New research and outbreak reports paint a worrying picture of student health on campuses. A Trellis Strategies report and campus surveys show more than half of college students report loneliness, reinforcing calls for peer‑support and community programs. Simultaneously, measles outbreaks are spreading to campuses where vaccination rates have slipped, prompting public‑health responses and renewed debate about immunization policy and campus mandates. Colleges must balance mental‑health capacity and infectious‑disease prevention as enrollment and retention pressures mount.