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5 ways Pitt people helped shape America
Freedom House’s legacy was largely forgotten for decades, but found new recognition in 2025 with the TV show "The Pitt." A recent Pitt Public Health study led by BCHS faculty member Beth Hoffman found Google searches for “Freedom House” jumped 170% the day after the episode aired and stayed elevated for about a week.
Why pollution affects some asthma patients more than others
"...stresses on cells can translate into serious physiologic effects, like worsening lung function or asthma exacerbations," said Sally Wenzel, chair of Pitt Public Health's Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and director of Pitt's Asthma and Environmental Lung Health Institute at UPMC, who co-led a study published in eBioMedicine with Shuangjia Xue, a recent graduate of the department's PhD program.
‘An absolute game changer’: Confocal microscopes open new possibilities for public health research
Research at Pitt Public Health has entered a new era of cellular discovery, thanks to a piece of technology that has eliminated a barrier on campus. In March 2024, the Office of the Dean and three departments within Pitt Public Health—Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Environmental and Occupational Health and Human Genetics—collaborated to purchase a confocal microscope using instrumentation funds from the Office of Senior Vice Chancellor for Research.