Pitt Public Health

08/22/2025

A big welcome to the 234 new undergraduate students who joined our Bachelor of Science in Public Health program today—our largest group yet!

During orientation, students met with representatives from local nonprofits and began exploring how they can make a difference in public health—right from the start.

📸 Check out more photos from the day: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pittpublichealth/albums/72177720328532041

08/20/2025

Today we welcomed 230 new graduate students to Pitt Public Health at orientation!

These students are beginning a fulfilling journey of learning, research and service. We’re proud to support them as they take their first steps toward making a difference in public health.

Join us in wishing them well as they start this new chapter! ✨

08/19/2025

Nominations are now open for the Pitt Public Health 2025 Alumni Awards!

Every year, we celebrate alumni who are making a difference in practice, research, service, teaching and early career achievement.

Know an outstanding Pitt Public Health graduate—or want to nominate yourself? Submit a nomination today! Award recipients will be honored at a special ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 20.

👉 Nominate here: https://www.alumni.pitt.edu/s/1729/alumni/interior.aspx?sid=1729&gid=2&pgid=5602

08/15/2025

For our August staff highlight, we’re celebrating all the amazing staff who make Pitt Public Health’s mission possible — and last week we got to do it in person!

At our first-ever Staff Awards, we honored David Arndt, Mike Friend, Emma Mairson and Adam Orbell for their outstanding contributions in leadership, teamwork, innovation and community impact. We also recognized milestone anniversaries from 5 to 40 years of service.

Read more: https://www.publichealth.pitt.edu/news/pitt-public-health-staff-shine

08/13/2025

Attention Pitt Public Health alumni! Health Sciences Alumni Weekend is back! Catch up with classmates, explore what’s new on campus, and join us for the Pitt Public Health Ice Cream Social at the school at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 19.

For more information on programming and to register visit: https://www.alumni.pitt.edu/s/1729/alumni/interior.aspx?sid=1729&gid=2&pgid=5480

08/12/2025

Congratulations to Suresh V. Kuchipudi, professor and chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at Pitt Public Health, for receiving a Fulbright Specialist award to lead a One Health research and education program at Universiti Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

This September, he will work with faculty and leadership to strengthen institutional capacity in tackling zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance and environmental health challenges through a collaborative, transdisciplinary approach.

Read more: https://www.publichealth.pitt.edu/news/kuchipudi-receives-fulbright-specialist-award

08/06/2025

Congrats to our nine graduate students who completed the Pittsburgh Summer Institute—a 200-hour practicum in partnership with the Allegheny County Health Department!

They presented their final projects at a special event at the School of Public Health on July 23.

https://www.publichealth.pitt.edu/news/public-health-action-pittsburgh-summer-institute

07/31/2025

Congratulations, Pitt Public Health students!! 🤩

In partnership with the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health the 14th year of the Pittsburgh Summer Institute has concluded. Nine graduate students with the institute worked with programs across the Health Department. These graduate interns developed education and outreach materials, performed data collection, analysis and reporting, created interactive public facing reports, and formed policies.

Their work has helped to further programmatic understanding of the health landscape in Allegheny County and provided useful informational tools for the public. Thank you so much to all of our 2025 PSI Interns!

07/24/2025

We’re excited to celebrate Dr. Tiffany Gary-Webb, professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Health Equity at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, who was named the first-ever recipient of the American Diabetes Association's Dr. Felicia Hill-Briggs Health Equity Trailblazer in Diabetes Award! 🏆

This national award honors health professionals from underrepresented groups who are working to break down barriers in diabetes care. It also carries forward the inspiring legacy of Dr. Felicia Hill-Briggs, a lifelong advocate for those most impacted by chronic disease.

Dr. Gary-Webb has spent her career advancing equity in chronic disease prevention and care—especially in resource-limited communities. Please join us in applauding her impactful work and this well-deserved recognition! 💙

07/23/2025

🎉 Our Public Health Science Academy students truly shined last week! Sixteen rising juniors and seniors from local high schools wrapped up their four-week public health journey by presenting their research at a celebratory closing event.

Special congratulations to Milo Rent and Hritika Basu, rising juniors from Pittsburgh SciTech, who were selected as the inaugural recipients of the Justin Reid Ehrenwerth Emerging Scholar Award, through the Jewish Healthcare Foundation. Their project explored water justice in Pittsburgh’s low-income older neighborhoods.

We can’t wait to see how they grow as researchers through their yearlong water quality project with Three Rivers Waterkeeper. 💧👏

Read more: https://www.publichealth.pitt.edu/news/public-health-science-academy-students-shine

07/15/2025

One Health, one vision: a healthier, more connected Pennsylvania.

Pitt Public Health convened the first annual PA One Health Consortium in Harrisburg last month—bringing together nearly 100 experts to tackle the challenges at the intersection of human, animal and environmental health.

Read more: https://www.publichealth.pitt.edu/news/consortium-connections-one-health-spotlight

07/08/2025

🚨 Big news from Pitt Public Health!
We’re launching a new Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Education, Science, and Practice—with a mission to train the next generation of public health leaders working to improve outcomes for birthing people, children and families.

One of the center’s first initiatives is a flexible, equity-driven MCH training program open to graduate students and postdocs across the University of Pittsburgh.

⭐️ Launching fall 2025
⭐️ Three customizable tracks: short-, medium-, and long-term
⭐️ Combines research + real-world community practice
⭐️ Tuition support or stipends available

Interested in making an impact in maternal and child health? Reach out to Dr. Theresa Chapple at tchapple@pitt.edu to learn more.