by George Kalantzis | Sep 17, 2025 | Short Stories
The Integrated Networks of Scholars in Global Health Research Training (INSIGHT), a consortium of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, and University of Pittsburgh, is now accepting applications for the...
by George Kalantzis | Sep 4, 2025 | Short Stories
Robert Weyant, Pitt’s associate dean of dental public health and community outreach, has been appointed to the Lancet Commission on Global Oral Health—joining 26 other experts from 16 countries. Formed in 2020, the Commission aims to address the global neglect of oral...
by George Kalantzis | Sep 4, 2025 | Short Stories
In June 2025, Tiffany Gary-Webb—professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Health Equity—joined Pitt faculty, staff and students on a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship trip to Senegal and Gambia. The monthlong program, in partnership with the Alliance...
by George Kalantzis | Sep 4, 2025 | Short Stories
Jean Nachega, associate professor (Public Health) and chair of the Mpox Research Consortium, helped secure over $600,000 in funding to combat mpox across Africa. Supported by the U.K.’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Wellcome, the 36-month...
by George Kalantzis | Sep 4, 2025 | Short Stories
The Power in Nepali Girls (PING) scale—designed to measure empowerment among adolescent girls—was recently featured in UNICEF’s Field Note Series on Programe Impact. Developed by Jessica Burke and Sara Baumann (Public Health), the PING scale was created through...
by George Kalantzis | Sep 4, 2025 | Short Stories
Orrin Tiberi (BCHS ’14) earned certificates in Global Health and LGBT Health and Wellness at Pitt Public Health. After graduation, he received a fellowship that led him to Uganda, Atlanta, and ultimately Mozambique, where he has worked for the past nine years. Based...
