DataLumos open-access archive

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), a unit within the U-M Institute for Social Research, has established an open-access archive called DataLumos, where the public can archive valuable government data resources, ensuring their long-term availability.

Expert Q&A: Improving opioid management in maternal health

A series of studies led by Alex Peahl, M.D., M.Sc., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, assessed various aspects of postpartum pain management, with the goal of understanding and reducing the risks of opioid prescribing during and after pregnancy. In this Q&A, she discusses key findings from the studies and their implications for policy and practice.

Becker receives Young Scientist Award

Nora Becker, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of internal medicine, was selected for this award by the American Society for Clinical Investigation. She is among 50 early-career physician-scientists nationally recognized for excellence across academic medicine.

Veenstra to serve as a co-leader of Rogel Center's Cancer Control and Population Sciences program

Christine Veenstra, M.D., M.S., associate professor of internal medicine, will serve as a co-leader of the U-M Rogel Cancer Center's Cancer Control and Population Sciences program. She will lead alongside C. Leigh Pearce, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Lauren Wallner, Ph.D., M.P.H. 

Present your work at the 2025 AcademyHealth Research Meeting

Submission Deadline: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. ET

AcademyHealth is accepting Late-Breaking Abstracts (LBAs) for the 2025 Annual Research Meeting in Minneapolis. LBAs are submitted to a theme for consideration for podium or poster presentation. The submitted research should be likely to have a significant impact on the research community and/or represent a major advance or new finding.

Members: Quick survey about your social media preferences for sharing research

As the social media landscape continues to evolve, we would like to hear about which platforms you are using and what resources would be most helpful in enhancing your social media engagement.

Comprehensive Pain Care in a Post-Opioid World: The Role of Insurance

Tuesday, March 18 | 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET | NCRC Building 10, G065

Molly Candon, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, will share recent trends and disparities in the use of pharmacologic, nonpharmacologic, and interventional treatments among patients with chronic low back pain. She will discuss how insurance plans could be redesigned to improve access to comprehensive pain care.

Coffee & Donuts Break

Tuesday, March 11 | 10:00–10:30 a.m.

NCRC, Building 16, 4th Floor

Center for History, Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in Medicine inaugural event

Mothers of Gynecology─An Evening with Artist Michelle Browder and Friends

Tuesday, March 18 | 5:30–7:00 p.m.

Biomedical Sciences Research Building, Kahn Auditorium 

Registration Required

MPrOVE Value Summit

Where Ideas & Research Meet Practice

Thursday, March 20 | 12:00–2:00 p.m.

NCRC Building 10, South Atrium

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MICHR Mentoring

Improve Your Mentoring Skills at the MICHR Mentoring Academy 

Multiple Sessions via Zoom

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Nominations open for Mentor and Peer Mentor Award 

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Wasteful tests before surgery: Study shows how to reduce them safely

A new study published in JAMA Surgery and guided by senior author Lesly Dossett, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of surgery, shows how hospitals can focus on using tests like heart rhythm checks on patients who truly need them, while safely reducing unnecessary testing in others. The result: less wasted money and resources for each test, and less wasted time for patients and clinical staff. Dossett co-leads the Michigan Program on Value Enhancement, or MPrOVE, through which the new study was conducted.

Which veterans have the highest risk of dying by suicide? New study sheds light

In the ongoing effort to reduce the number of veterans who die by suicide, a new study led by Kevin Saulnier, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, identifies key factors that predict whether veterans who received a standardized suicide risk assessment will go on to die by their own hands. The findings could help Veterans Affairs clinicians and others prevent more suicide deaths among veterans in this high-risk category. 

Long drives and high costs stand between rural adults and safe surgery

New research led by Cody Mullens, M.D., M.P.H., an IHPI National Clinician Scholar, reveals that 99 million Americans lacked access to timely, high-quality, and affordable surgical care in 2020, up from 98 million in 2015. Residents of rural areas were most likely to lack access.

NATIONAL POLL ON HEALTHY AGING

The Intersection of Work, Health, and Well-Being

More than two-thirds of those who work after age 50 say that working boosts their physical health, mental health, and/or overall wellbeing, according to a new report from the U-M National Poll on Healthy Aging. Nearly half (46%) of those who work say that having a sense of purpose is a very important reason for continuing to work.