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Fifteen Penn Staters named 2026 Alumni Fellows

Fifteen Penn State alumni will be honored for their exceptional leadership and professional accomplishments as 2026 Alumni Fellows. Among them is Linda R. Frank, a nationally recognized leader in HIV/AIDS education and public health. Frank directs the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center and an infectious disease-focused MPH program. She is a leading voice in HIV care, workforce development and health equity.

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Bird flu’s dairy cow disguise finally explained

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, led by Suresh Kuchipudi, PhD, professor of chair of infectious diseases and microbiology, have shed light on how the molecular structures that allow H5N1 to bind are abundant in cows' udder tissue but nearly absent from their airways. Published in Science Advances, the study provides the first explanation of the biological mechanism behind this pattern.

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Pitt Public Health alumnus and Guinness World Record holder Francis Maxin returns to campus

Alumnus Francis Maxin (MPH, EPI ’75), recent Guinness World Record holder for the longest career as a male science instructor, returned to Pitt Public Health on Sept. 9 with his daughter, Amy Maxin (MPIA ’90), and granddaughter, Jennifer Lang Falgione, (MPH, EPI ’23).

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