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Improving Protections from Heart Disease for Women with Type 1 Diabetes
Rachel Miller, research associate professor of epidemiology, and her team are studying how patterns of risk factors beyond blood glucose (blood sugar) differ for men and women with type 1 diabetes across their lifespan, and how these differences affect heart disease and other diabetes complications. Their work revealed that women with type 1 diabetes experience a significant drop in diastolic blood pressure as early as their 20s, decades sooner than the decline that naturally comes with reaching menopause
From Marathons to Medicine: The Multi-Hyphenate Journey of Sammy Cohan
Crossing the finish line of the Pittsburgh Marathon on the Boulevard of the Allies, Sammy Cohan (MPH ‘27) stretched his arms wide. Clad in his Pitt cap and gown, he was celebrating two major milestones at once: the completion of 26.2 miles and his graduation with a degree in neuroscience. While the finish line marked the end of his undergraduate career, it served as the starting line for his next chapter at Pitt Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management.
Data, Dissertations and Diapers: Balancing Research and Family at Pitt Public Health
Before Xue Yang (PhD ‘26) and Jinhong Li (PhD ‘25) started their doctoral journeys within the Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science at Pitt Public Health, they were total strangers. By May 2026, their lives looked much different. The couple crossed the commencement stage together to celebrate their new futures in biostatistics—this time with their one-year-old son, Jason, cheering them on from the audience.