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Public Health Science Academy empowers high school students through research

As faculty, family members and mentors moved from poster to poster inside the William Pitt Union, 29 local high school students confidently explained research on topics ranging from environmental health and infectious diseases to Alzheimer’s disease, cancer prevention, maternal health and health communication—work they had completed during just four weeks in the Public Health Science Academy.

Danielle Tufts, assistant professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiolog

Pitt researcher to speak at Lyme disease meeting

Danielle Tufts, assistant professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, will discuss the prevalence and risk of Lyme disease at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at Citizens Library in Washington, Pa.

Beth Hoffman, assistant professor of behavioral and community health sciences

The viral online attack on Pittsburgh doctors that sparked a national debate over vaccines

Beth Hoffman, assistant professor of behavioral and community health sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health who studies vaccine messaging, said it could take years for a shift to take place that counters the barrage of debunked claims. (Subscription required.)

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