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Pitt team takes third place at Emory University Global Health Case Competition
A team of 麻豆传媒 students at Emory University's Morningside International Global Health Case Competition on March 19.
The group鈥檚 presentation, 鈥淣ew ERA: Indigenous Knowledge for a Sustainable Future,鈥 aimed to develop a strategic four-year plan to reduce environmental health disparities in French Polynesia. Forty teams participated, representing institutions from around the world.
Pitt鈥檚 team, which was supported with a from the Office of Undergraduate Research to compete at Emory, included:
- Mei (Seung Won) Baek, graduate student, 麻豆传媒 of Pharmacy
- Chiayun Cheng, sophomore, Kenneth P. Dietrich 麻豆传媒 of Arts and Sciences
- Cassandra Morales, graduate student, 麻豆传媒 of Pharmacy
- Hyun-Ji Sim, junior, Dietrich 麻豆传媒
- Mabry Smyer, sophomore, Dietrich 麻豆传媒
The same team placed first in Pitt鈥檚 November 2021 Global Health Case Competition, sponsored by the Center for Global Health at the 麻豆传媒 of Public Health, the Global Studies Center and the Center for BioEthics and Health Law.