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Program Allows Personalized Approach to Medical Records
It can take 100 clicks for a doctor to order the right test and check a patient’s health history using a typical electronic health record. Yalini Senathirajah has designed a program that could reduce
Runaway Mitochondria Cause Telomere Damage in Cells, Researchers Find
Bennett Van Houten and a team of researchers at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center provide the first concrete evidence for the long-held belief that sick mitochondria pollute the cells they’re supposed to be
Helping Kids Manage Anxiety—With an App
Pitt researchers Jennifer Silk and Bambang Parmantohave developed a tool that helps kids and adolescents better manage their anxiety. And now, they’re working with Pitt’s Innovation Institute, local
Astronomers Shed Light on Dark Energy, Smallest Black Hole
A new 5,000-eyed instrument is searching the skies for dark energy, and a star survey recently unveiled the smallest known black hole. Two teams in the Department of Physics and Astronomy are working
PittServes’ Erika Ninos won a national student support award
The sustainability program coordinator received the Post-Landfill Action Network Supportive Staff Member Award.
Counseling Center Director Responds to Students, Sees Growth Potential in First Year
Since his installation this February as University Counseling Center director, Jay Darr has hit the ground running, streamlining the center’s intake process and rolling out ThrivingCampus, an online
The University of Pittsburgh Police Department won a corporate citizenship award
Pitt Police won for a program that collects unwanted food from students’ dormitories when they leave campus at the end of the semester and uses it to stock The Pitt Pantry.
Study Lab Brings Data-driven Approach to Academic Support
The space formerly known as the Academic Resource Center has a new name, a new look and a new approach to student success. With mobile study labs around campus, a Khan Academy-inspired video library
Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Are Focus of New Center
The new Center for Sustainable Business is partnering with IBM, PPG and other industry leaders to integrate environmental and societal concerns into their business models.
Alumna Rachel Ann Brickner received the Miller Audio Prize
The MFA graduate is also a part-time instructor in Pitt’s Department of English.
New Jazz Chair Brings Fresh Approach to Pitt
Nicole Mitchell, the William S. Dietrich II Endowed Chair in Jazz Studies, begins her first semester at Pitt with a revamped Jazz Week and big ideas for the future of the program.
Alumnus Robert F. Lambert was named to the York Traditions Bank Board of Directors
Lambert has served as president of York County Libraries in Pennsylvania since 2016. His history of community leadership includes serving as Controller for the City of York from 2008-2016.
Pitt Law boasts highest first-time passing rate for the Pennsylvania Bar Exam
Eighty-one Pitt Law graduates sat for the test for the first time this past July, and 74 of them passed.
Social Work Training Tackles the Opioid Abuse Epidemic With Integrated Care
Pitt Professor of Social Work Daniel Rosen and his colleagues have secured a $1.25 million federal grant to not only strengthen opioid abuse training for 70 master of social work students, but to put
2 Pitt scientists won NIH High-Risk High-Reward Grants
Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis and Caroline Runyan have won NIH Director’s Awards for pursuing major opportunities and gaps in biomedical research that require trans-NIH collaboration to succeed.
Color Within the … Flu Virus?
This flu season, scientists want the public to see the virus through the lens of creativity—and hopefully learn something in the process. Seema Lakdawala, assistant professor in the School of Medicine
Pitt will celebrate Veterans Week 2019 with films, photos and food
Beginning Nov. 1, the Office of Veterans Services will host a series of events aimed at building bridges, promoting understanding and encouraging dialogue.
School of Medicine Presents Its Highest Award to Immune System Researcher
Ruslan Medzhitov, a Yale University researcher who transformed the understanding of how the immune system detects infections, which paved the way for therapies for a wide range of diseases, received
Pitt Team’s Replacement Heart Valve Could Decrease Need for Pediatric Surgeries
To address the critical need for long-lasting heart valve replacements, a team of Pitt researchers created a mesh that harnesses the body’s own healing power.
Global Law Faculty Member, Ugandan Educator Celebrated at Annual Awards
The University Center for International Studies recently honored Ron Brand and Silver Oonyu with Sheth International Achievement Awards.
