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How Sharon Welburn found her passion for public health and teaching
Sharon Welburn (MPH, EPI ’13; PhD, EPI ’19) was first introduced to public health while working alongside epidemiologists in an injury center lab at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. “My team and I were conducting research on car crashes using driving simulators, and it allowed me to see firsthand how data and research can directly push policy,” said Welburn, now an assistant professor of epidemiology at Pitt Public Health.
School of Public Health staff honored for service milestones
The University of Pittsburgh recognized employees reaching significant service milestones during the Chancellor’s Staff Recognition Ceremony and Reception on June 11. Among those honored were 20 School of Public Health staff members who reached service milestones ranging from 40 to five years in 2026.
Far less than one drink a day could raise your cancer risk, study finds
Having just 0.35 ounces of alcohol per day has been linked to a higher risk of cancers of the pharynx, colon, rectum, esophagus, breast, liver, pancreas and prostate. “If you do the math, the results of this study suggest that it’s not safe to drink even one standard drink every day,” says Natacha DeGenna, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, clinical and translational science, and epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh.