Gresser added as student member to the OSHS Advisory Board
EOH Student Rob Gresser was recently added as a graduate public health student member to the PA Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance (OSHS) Advisory Board.
Faculty trio cited among top female scientists
Three Pitt Public Health faculty members ranked among the top female scientists.
Data analytics company Research.com has ranked three School of Public Health faculty members among the top 1,000 female scientists for 2023 based on their productivity, publication history and number of citations as calculated from bibliometric sources, known as the h-index.
23 Pitt researchers are included on Clarivate’s annual Highly Cited list
In addition to Environmental and Occupational Health Department Chair Sally Wenzel, the list includes Drs. Valerian Kagan, Vladimir Tyurin and Yulia Tyurina.
Researchers identify potential new drug target for treating Barth syndrome
"We found that lyso-cardiolipin, an intermediate accumulating in mutant TAZ-deficient cells, interacts with the mitochondrial protein cytochrome c, converting it to a demon enzyme that oxidizes everything around it," said Valerian Kagan, professor of environmental and occupational health.
How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations
"I think it's way past the time that we were doing something about gas stoves," says Bernard Goldstein, professor emeritus of environmental and occupational health.
11 Pitt researchers earned support from the Competitive Medical Research Fund
Peng Gao, assistant professor of environmental and occupational health, is a 2024 award recipient.
A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children
The taxpayer-funded research by the University of Pittsburgh adds to a body of evidence suggesting links between the gas industry and certain health problems.
Breathe Pennsylvania lung health research grants
To investigate and improve asthma severity in populations living in neighborhoods with environmental justice concerns, researchers in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health are conducting a study in Homewood.
James Fabisiak and Bernard Goldstein: Where there’s smoke, there’s fire
Air quality will worsen in the coming years, harming human health.
Code orange air quality alert issued for Monday
Dean Maureen Lichtveld said that while people with health conditions are most at risk during difficult air conditions, smoke-polluted air is not good for anyone.
Air quality concerns delay Pittsburgh Pirates game
"But the longer it goes on, obviously, the more impact that it can have because there's a cumulative effect," said Dr. Sally Wenzel.
Pitt honors longtime staff employees at ceremony
30 Pitt Public Health staff with long tenures at the University were honored during the Chancellor's Annual Staff Recognition Ceremony.
Sorry, kids: Poor air quality in Western Pennsylvania pauses many summer outdoor activities
Kids with respiratory illnesses, such as asthma and cystic fibrosis, are of concern, agreed Dr. Sally Wenzel.
How youth can battle extreme heat in their communities
EHN spoke with heat equity experts about how young people can work toward protecting the most vulnerable from extreme heat and advancing climate justice.
Federal air monitoring investment could lower southwest Pennsylvania cancer rates
Five new air monitoring projects will be community-led and could reduce cancer-causing exposures. The challenge? Turning data into action.