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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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Whether you are seeking an internship, fellowship or job, Pitt Public Health Career Services can advise you on exploring your future as a public health professional.

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Dean Maureen Lichtveld (center) is pictured with Pitt Public Health alum Wen-Ta Chiu (left) and Jonathan Salk (right).

West Coast visit brings Pitt Public Health alumni together

In March, Pitt Public Health Dean Maureen Lichtveld joined University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Joan Gabel and Provost Joseph McCarthy on the West Coast for a series of alumni events that brought the Pitt community together in California. “The West Coast events were a chance to reconnect with alumni and strengthen relationships across the Pitt Public Health community," shared Dean Lichtveld.

Jody Mich Basso sits in a lab with various equipment. She is smiling and her arms are folded and wearing a pink shirt.

Mich-Basso selected for Innovation Award

Pitt Public Health’s Jody Mich-Basso, BS, MT, has been selected for the inaugural Innovation Award as part of the Universit

Michael Deem and Robin Grubs, associate professors of human genetics,

Pitt Public Health faculty publish genetic counseling handbook

Michael Deem, PhD, and Robin Grubs, PhD, associate professors of human genetics, served as editors for The Oxford Handbook of Genetic Counseling, a comprehensive new resource for the field. Released in October 2025, the handbook brings together decades of scholarship and practice, spanning the history of genetic counseling, its growth within health care systems and the ethical and social questions shaping its future.

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