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Media project gives families outlet to help process grief of losing a child
Vice Dean Jessica Burke and Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Sara Baumann developed the collaborative filmmaking model as a research tool to let people tell their own stories.
Deadly overdoses fell in the U.S. for the 1st time in 5 years, new estimates show
“You can make a case that it’s come down, but it’s come down because the covid impact is less now,” said Burke, dean emeritus.
Pitt researcher combines sustainability efforts, education and research in trip to Bolivia
The amount of waste from expired and unused lab supplies always bothered Pitt researcher Danielle Tufts. But after reading about a sanctuary that rescues animals from abuse, illegal pet trade and wildlife trafficking in Bolivia, she saw an opportunity.