Innovation & Research
Friday, February 8, 2019
Researcher Probes How Viruses Hack Cells
Pitt virologist Terence Dermody thinks of cells like little factories. He and a team of doctoral students are working to decode how viruses can disrupt the assembly line.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Study Investigates Rising Drug Prices
A recent study led by Pitt’s Inmaculada Hernandez found that new drugs entering the market drive up prices, but drug companies are also hiking prices on older drugs.
Monday, January 28, 2019
Election Security Commission Releases Study and Recommendations
The Blue Ribbon Commission on Pennsylvania’s Election Security, co-chaired by Pitt Cyber’s David Hickton, urges the state to issue bonds, require audits and create emergency plans to protect elections.
Friday, January 25, 2019
Pitt-led Study Models Technology to Make Carbon Dioxide Capture More Efficient
Pitt’s Chris Wilmer and a team of researchers developed a computer model that shows how tiny spongelike structures could reduce emissions from coal-generated power plants.
Friday, January 4, 2019
Vibrant Media Lab Taking World’s First Game Console, the 47-year-old Odyssey, Online
Pitt’s Vibrant Media Lab is helping to answer complex questions of technology and culture, exploring past forms of media and experimenting with new ones in a cultural and social context. The OdysseyNow Project exemplifies the lab’s goals.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Innovation Competitions Drive Creativity, Boost Researchers’ Projects to the Marketplace
This fall's competitions awarded more than $600,000 for faculty and student researchers. In addition, mentoring opportunities in the competitions offer researchers help in commercialization, which takes products from the lab into spaces like a doctor’s office or a factory.
Monday, December 3, 2018
Colder, Darker Climates Increase Alcohol Consumption and Liver Disease
New research from Pitt and UPMC demonstrates what many doctors have long assumed — that climate and alcohol intake are related.
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Research Duo Honored With Achievement Awards for Tackling Global Health Problems
Professor P.S. Reddy and alumnus Tushar Singh (GSPH ’14) recently received Sheth International Achievement Awards for their work in developing nations. Singh, now at the CDC, trained medical workers during the Ebola epidemic.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
From Sci-Fi to Real Life: Newly Discovered Substance Changes the Behavior of Water
A research team at the University of Pittsburgh has discovered a liquid polymer that raises water’s freezing point from 32 degrees Fahrenheit to about 100 degrees Fahrenheit, much like the deadly ice-nine does in Kurt Vonnegut’s classic sci-fi novel “Cat’s Cradle.”
Monday, November 12, 2018
Researcher Eyes Training, Intervention to Help Those With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Not quite dementia, but more than a “senior moment,” mild cognitive impairment affects the lives of thousands of Americans. Juleen Rodakowski, an assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy, is developing ways to help.