EOH News

Steam rises from a cooling tower at Clairton Coke Works. Photo credit: Goldsmith
November 8, 2024

Report: Coal-based steelmaking causes hundreds of premature deaths and billions in health costs nationwide

“The EPA essentially put this program together as an attempt to model the various health burdens that might have been incurred by living near sources of pollution,” said James Fabisiak, an associate professor of environmental and occupational health.
Hexin Lu with her poster at the event
November 7, 2024

Lu presents at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Annual Scientific Retreat

Hexin Lu, a second-year PhD student mentored by Peter Di, presented a poster titled "The Dual Role of TLR2 in Lung Cancer: Promoting Early Tumor Growth and Modulating Inflammation and Differentiation in KRAS Mutant Mice". 

cathedral of learning
November 4, 2024

New awards honor Health Science research staff

Congratulations to Jean Zak, Ali Pittman and Alissa Eugeni who were honored at the first annual Health Sciences Research Administrator Awards!
R2R Center team at Oasis
November 4, 2024

Sowing seeds of collaboration

“It was truly a joy to visit and share a meal, conversation and learning,” reflects Alison Sanders, PhD, MS, R2R Center director and associate professor of environmental and occupational health.
HJS Scholar winners
October 24, 2024

Introducing the 2024-2025 Health Justice Scholars

Pitt’s Center for Health Equity welcomes a new cohort to the Health Justice Scholars Program.
John at podium
September 30, 2024

Students Villandre and Lyu present at 2024 Pittsburgh International Lung Conference

Villandre was honored with a Best Abstract Award.
Drs. Cauley, Newman and Wenzel
September 13, 2024

Faculty trio cited among top female scientists – For yet another year

Data analytics company Research.com has again ranked three School of Public Health faculty members among their annual list of top 1,000 female scientists.
Leah Gruss is seen above setting mosquito traps as part of her work with the Pittsburgh Summer Institute.
July 30, 2024

Learning by doing

Students thrive at Pittsburgh Summer Institute.
Sally Wenzel
July 23, 2024

Dysfunctional destruction of cellular powerhouses is central to severe asthma

For two decades, Dr. Sally Wenzel, chair of the department of environmental and occupational health, has worked to bring precision medicine to asthma, publishing extensively on the disease’s many underlying genetic and molecular causes.
Tina Ndoh
July 19, 2024

Next steps on environmental justice efforts

Next up is the fourth annual Homewood Community Health and Wellness Summit on July 27, 2024, led by the Community Empowerment Association. There, Pitt researchers will discuss asthma and air pollution, said Tina Ndoh, associate professor of environmental and occupational health.
Dean Maureen Lichtveld, Chair Sally Wenzel and Assistant Professor Nesta Bortey-Sam
July 16, 2024

MPH in environmental and occupational health accredited by national council

The School of Public Health is pleased to announce the MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health degree program has been accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC).
East Palestine train derailment fire
July 11, 2024

Pitt toxicologist: Based on EPA sampling, 'a source of vinyl chloride' could remain in East Palestine

"If it's still turning up, that tells me that there is a reservoir or a source of vinyl chloride that remains in the community," said Dr. James Fabisiak, associate professor of environmental and occupational health.
Natalie Price presenting a poster
July 8, 2024

EOH students present at 63rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology

EOH students presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, held March 10-14, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Zachary Clemens, Yuchen Kristine Sun and Natalie Price were honored with research and travel awards. Additionally, BSPH students and fellows from Pitt’s faculty with secondary EOH appointments presented their findings at the meeting.

Zachary Clemens was awarded the Metals Specialty Section Research Award for his poster

Matthew Gesualdo, Miranda Aman, Madison Gilbert, Angela Le, Sally Wenzel, Nesta Bortey-Sam, Aaron Barchowsky, Jim Peterson, Firoz Abdoel Wahid, and Zachary Clemens
June 24, 2024

Celebrating this year's graduates

Pictured here are: Matthew Gesualdo, Miranda Aman, Madison Gilbert, Angela Le, Sally Wenzel, Nesta Bortey-Sam, Aaron Barchowsky, Jim Peterson, Firoz Abdoel Wahid, and Zachary Clemens

(LEFT TO RIGHT) TINA NDOH, SALLY WENZEL, TIFFANY GARY-WEBB, JEANINE BUCHANICH, AND DARA MENDEZ,
June 21, 2024

Advocates listen and learn, celebrate and plan at first Environmental Justice Summit

May 9-11 was Pittsburgh’s first Environmental Justice Summit with the theme Reflections, Connections, and Collaborative Action.