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A summer of public health
Through the Pittsburgh Summer Institute, a long-standing partnership between the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health and the Allegheny County Health Department, students work alongside experienced mentors on projects that address community health challenges while exploring careers in governmental public health.
How a study of diabetes prevention expanded the science of healthy aging
"What we're realizing is that we're not just studying diabetes anymore," said Elsa S. Strotmeyer, PhD, professor of epidemiology at Pitt Public Health and current principal investigator of the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS), a landmark study examining the long-term effects of lifestyle intervention and metformin on health and aging. "We're studying aging."
Méndez receives inaugural Pitt Health Sciences Community Building Excellence Award
During the 2026 EMBRACE Summit, Dara D. Méndez, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, received one of two inaugural Pitt Health Sciences Community Building Excellence Awards. She was recognized for advancing maternal and reproductive health and justice among Black people in Allegheny County.