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Learn about today’s most pressing public health topics, directly engage with populations and observe how your coursework translates into real-world settings.

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News

New faculty member Malik Diara, MD, MBA, MPH

Pitt Public Health welcomes global public health expert

One of the leading global experts in disease prevention, Malick Diara, MD, MBA, MPH, has joined the School of Public Health faculty as an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology.

Map of City of Pittsburgh cooling centers

Cooling center needs likely to rise in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh's standard handful of cooling centers, which close at 7 p.m., may not be enough as heat waves become more frequent.

ean B. Nachega, PhD, professor of epidemiology at Pitt Public Health

Fifty years after Ebola’s discovery, Pitt Public Health researcher says global preparedness gaps remain

Fifty years after Ebola was first identified, researchers say the world has made significant scientific progress, yet many of the same public health challenges continue to hinder outbreak response. “The current outbreak gave us an opportunity to look back at where we’ve been over the past 50 years and ask what lessons we’ve actually learned,” writes Jean B. Nachega, PhD, professor of epidemiology at Pitt Public Health, in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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