Interactive data story capturing the impact of the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Project
The evaluation team at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Health Equity is proud to have been a leader in building this collaboration in the Pittsburgh region.
Dean Lichtveld discusses COVID-19 & climate change on KDKA Radio
Dean Lichtveld joined KDKA radio's new show “In Conversation with Natalie Bencivenga,” to talk about COVID and climate justice.
Japanese longevity is seen in Blue Zones — and on a Mt. Lebanon bocce court
It’s that cultural pattern, started early in life and represented to younger generations, that catches the attention of Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Andrea Rosso.
Lasting impressions at the Salk Legacy Exhibit
For Katherine Phillips, a visit to the Jonas Salk Legacy Exhibit at the University of Pittsburgh had personal resonance. Phillips contracted polio when she was 2, and three of her siblings had it, too.
New approach assesses frailty in older adults on a continuum
“By determining where patients fall on the continuum of frailty to vigor, we hope to better predict their resilience to stress, such as recovery from surgery," said Professor of Epidemiology Anne Newman.
Committee looking at health impacts of East Palestine train derailment for future research
A new committee on the East Palestine train derailment is gathering information on the physical and mental health impacts to improve research efforts. "It is critically important that we don't look at and consider the train derailment as something in the past, it's over," said Dr. Maureen Lichtveld, dean of the University of Pittsburgh's School of Public Health, who is a member of the committee put together by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Allegheny County's school-age immunization report shows a downward trend that worries vaccine experts
Vaccination rates are going down, and they don’t have to go down much further for things to be problematic,” said Mark Roberts professor of health policy and management.
How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations
"I think it's way past the time that we were doing something about gas stoves," says Bernard Goldstein, professor emeritus of environmental and occupational health.
11 Pitt researchers earned support from the Competitive Medical Research Fund
Peng Gao, assistant professor of environmental and occupational health, is a 2024 award recipient.
WTAE Listens: Medical breakthroughs in Pittsburgh
WTAE Listens puts the focus on two medical breakthroughs in Pittsburgh: the polio vaccine and organ transplantation.
Nurturing a Living Legacy
Before long, Kevin Altomari (a self-proclaimed “easy cry”) is doing just that while speaking affectionately about his late wife, Dawn Gideon (HPM ’83). Known by many at the School of Public Health as the namesake of an annual seminar and scholarship program in the Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM), Gideon was a committed health care executive and inspirational leader.
Student Spotlight: Bridget Mayrer
Get to know Biostatistics MS student Bridget Mayrer.
Since moving to Pittsburgh from Columbus, Ohio in 2020, Bridget Mayrer has found her community at Pitt Public Health.
“The overwhelming amount of support I have received from everyone within the Department of Biostatistics and Pitt Public Health has been amazing,” she says. “I feel loved at this school and that is very important to me.”
Car crashes, alcohol consumption and vet visits: How legal recreational marijuana has changed Michigan, Illinois and more
Coleman Drake, assistant professor of health policy and management, cautions that alcohol consumption during the pandemic changed because people’s daily habits changed.
Say Hello to Jonette Suiter
Meet Student Affairs staff member Jonette Suiter.
New Grants Awarded
Suresh Kuchipudi, PhD, MVSc, MBA, professor and chair, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology has been awarded three new grants.
Suresh Kuchipudi, PhD, MVSc, MBA, professor and chair, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, is leading studies to understand the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 funded by three U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grants totaling $2.7 million.