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Caterina Rosano selected for national ELAM leadership program
Caterina Rosano, MD, MPH, professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, has been selected as a fellow in the 2026–2027 class of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (ELAM)—a highly competitive national program that prepares mid- to senior-level women faculty for executive leadership roles in academic health centers.
Immunity Lost: How Pennsylvania’s falling school vaccination rates and enforcement failures put thousands of children at risk
As vaccination rates fall, the risks are rising. Researchers at the Public Health Dynamics Laboratory used simulation models to show local school vaccination levels now mirror those in parts of the country where outbreaks have already occurred. “The protection built over decades is waning,” said Peter Salk, a faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health — and even small outbreaks can have serious consequences, with roughly one death and 15 to 20 hospitalizations per 1,000 cases, according to Mark Roberts, former head of the lab.
A legacy gift advances the future of aging research
A planned gift to the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health is opening new doors for the next generation of researchers focused on aging and health. The donor, Calvin Shrader (BUS ’52), lived to age 99 and included the school’s Center for Aging and Population Health (CAPH) in his estate plans, reflecting a belief in research that helps people live longer, healthier lives.