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Michigan State University Flint Community Cancer Consortium Launches Cancer Feasibility Study

People in Flint are concerned about elevated cancer rates, particularly multiple myeloma, and possible links to environmental exposures where they live, work, and play. For many in the community, a lack of high-quality reporting on cancer rates in the wake of the Flint Water Crisis can be highly distressing, worrisome, and frustrating.

MPH student Katie Beeman

A Little Push that Led to a Change in Perspective

Before participating in the Public Health in Ghana program this summer, Master of Public Health (MPH) student Katie Beeman had never traveled internationally. With a year of classes under her belt, Beeman challenged herself to go beyond the online classroom to learn what public health looks like in a new environment. She looks back at her experience and shares what she’s learned. 

Dr. Rachel Hollander

Returning to Flint as an Alice Hamilton Scholar

The Alice Hamilton Scholar Program at MSU-Hurley Pediatric Public Health Initiative honors the legacy of Dr. Alice Hamilton—physician, scientist, and trailblazer in environmental health—by cultivating physician leaders who center community, equity, and advocacy in their work. Over two years, scholars earn a Master of Public Health (MPH) and engage in hands-on partnerships that bridge clinical care, research, and public policy to advance health justice in Flint and beyond.