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Teaching and Prevention Through Quality Research
Our department is leading research and prevention activities that impact public health by training students to evaluate and respond to important public health issues in aging and chronic disease prevention, reproductive health, environmental health, and infectious diseases.
Upcoming Events
EPI Seminars
Spring 2024:
Health Equity & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Thursdays at noon
G23 Public Health
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News
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Dr. Alexander Sundermann joins Next Gen Diagnostics as its Director of Infection Prevention Services
Next Gen Diagnostics announces that Alexander Sundermann, assistant professor of epidemiology, has joined NGD as its Director of Infection Prevention Services.
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When it comes to menopause, 'it's not all in your head,' and Pittsburgh-based research is proving it
Samar El Khoudary, a professor of epidemiology, researches cardiovascular disease in midlife women, and how menopause may contribute.
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Plastics are everywhere and pose a real threat to our health
Jennifer Adibi, assistant professor of epidemiology said, “So, these chemicals are not bound within the product to something that would make it inert or unable to move out of the product.”