Tag Archives: science

Michigan Today

The First Flu Shot

Jim Tobin | November 27, 2019

U-M scientist Thomas Francis broke new ground in the fight against influenza.

public health

Bentley Historical Library

The Trail Blazer

by Eryn Killian | January 2019

Scientist and educator Pearl Kendrick was a lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology at U-M and changed the landscape of infectious disease to save countless lives.

public health

Medicine at Michigan

X-Ray Vision

by Jim Tobin | February 2019

James Gerrit Van Zwaluwenburg (M.D. 1908) was an early adopter of X-ray technology, and he made imaging an integral element of clinical diagnoses and patient care at U-M.

healthcare history

LSA Magazine

A Tough Act to Swallow

by Elizabeth Wason | September 2018

A physics student developed a way to see inside your stomach, despite the experts saying his idea was impossible.

discovery