Things to Know

A twice monthly e-newsletter featuring updates and announcements for students and faculty from the Office of Student Affairs, the Graduate School of Public Health, and the University. To view in your web browser, visit publichealth.pitt.edu/things-to-know.

From the Dean

School and University Updates

Save the Date: Ending the HIV Epidemic

The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center will present this hybrid event focused on implementing screening for substance use, suicide, HCV and STIs. Tuesday, August 30 online or at the Pittsburgh Marriott North in Cranberry Township.

Call for Abstracts: Med Ed Day - July 22 Deadline

The School of Medicine invites faculty, fellows, and students across the health sciences to submit abstracts on education research or the description of innovative educational programs that have been presented at national and regional meetings or that update work presented at prior Med Ed Days or annual GME Leadership Conferences.

Save the Date: The Pittsburgh Summer Institute Closing Ceremony

This year's cohort from the Pittsburgh Summer Institute in Applied Public Health (PSI), an internship program for Pitt Public Health students at the Allegheny County Health Department, will be July 29 from 1-4pm in A115. Students will present the projects that they have been working on all summer! Check out the PSI Web page for more details.

Online Graduation Applications Starting in December 2022

We are excited to announce Online Graduation Applications is now live in PeopleSoft. Students can begin applying using the online format for December 2022 graduation (2231 term). The graduation application process for June and August will remain the same. Students can locate step-by-step instructions at publichealth.pitt.edu/graduation.

Student Organizations

Career Services

Office of Academic Career Development - Resources for Career Success

This month's newsletter from OACD includes trainee news, opportunities, and resources, including upcoming workshops and career opportunities for PhDs.

Faculty Focus

Upcoming EPCC deadlines

The deadline for both Spring 2023 modifications and Summer 2023 new course applications is July 14, 2022. Materials are due one week prior to the meeting. Check out the EPCC webpage for forms and further details.

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Upcoming issues

Things to Know comes out every-other Tuesday, including these dates for summer 2022:

6/14
6/28
7/12
7/26
8/9
8/23