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Swanson named top Epidemiology editor

Associate Professor of Epidemiology Sonja Swanson, ScD has been named editor-in-chief of Epidemiology, a leading journal of epidemiologic research and metho

Maahi Soni, middle, receiving her award

Pitt’s One Health Day explores the relationship of sustainability and health care

At the Office of Sustainability for the Health Science's One Health Day, Pitt Public Health environmental and occupational health graduate student Maahi Soni won first place for her poster, “From Waste to Whitening: Using Eggshell-Derived Hydroxyapatite as a Sustainable Alternative to Amalgam and Composite Fillings.”

HPM Assistant Professor Amanda Kreider

The business of caring for older Americans is in a deepening crisis

According to a 2025 study, older adults in need of assistance were 5 percent less likely to get home care after a significantly lower cap on refugee admissions this year. Amanda Kreider, study co-author and assistant professor of health policy and management professor at the School of Public Health, says the findings reflect "chilling effects." (Subscriber content.)