Innovation & Research
Friday, March 30, 2018
Research on Blood Clots Could Lead to Better Bleeding Control on the Battlefield and Beyond
Platelets — the body’s internal Band-Aids — are sometimes too effective at stopping bleeding, causing potentially dangerous clots. Matthew D. Neal, assistant professor of surgery and critical care medicine, and others are searching for ways to regulate clotting to help trauma victims.
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
New National Guidelines Aim to Combat Fatigue in Emergency, Shift Workers
After reviewing thousands of studies of shift and emergency workers, Pitt researchers developed five guidelines to help combat fatigue, including limiting shift duration, providing caffeine and allowing naps while on duty.
Monday, March 26, 2018
New Research: For a Head Start on Cognitive Recovery After Stroke, Get Moving, Anytime
Much of the neural repair occurs during the first three months following a stroke. But, exercise may benefit patients' brains, no matter how much time has passed, Pitt researchers say.
Monday, March 19, 2018
Researchers 'Speed Date' in Search of Expert Help to Take Ideas From Concept to Market
Starting a conversation on a blind date can be intimidating, and the same might be said for researchers looking for just the right expert to help them take their ideas from concept to reality.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
5000 Baum Project to Accelerate Cancer, Transplant, Immunotherapy Innovations
The University of Pittsburgh is creating a research, entrepreneurship and innovation hub to nurture and speed the development of new ideas and breakthrough technologies. The results could reinvent the way health care is delivered.
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Video Game for Emergency Doctors Battles for Top Prize in Bracket-style Innovation Contest
As reigning champions of STAT Madness — a bracket-style, national innovation contest — Pitt and UPMC hope this year’s entry, the emergency doctor video game Night Shift, can hold the crown.
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Project Aims to Recycle the Unrecyclable
One solution to the crisis of plastic pollution in oceans is to prevent plastic from becoming waste to begin with — and researchers from the Swanson School of Engineering aim to do just that.
Monday, February 26, 2018
Military Career Leads to Success in the Lab and Beyond for Sports Medicine Researcher
In addition to directing Pitt’s Neuromuscular Research Laboratory and working on a NASA-funded project, Professor Bradley Nindl recently took command of the Southeast Medical Area Readiness Support Group in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
New Glass Could Be Future of Solar Energy
Swanson School of Engineering researchers have been studying and developing new glass technology that aims to increase the light absorbed by solar panels to give them an extra energy boost.
Monday, February 12, 2018
Librarians Create Oral History Collection Focusing on China's Cultural Revolution
Haihui Zhang, head of Pitt's East Asian Library, and a team of University Library System librarians and staff are adding individual voices to the historical record of a watershed period in China.