Examining Environmental Factors, Human Health, and Disease
Our department has a sound reputation as a leader in training students to identify agents that affect health and study the long-term effects of environmental and occupational health risks.
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A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children
The taxpayer-funded research by the University of Pittsburgh adds to a body of evidence suggesting links between the gas industry and certain health problems.
Breathe Pennsylvania lung health research grants
To investigate and improve asthma severity in populations living in neighborhoods with environmental justice concerns, researchers in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health are conducting a study in Homewood.
James Fabisiak and Bernard Goldstein: Where there’s smoke, there’s fire
Air quality will worsen in the coming years, harming human health.