Pitt-Greensburg hosted the Allegheny Branch of the American Society of Microbiology annual meeting
Four students placed first in research poster presentations throughout the two-day program.
A recent Pitt study sheds light on the correlation between cholesterol and Alzheimer’s disease in women
Epidemiologist Samar El Khoudary found it’s a matter of HDL quality over quantity in women entering menopause.
2 Pitt faculty published a book on nursing ethics
The collection of essays co-edited by Michael Deem and Jennifer Lingler is available from Oxford University Press.
2 Pitt graduate students were named public health ambassadors
Jaia Gallegos and Prathiksha Sivakumar will serve on the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health cohort through the academic year.
2 Pitt faculty are on the New Pittsburgh Courier’s 40 under 40 list
The publication will recognize Brooke Rawls and Lawrence Uradu at a May 2 ceremony for excellence among African American professionals in the region.
Michael Deem earned a fellowship to develop a new undergraduate course
The associate professor will work to create a class, Public Health and Human Flourishing, which will be offered beginning in 2025.
He was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease in high school. As a Pitt postdoc, he’s committed to finding answers.
Anthony Anzell came to the School of Public Health to study the mechanisms of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia with Beth Roman, a leading expert and basic research director in Pitt’s HHT Center.
2 Pitt Public Health professors led a Collaborative Filmmaking study on grief
“Visualizing Loss” follows 5 Pennsylvania families and their experience with bereavement after the death of a child.
Jacqueline Ellison’s research was published in Health Affairs
Her study on contraceptive use among Medicaid enrollees could have major health implications for people with disabilities.
Apply for the Pitt Public Health Undergraduate Scholars Program by Jan. 31
The eight-week summer residential program introduces students to the role public health professionals play in healthy communities.