...
Oct 3, 20241 min read


HSHE Studies the Impact of Eviction Filings for Pennsylvania Tenants
Research from HSHE research specialist Kate Brantley and U-M lecturer Dr. Alexa Eisenberg examines the impact of eviction filings on...
Jul 18, 20241 min read


Call for papers: Housing as a determinant of health and well-being
Alongside Dr. Lara C. Weinstein (Thomas Jefferson University), HSHE’s Director, Dr. Mehdipanah, is guest editing BMC Public Health’s...
Jan 3, 20241 min read


Expert Spotlight: Patrice M. Hicks, PhD, MPH
Dr. Hicks is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the Kellogg Eye Center at the...
Dec 18, 20232 min read


UM News Highlights Mehdipanah, Schulz Redlining Research
The U-M Office of the Vice President for Research has highlighted HSHE director Dr. Roshanak Mehdipanah's latest research on redlining...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Winter 2023 Housing Solutions Student Essay Contest: Deadline Extended
HSHE invites undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Michigan to submit an essay on a housing-related topic.
Mar 8, 20231 min read


Housing Solutions Speaker Series Highlighted in "Michigan Daily"
Housing Solutions for Health Equity's co-sponsored speaker series, Housing Solutions, was featured in the University of Michigan student...
Feb 17, 20231 min read


HSHE Expert Noah Kazis Featured in "New York Times"
From the New York Times: "Ms. Hochul’s ambitious new housing plan, which proposes to loosen restrictions on development from coastal...
Feb 14, 20231 min read


Q&A with Roshanak Mehdipanah
Dr. Roshanak Mehdipanah was interviewed by the University of Michigan's School of Public Health on starting the Housing Solutions for...
Jan 25, 20231 min read


Expert Spotlight: Kim Rollings on Health and Design
As part of our ongoing blog series highlighting the work of our experts and partners, we asked Kimberly Rollings, Ph.D., about her focus...
Dec 16, 20223 min read


Illegal Dumping Project Receives $2.2M Funding
The Center for Disease Control has awarded a project aimed at understanding the relationship between illegal dumping and violent crime...
Oct 31, 20221 min read


Mehdipanah Interviewed on "Make It Home" Evaluation
HSHE Director Dr. Roshanak Medhipanah was interviewed in The Detroit News about the recent U-M evaluation of the "Make It Home" program.
Aug 29, 20221 min read


Dewar, Poverty Solutions Featured in Detroit Free Press
HSHE expert Dr. Margaret Dewar, Professor Emerita of the Urban and Regional Planning Program at the Taubman College at the University of Mic
Aug 23, 20221 min read


Michigan senior's homes, livelihoods imperiled by intensifying floods
"'If 40% of American’s couldn’t deal with an unexpected cost of $400, but home repairs cost thousands and tens of thousands (of dollars),...
Jun 6, 20221 min read


Black borrowers twice as likely to be denied mortgages as Whites in Metro Detroit
"'People really need to swim against the current to secure themselves a home, to secure housing stability,' said Roshanak Mehdipanah, an...
Aug 25, 20211 min read
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