July 11, 2024
Pitt toxicologist: Based on EPA sampling, 'a source of vinyl chloride' could remain in East Palestine
"If it's still turning up, that tells me that there is a reservoir or a source of vinyl chloride that remains in the community," said Dr. James Fabisiak, associate professor of environmental and occupational health.
July 8, 2024
EOH students present at 63rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology
EOH students presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, held March 10-14, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Zachary Clemens, Yuchen Kristine Sun and Natalie Price were honored with research and travel awards. Additionally, BSPH students and fellows from Pitt’s faculty with secondary EOH appointments presented their findings at the meeting.
Zachary Clemens was awarded the Metals Specialty Section Research Award for his poster
June 24, 2024
Celebrating this year's graduates
Pictured here are: Matthew Gesualdo, Miranda Aman, Madison Gilbert, Angela Le, Sally Wenzel, Nesta Bortey-Sam, Aaron Barchowsky, Jim Peterson, Firoz Abdoel Wahid, and Zachary Clemens
June 21, 2024
Advocates listen and learn, celebrate and plan at first Environmental Justice Summit
May 9-11 was Pittsburgh’s first Environmental Justice Summit with the theme Reflections, Connections, and Collaborative Action.
June 17, 2024
Finding affinity and joy in environmental justice work
Ndoh and Wilson met in January to begin planning the “Environmental Justice Summit: Reflections, Connections, and Collaborative Action,” which was held May 9-11 at Pitt’s Community Engagement Centers in Homewood and the Hill District, as well as additional locations in Hazelwood and Clairton.
May 29, 2024
Air pollution decreased, but still causes hundreds of deaths a year in Allegheny County
“So steel, coal, other chemical productions, lots of that’s a highly industrial source of PM2.5. That, in some research, has been shown to potentially carry more toxicity than other types of PM 2.5.” explained Department of Environmental and Occupational Health alumna Dr. Gillian Goobie.
May 21, 2024
Faculty honored for teaching excellence
Two faculty members have received special recognition for their teaching expertise.
April 24, 2024
Publication Alert : Mass spectrometry aids metabolic visualization
Hua Tian, visiting research associate professor of environmental and occupational health, is co-corresponding author of “Multi-Modal Mass Spectrometry Imaging Identifies Cell-Type-Specific Metabolic and Lipidomic Variation in the Mammalian Liver,” a recent publication in the journal Developmental Cell.
April 17, 2024
EOH student Ang Le wins Boren Fellowship to study in Vietnam
Ang Le, a master’s student in environmental and occupational health, has been awarded a Boren Fellowship to study the Vietnamese language in Vietnam.
April 12, 2024
What the Ohio train derailment teaches us about poisoning public trust
One problem was that the announcement lacked nuance and transparency, according to James Fabisiak, associate professor of environmental and occupational health.
April 2, 2024
Gresser selected to present at International Firefighter Cancer Symposium
Congratulations to MPH Student Rob Gresser who was selected to present a poster at the 2024 International Firefighter Cancer Symposium sponsored by the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Medical Center.
March 28, 2024
Pitt Public Health’s Alison Sanders awarded Pitt Momentum Funds
A research team led by Assistant Professor and Vice Chair of Research in Environmental and Occupational Health Alison Sanders, PhD, was awarded a scaling grant from the 2023-24 Pitt Momentum Funds.
March 21, 2024
Pitt receives nearly $870,000 in grants to study aftereffects of East Palestine train derailment
“These two grants are very much addressing community concerns,” said Dean Maureen Lichtveld.
March 11, 2024
It takes two: Undergraduate students thrive at Pitt Public Health
Two School of Public Health undergraduate students presented scientific posters of their research at the annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology, on March 10-14, in Salt Lake City.
February 16, 2024
Monitors find high levels of toxic benzene near Clairton Coke Works
“Benzene is well known to be able to produce leukemia in people that have been exposed for a long period of time,” said Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health James Fabisiak.