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Three Pitt Public Health community members receive Chancellor’s Distinguished Service Awards
Three members of the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health community have been selected to receive 2026 Chancellor’s Distinguished Service Awards for Staff, recognizing their contributions to research, university engagement and early career achievement.
Pitt Public Health student presents at Pharmacogenomics Global Research Network meeting
Ifeanyi Igboaka, PharmD, an MPH student in the Department of Human Genetics at Pitt Public Health, presented his research on equity in cardiovascular pharmacogenomics guidelines at the Pharmacogenomics Global Research Network annual meeting held Sept. 25-27 in Chicago, Ill., at Northwestern University's Chicago Medical Campus.
Public health is everywhere — so why not stop and talk about it?
That’s the idea behind a new monthly webinar series launching Oct. 13 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. Hosted by Dean Maureen Lichtveld, MD, MPH, the series will bring the public into conversations about public health, the work of Pitt Public Health and the issues shaping the field. Each webinar will feature researchers, practitioners and community partners working to address some of today’s biggest public health challenges.