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Fifty years after Ebola’s discovery, Pitt Public Health researcher says global preparedness gaps remain
Fifty years after Ebola was first identified, researchers say the world has made significant scientific progress, yet many of the same public health challenges continue to hinder outbreak response. “The current outbreak gave us an opportunity to look back at where we’ve been over the past 50 years and ask what lessons we’ve actually learned,” writes Jean B. Nachega, PhD, professor of epidemiology at Pitt Public Health, in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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.