In Light of the 100th Anniversary of the Negro Leagues, a Look Back at What Was Lost
For The Conversation, Professor Rob Ruck detailed a brief history of the Negro Leagues, the integration of Major League Baseball and how Pittsburgh played an influential role in the new face of the game.
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Undergrad Innovators Design Wearable Device to Aid People in Posture
Posture Protect doesn’t just help users sit up straight—it could help people with Parkinson’s disease avoid falls. The student innovation effort that started in Joseph Samosky’s bioengineering course is nearing a pilot program in clinics.
How their project helps
Staffer Summons Satan for Starring Role
As part of the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, public health project manager Scott O’Neal recently howled and hissed the starring role of Satan in a metal opera version of “Paradise Lost.” The production was the brainchild of Stewart Copeland of The Police.
Read about the performance
University of Pittsburgh To Begin Work on Novel Coronavirus Vaccine
The University of Pittsburgh is among a select few institutions expected to receive samples of the coronavirus for study. In his remarks to the University Senate, Paul Duprex, director of the Center for Vaccine Research, highlighted the tremendous history the University has in working on vaccines and why this matters.
Read about the efforts
Informing the Community on Novel Coronavirus
More than 250 people attended a panel discussion on Feb. 12 to hear a group of Pitt and county experts discuss the coronavirus outbreak.
Learn what the panel said
Researchers Celebrate Pioneer’s Work on World Radio Day
On World Radio Day, Pitt faculty from engineering and health and rehabilitation sciences remember the work of Reginald Fessenden, who made technologies like music streaming, video chatting and podcasts possible.
See what faculty have to say about Fessenden
Professing a Love for One Another and for Pitt
Heinz Memorial Chapel holds a special place in Pitt alumnus’ Roger Glunt’s memories: It was a refuge from the stressful academic life during his student days as well as a place where he and his wife, Lee, renewed their wedding vows—twice. Weddings at the Chapel have a long tradition at Pitt, and an all-in-one package offers the opportunity for a simplified ceremony in the spectacular setting that so inspired Glunt.
Read the Glunts' story
Pitt a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students for 2019-20 Academic Year
The University of Pittsburgh once again is among the nation’s top institutions for producing Fulbright students, breaking its own record with 14 students—who are now alumni—earning the prestigious scholarships for international study, teaching and research projects.
Meet the Fulbright Students
Mucus, Mechanics and Disease
Lance Davidson’s bioengineering lab researched the origins of mucus by studying skin cells of an aquatic frog. The findings could affect how cancer researchers manipulate tumors in humans.
What did the researchers discover?
Redistricting and Electoral Reform Draw Attention
In Pennsylvania, efforts are underway to redraw electoral maps, but it’s a complicated process—and one that that other states are watching closely. A group called Draw the Lines PA invited students like Pitt’s Lauren Ban to offer their solutions.
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