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With multiple degree options, covering all major fields of public health, you’re sure to find a path that fits your unique strengths.

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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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We offer multiple certificates that allow you to enhance your degree, increase your job opportunities and broaden your expertise.

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News

Dara Mendez in bright blue jacket at the podium during the parental leave legislation announcement.

Pitt Public Health's Dara Méndez helps shape historic county parental leave policy

When Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato signed paid parental leave legislation into law on Oct. 22, it marked a milestone for families and public health. For Dara D.

Mae Horne, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, with dark hair, glasses and a gray sweater.

Horne receives F31 grant to study chikungunya virus host cell entry mechanisms

Mae Horne, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, has received the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study viral determinants of host entry factor engagement in chikungunya virus infection.

2026 40 Under 40 Honoree: Alexander Sundermann

Alexander Sundermann, DrPH, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology, has been named to Pittsburgh Magazine’s 2026 40 Under 40 list. Sundermann leads UPMC’s pathogen genomic surveillance program, using genetic sequencing to identify hospital outbreaks and helping advance efforts to prevent infections.

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