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December 15, 2025

New from the Mott Poll: Few parents offer teens guidance on healthy eating during holiday season

As holiday feasts approach, parents report challenges addressing weight, body image and balanced nutrition with teens.

Freed receives the Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award from Domenico Grasso, U-M's interim president.

December 4, 2025

Freed honored by university and state

Dr. Gary Freed, who arrived at the University of Michigan in 1998 and founded the Children's Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Center, was honored recently with the Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award.

November 17, 2025

New from the Mott Poll: Parents say mental health and belonging are as vital to school safety as building security

Nearly 60% of parents support teacher training to identify struggling students; fewer prioritize traditional security measures

November 12, 2025

Concentrate: Washtenaw County sickle cell disease researchers and activists see promise in gene therapy, threats in federal funding cuts

CHEAR Faculty member Sarah L. Reeves, PhD, MPH, is featured in this article about the promises of gene therapy for sickle cell disease.

November 3, 2025

WKAR/East Lansing: Fewer young people getting vaccinated in Michigan, study finds

CHEAR Director Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD, is featured in this article about routine vaccination rates among children and adolescents in Michigan have significa