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How Pittsburgh innovators are improving patient safety
“Every single one of these statistics in my papers are real people who came to the hospital for care and became sicker. We at Pitt and UPMC have identified a way we can stop that,” said Alex Sunderman, PhD, assistant professor of epidemiology. “We can make patient care safer, we can prevent these infections, and we can save money.”
Rethinking when we eat: Samaneh Farsijani’s research on healthy aging
“Many dietary guidelines are intended for broad populations and do not fully address differences across age groups, sex or race,” says Samaneh Farsijani, PhD, assistant professor of epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. “The research I’m doing is primarily focused on developing age-specific dietary recommendations to promote healthy aging. What I see missing in our current guidelines is not just what specific foods and nutrients we need depending on how old we are, but when we should eat.”
Data Justice for Pittsburgh's Black Neighborhoods honored as a partnership of distinction
Data Justice for Pittsburgh’s Black Neighborhoods was honored as a 2025 Partnership of Distinction at Pitt’s Community Engaged Scholarship Forum on March 3. The organization’s Data Justice Working Group is co-led by Tiffany Gary-Webb, professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Health Equity at Pitt Public Health, and Bob Gradeck of Pitt’s University Center for Urban and Social Research.