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Yaver honored for research and community engagement
The American Political Science Association’s Health Politics and Policy section has selected Pitt Public Health’s Miranda Yaver, assistant professor of health policy and management, for two of its annual awards. Yaver is a co-recipient of the Outstanding Public Engagement and Emerging Scholar Awards.
Deakings graduates from ADVANCER program
Jason Deakings, PhD, MSPH, assistant professor of behavioral and community health sciences, recently graduated from the Institute for Clinical Research Education's ADVANCER Program, a yearlong career development program for early-career faculty and researchers.
After Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, more young women opted for sterilization
A 2024 study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health found that sterilization procedures increased immediately after Dobbs, especially among women ages 18–30. The increase has persisted, suggesting demand for permanent contraception remains high, according to lead author Jacqueline Ellison, assistant professor of health policy and management.