5 health science faculty members won 2023 Ascending Star Awards
Congratulations to associate professor of epidemiology Allison Kuipers on receiving the 2023 Ascending Star Awards.
U.S. overdose deaths plateau in 2022, but still exceed 100,000
“Anybody looking at this with historical trends in mind, and a bit of statistics in mind, will probably say it’s not going to go down,” said Dr. Burke.
Q&A: Health changes during menopause associated with increased cardiovascular risk
Healio spoke with El Khoudary about how the transition to menopause is associated with CVD risk.
Student accolades and honors
The School of Public Health recognizes awards and achievements made by students during the spring semester.
Faculty accolades and honors
The School of Public Health celebrates honors and achievements made by faculty members during the spring semester.
U.S. News and World Report 2023 graduate school rankings released
Pitt Public Health and several departments and programs perform well in the latest graduate school rankings.
Pittsburgh’s polio pre-pioneers
A tribute to the schoolchildren who showed the Salk vaccine was safe
Building reproductive health equity upstream
The duo’s work focuses on tackling social determinants of health upstream at the policy level, which will help to dismantle structural racism and improve health inequities quicker and more completely.
Pittsburgh days, Havana nights
Staff member combines data management career with a passion for visual arts
By day, Rafael Migoyo wields Health Studies Research Center data, seeking order from a chaos of information collected in aging studies conducted by Pitt Public Health faculty in the Department of Epidemiology. When the workday ends, Migoyo’s mind is on a different kind of collection—paintings, sculptures, textiles and photography created by artists in his native Cuba.
The connection between menopause and cardiovascular disease risks
"As women transition through menopause, they experience a lot of changes," said Samar El Khoudary, a professor of epidemiology.
Pitt lands $14.3 million for research linking dementia and cardiovascular disease
A team led by professor of Epidemiology, Anne Newman, will launch a first-ever clinical trial to see if an immune regulator can reduce the deleterious aspects of aging in older but otherwise healthy adults.
The Ohio measles outbreak and the danger of losing herd immunity
Though measles was eradicated in the U.S. in 2000, outbreaks have occurred since, including a recent one in Columbus, Ohio.
Replacing sedentary time with light activity tied to less adiposity in Black Caribbean men
"Our findings illustrate the potential importance of also promoting light-intensity physical activity,” Megan M. Marron, PhD, and Iva Miljkovic, MD, PhD, FAHA.
Pitt’s $1B in research funding puts it among ‘elite group of American universities'
Many of these research-based programs benefit local communities. Dara Mendez leads a team that will assess whether health and social systems address the health and well-being of Black women in the Greater Pittsburgh area.
Advancement and academe
Successful transition to independence higher among postdocs who diversify institutions