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A new Pitt institute will improve pediatric health and research
The Institute of Infection, Inflammation and Immunity in Children will be led by Pitt Pediatrics Professor John Williams.
2 Pitt alumni won literary achievement awards
Dietrich School grads Cameron Barnett and Adriana E. Ramírez received the annual Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award as an Emerging Artist and Established Artist, respectively.
Pitt’s School of Dental Medicine became the first in the nation to create opioid guidelines
The guidelines advocate that clinicians prescribe non-opioid pain-relievers first whenever possible.
Alumna Julie Sokolow was recognized for her documentary
“Barefoot: The Mark Baumer Story” won Best Premiere Documentary Feature at the Heartland International Film Festival.
Alumnus Samir Lakhani made Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list
Samir Lakhani (A&S ’15), has been named to the 2020 Forbes 30 under 30 list of top young social entrepreneurs. The Forbes 30 under 30 list features 600 entrepreneurs in 20 industries, selected from
A PERU group won an American Public Health Association abstract award
The abstract was written in collaboration with Heather Santa, senior research specialist at Pitt’s School of Pharmacy, and project partners at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
2 Pitt researchers were named National Academy of Inventors fellows
Rob Rutenbar and William Federspiel joined the 2019 class, obtaining the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
Pitt-Bradford Student Wins National AIDS Memorial Scholarship
Applying for scholarships can be intimidating, but Pitt-Bradford biology and pre-med student Jariatu Stallone found a perfect opportunity, thanks to her background with HIV/AIDS work in Sierra Leone
Pitt’s Healthy Lifestyle Institute hosted its second annual summit
There, Founding Director John Jakicic introduced the new Schools on the Move initiative, which will provide grants to support physical education at 43 Pittsburgh K-12 schools.
Business Professor Wins Aspen Institute ‘Ideas Worth Teaching Award’
Barry Mitnick’s undergraduate honors business history course, Market Manipulations: Crises, Bubbles, Robber Barons and Corporate Saints, has been recognized with the Aspen Institute’s 2019 Ideas Worth
Trauma Care in a Rucksack
A multidisciplinary team led by Ron Poropatich is working on a specialized medical backpack for the U.S. Army that could help injured patients in the field survive until they reach a fully staffed
Pitt Nursing faculty stood out in statewide awards
Brenda Cassidy, Jennifer Lingler and Patricia Tuite each received Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania for excellence in nursing.
First Responders’ Workplace Motivation Affected by Public Perception
Firefighters and police officers are often are motivated by a desire to help others and to make the world a better place. But when public perception of them turns negative, first responders who feel
Grace Campbell was selected for an inaugural national recognition
She is one of fewer than 20 nurses from across the U.S. who were selected for the first cohort of Association of Rehabilitation Nurses fellows.
Inmaculada Hernandez earned an emerging leader award
Inmaculada Hernandez, assistant professor of pharmacy and therapeutics in Pitt’s School of Pharmacy, was recently presented the 2019 Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award by
Augmented Reality for Stroke Rehabilitation
Imagine struggling to see, listen or make movements in half of your environment. For 29% of stroke survivors, rehabilitation means addressing a condition called unilateral spatial neglect. With a $1
Pitt, UPMC Selected to Open National Rehabilitation and Caregiving Training Center
The goal of the new center is to use the best in modern medical research to improve the care, health and quality of life of all persons with disabilities and the families and caregivers who support
8 Pitt people received Mascaro Faculty Program in Sustainability Awards
The one-year awards go to faculty members from all disciplines.
‘Shocking’ New Therapy May Be Key to Weakening Antibiotic Resistance
Tagbo Niepa of the Swanson School of Engineering researched a process that would send a weak electrical current through an implant, such as a dental implant used in his study. The current does not
