
Short-term use of immunosuppressants not linked to cancer risk
New findings discovered by scientists at Pitt Public Health and Mass Eye and Ear provide reassurance to hesitant patients and clinicians.

Pitt honors longtime staff employees at ceremony
30 Pitt Public Health staff with long tenures at the University were honored during the Chancellor's Annual Staff Recognition Ceremony.

Student accolades and honors
The School of Public Health recognizes awards and achievements made by students during the spring semester.
Dean’s Day 2023
First-place

Faculty accolades and honors
The School of Public Health celebrates honors and achievements made by faculty members during the spring semester.

Faculty grants awarded
Congratulations go to School of Public Health faculty members who have received new grant awards to support their research:

Congratulations to the 2023 Pitt Public Health faculty award recipients
Two faculty members were presented teaching awards at this year’s graduation ceremony

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.

‘Make the fentanyl go away’? The rise of fentanyl analogs buoys challenges for reducing substance use in Allegheny County
“You don’t know the potency of it,” said Dr. Jeanine Buchanich, associate dean for research and a professor of Biostatistics.

Statistics remove bias from debate about how well mouse models mimic human disease
Mice and other animals have been key to some of the biggest medical breakthroughs in human history. But animals aren’t always good models of human disease, leading to failed experiments and controversy over their usefulness.

Polynesian study yields new clues to genetic causes of high cholesterol
UPMC- The discovery of a genetic variant that is relatively common among people of Polynesian ancestry, but incredibly rare in most other populations, is giving clues to the genetic underpinnings of high cholesterol in all people.

Grants of note
It’s a Grant Quintet for Public Health