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How the pandemic inspired this Pitt student to pursue a career in public health
For Larisa Garza Chapa, a graduate degree is the first step to making meaningful changes in health equity.
4 ways climate change and population growth combine to threaten public health
As the world鈥檚 population approaches 8 billion people, reducing global health risks will require combating climate change, says Pitt Public Health Dean Maureen Lichtveld.
Go behind the scenes with the athletic training students who support Pitt football
From wrapping ankles to monitoring hydration, these students get on-the-field job experience while they keep the Panthers in tip-top shape.
Pitt celebrated the groundbreaking of the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center
On Sept. 29, the 麻豆传媒 broke ground on the institution鈥檚 new state-of-the-art Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. To commemorate the next phase of construction, Pitt hosted a
Want to feel less stressed? Take a tour of Pitt鈥檚 trees.
Pitt鈥檚 tree-planting efforts support more than the environment 鈥 there are health benefits, too. Here are five trees on the Pittsburgh campus that are worth a peep as the leaves begin to turn.
Looking at smiling faces extends the antidepressant effects of ketamine
Pitt psychiatrist Rebecca Price writes about her new study, which supports the idea that the drug opens a 鈥渨indow of opportunity鈥 for patients with depression to improve their self-worth.
One way to help college students get enough sleep 鈥 pay them to go to聽bed
When Pitt economist Osea Giuntella offered students just $30 per week to sleep longer, they did 鈥 and the results persisted past the study period. Here鈥檚 what that could mean for other habits.
Pitt researchers are leading the way toward a Google Maps of cells
By using the city鈥檚 supercomputing superpowers, their goal is to develop a global atlas of healthy cells in the human body that any researchers can access.
What you need to know about monkeypox
Ken Ho, a Pitt infectious disease specialist, explains how monkeypox differs from COVID-19 and what to do if you think you鈥檝e been exposed.
Pitt health sciences volunteers provided free dental, eye and hearing care at a recent clinic
More than 300 Pitt volunteers helped over 1,400 people access health care at this year鈥檚 Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh event.
A program to help under-resourced students succeed got him through pharmacy school
First-generation student Jerry Mascara says TRIO Student Support Services gave him the sense of belonging and study skills he needed to launch his career.
Theresa Brown (NURS 鈥07) got cancer 鈥 and a whole new perspective on the medical system. The best-selling author shared her experience in her latest book, "Healing."
The Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory at Pitt will host a regional network to improve water quality
As new host of the Southwest Pennsylvania Water Network, the collaboratory aims to help build a stronger regional identity around the area鈥檚 rivers.
This Pitt researcher is using data to fight the opioid epidemic
Jeanine Buchanich鈥檚 work with the Pennsylvania Department of Health is pinpointing which public health interventions show the most benefit.
锘匡豢Here are the best gardening tips from urban agriculture nonprofit leader Denele Hughson (A&S 鈥08).
This 麻豆传媒 of Education program promoted healthy behaviors among older adults in Homewood
The Healthy Homewood Project brought together Pitt graduate students and the neighborhood YMCA to combat obesity and chronic illness through wellness education and fitness.
Two Pitt psychiatrists are raising money to stem Ukraine鈥檚 mental health crisis
A dual emergency of trauma and destroyed infrastructure is emerging in Ukraine. Alexandre Dombrovski and Carmen Andreescu are using their expertise to help.
A Pitt team forecasted the devastating toll of the opioid epidemic
As Pitt Public Health researchers predicted, more than 100,000 people are now dying from drug overdoses annually in the U.S. It shows we really don't understand the causes of the problem, they say.
Pitt-UPMC researchers will use $5 million from Bayer to fight chronic kidney disease
Using an innovative approach called population health management, Manisha Jhamb aims to get patients treated sooner to stave off severe disease. The effort could be a game-changer for rural areas.
What it鈥檚 like to be a midwife
In honor of Mother鈥檚 Day, four midwives from Pitt鈥檚 Doctor of Nursing Practice program share their most memorable births and why their profession is so important.
