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Four students head to Pittsburgh to learn key professional skills as John R. Lewis Undergraduate Public Health Scholars
This summer, four students from the University of Texas at San Antonio are heading to the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health as part of the Pitt Public Health Undergraduate Scholars Program. For eight weeks they will take part in classroom-based and experiential learning experiences, including public health-based work at a community internship site.
Grants support public health summer programs
Grants totaling $62,500 from the Pittsburgh-based Grable Foundation and Heinz Endowments will help fund the Public Health Science Academy, the School of Public Health’s summer program for rising juniors and seniors in area high schools.
Why bird flu targets cows’ udders instead of lungs
“When the real culprit turned out to be bird flu, everyone in the field was caught completely by surprise. We hadn't even remotely considered that cattle could be a host for H5N1,” said Suresh Kuchipudi, chair and professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at the School of Public Health. One of the most striking observations was that instead of affecting the lungs like it does in other mammals, H5N1 targeted the cows’ mammary glands.