Eight years ago, Nancy Glynn received news that changed her life. Her daughter, Alix, an 11-year-old who had just started middle school, had type 1… Read more
Tag: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Landmark Pitt Study Wins 5 More Years of NIH funding
One of the longest-running studies of type 1 diabetes isn’t stopping anytime soon. The Pittsburgh Epidemiology of Diabetes Complications Study was recently renewed by the… Read more
Pitt Researcher Works to Find Cure for Rare Genetic Disease
A life-like mask sits at the top of Zsolt Urban’s tallest bookshelf. It bears the likeness of a 12-year-old girl with freckles, big brown eyes, bangs… Read more
Pitt Researcher Focuses on Quest for New Malaria Drugs
For most of us, mosquitoes are simply a summertime annoyance – tiny pests that we squish or swat away without a second thought. Not so… Read more
Pitt Public Health Dean Endorses Comprehensive Polio Eradication Strategy
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Dean Donald S. Burke, M.D., UPMC-Jonas Salk Chair of Global Health, today joined hundreds of scientists, doctors… Read more