At the School of Public Health, we are tackling the world’s most critical public health problems.
Our innovative research advances health for all communities as we uncover the root causes of health inequities and develop solutions to advance health for all populations.
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We work across disciplines and with governmental partners, communities, and peer institutions to make real and lasting change — from coordinating testing and new treatments for infectious diseases across the world, identifying hazardous environmental pollutants, to combatting the damaging effects of structural racism across areas of public health research, we are a force for positive change for all communities and are shaping how public health research is practiced and implemented.
Our SPH researchers receive more NIH funding than any other school of public health at a public university and SPH has the highest research funding per faculty member at the University of Minnesota.
Research News
Evaluating Alzheimer’s Treatments
The State Alzheimer’s Research Support Center (StARS) will create a national data infrastructure that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness, accessibility, and equity of state and regional dementia care services.
$1.1M
Average faculty research award
2nd
highest level of NIH funding at the University of Minnesota
3rd
largest research portfolios at the University of Minnesota
Research News
- Opioid overdoses soared during the pandemic, spreading to previously less-affected groups including teenagers and the elderly
- School of Public Health research hub will focus on health and aging trends among rural Americans
- New center will explore the health impacts of climate change on American Indian and rural populations in the Upper Midwest
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Compliance and Ethics
We are committed to protecting research participants, upholding ethical standards, and improving our practice at every step of our work.
