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A New Wrinkle on Vascular Implants
An undergraduate research project in the Swanson School of Engineering sent alumnus Joe Pugar (at right) in a new career direction, as CEO of startup company Aruga Technologies.
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Professors, Community Leader Discuss High Maternal Mortality Rate in New Podcast
Mothers are dying of pregnancy-related complications at a high rate in the United States, especially African Americans. Three Pitt professors appointed to Pennsylvania’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee share perspectives with Healthy Start's CEO.
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Campus Mentors, Advisers Share Strategies to Address Changing Student Needs
More than 200 faculty, staff and students recently gathered to share ideas for fostering deeper mentoring and advising relationships and using technology to better serve students at Pitt.
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Nonprofit Founded by Pitt Alumna Helps Working Moms in Honduras
Many women working in Copán Ruinas can't afford childcare, forcing them to leave their children alone or in overcrowded, underfunded orphanages. The team at Casita Copán, a nonprofit founded by Emily Monroe, has created a better option.
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Librarian Helps Families of Mentally Ill Access Support, Resources With New Guide
In her new book, advocate and law librarian Linda Tashbook offers practical advice as well as nuts-and-bolts legal information that family members of those with mental illness need.
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‘You Are Fantastic! Pick Ugly Produce!’
In a series of studies, Jillian Hmurovic, a doctoral candidate at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, and colleagues found that boosting consumer self-esteem increased how much people were willing to pay for oddly shaped produce.
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Pitt Dean Builds Community, Works to Change Narrative of Equity in Education
School of Education Dean Valerie Kinloch dedicates her work to strengthening the school’s commitments to diversity, justice, wellness, urban education and its community impact.
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A Deep Dive Into Pittsburgh's Black History Through the University Archives
From Civil Rights Era-photography to Erroll Garner and jazz history to the papers of author Bebe Moore Campbell, the archives of the University Library System tell big stories and little-known details of Pittsburgh's rich Black history.
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Pitt Launches Groundbreaking Program in Ongoing Effort to Support Students With Financial Need
The Pitt Success Pell Match Program will leverage the power of the U.S. Department of Education’s Pell Grant program by matching these federal funds, dollar for dollar, up to the cost of attendance for eligible students across all five of Pitt’s campuses.
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