EOH News

James Fabisiak and Bernard Goldstein: Where there’s smoke, there’s fire

Air quality will worsen in the coming years, harming human health.

Code orange air quality alert issued for Monday

Dean Maureen Lichtveld said that while people with health conditions are most at risk during difficult air conditions, smoke-polluted air is not good for anyone.

Air quality concerns delay Pittsburgh Pirates game

"But the longer it goes on, obviously, the more impact that it can have because there's a cumulative effect," said Dr. Sally Wenzel. 

Pitt honors longtime staff employees at ceremony

30 Pitt Public Health staff with long tenures at the University were honored during the Chancellor's Annual Staff Recognition Ceremony.

Sorry, kids: Poor air quality in Western Pennsylvania pauses many summer outdoor activities

Kids with respiratory illnesses, such as asthma and cystic fibrosis, are of concern, agreed Dr. Sally Wenzel. 

How youth can battle extreme heat in their communities

EHN spoke with heat equity experts about how young people can work toward protecting the most vulnerable from extreme heat and advancing climate justice.

Federal air monitoring investment could lower southwest Pennsylvania cancer rates

Five new air monitoring projects will be community-led and could reduce cancer-causing exposures. The challenge? Turning data into action.

Expert insights: Why gas stoves are under fire

Certain neighborhoods in Allegheny County linked to greater risk of severe asthma, study finds

“We wanted to see if living in an EJ tract had a relationship to the severity and controllability of asthma,” said Dr. Sally Wenzel. 

Months after residents sound the alarm, Pennsylvania 'cracks' down on Shell plant

“If my car doesn’t pass inspection, I’m not really allowed to drive that car,” said James Fabisiak. 

Alison Sanders won a grant to support an undergraduate student’s research

Assistant professor Alison Sanders earned the Undergraduate Faculty Research Grant from the Society of Toxicology.

New study explores how exposure to mix of toxic metals impacts developing kidneys

Chronic kidney disease is a growing problem worldwide and in the aging U.S. population. But could the groundwork for this progressive disease have been laid while its victims were still in utero?

Newly launched research at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health seeks to determine if pregnant mothers’ environmental exposure to toxic metals impacts kidney development in their babies, setting the stage for a problem that doesn’t become apparent until the baby is an adult.

Sowing new seeds of collaboration

Pitt’s School of Public Health and Swanson School of Engineering award $220K to four collaborative projects addressing climate change, global health and environmental justice

Student accolades and honors

Faculty grants awarded

Congratulations go to School of Public Health faculty members who have received new grant awards to support their research: