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Pitt opens a cutting-edge biomedical research hub at The Assembly
The Pittsburgh space will serve as an epicenter of innovation in life sciences for Pitt researchers, entrepreneurs and established companies.
2022 Innovation in Education Award winners announced
Faculty were recognized for enhancing teaching at Pitt and fostering new instructional approaches that represent advances over existing methods.
When Pitt students move out, Clutter for a Cause finds a new life for stuff that’s left behind
The annual program diverts usable and quality items to reuse and recycle instead of landfills, and it also helps students be good neighbors.
Two Pitt-UPMC faculty were elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation
Zachary Freyberg and Jason L. Sperry of Pitt’s School of Medicine joined one of the oldest and most esteemed honor societies of physician-scientists.
Citizens Police Academy gives ‘intense’ look at officer training
Participants had to make split-second decisions in a 180-degree simulator, among other activities that helped them better understand the challenges officers face.
7 awards were presented at the 2022 Celebration of Innovation
The event recognized the achievements of Pitt faculty and student innovators who are seeking to improve people’s lives through the commercialization of their ideas and discoveries.
5 Stamps Scholars from Pennsylvania earned full tuition to Pitt
The award covers full tuition, room and board, and personal costs for four years.
Submit comments for draft policies on University travel advances and relocation
The draft policies are currently under development, and comments and suggestions provided during this period will be taken into consideration during the University’s policy development process.
Pitt team Hoth Intelligence takes second place in Rice Business Plan Competition
The student team is developing hardware and software to “see through and into” patients to assist clinicians.
What it’s like to be a midwife
In honor of Mother’s Day, four midwives from Pitt’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program share their most memorable births and why their profession is so important.
2022-23 will be the Year of Emotional Well-Being at Pitt
Jay Darr and Jamie Zelazny will lead the yearlong efforts, which will support research and reflection on what it means to live a good life.
12 Pitt students won a competitive NSF research fellowship
And University Honors College mentors want to help even more STEM students at Pitt win Graduate Research Fellowships next year.
Sandra Murray elected president of the American Society for Cell Biology
She will be the first person of color to lead the organization.
School of Medicine research finds need for interventions against anti-Black racism in academic medicine
Researchers recorded experiences of anti-Black racism among faculty and trainees in academic medical centers across the United States and proposed strategies to address them.
Pitt sophomore Azariah Torain named board member for the National Student Nurses' Association
It is the first time in Pitt Nursing history that a student has been elected to the organization's Board of Directors.
Two public health leaders on COVID-19 and what’s next
Pitt Public Health Dean Maureen Lichtveld and physician Georges Benjamin discuss pandemic preparedness, climate change and the future of scientific research.
Pitt College Democrats and Republicans tell Harrisburg: Support Pennsylvania students
With a $15,000-per-year in-state tuition discount on the line, the student groups issued a rare bipartisan plea for lawmakers to uphold the nearly 60-year partnership between Pitt and Pennsylvania.
Their professor is in Ukraine. These students said it changed their lives.
Economist Tymofiy Mylovanov gave his Pitt students a “heartbreaking and enlightening” look at the struggles of a war-torn nation.
An alumna received a top honor from the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
She was honored for her contributions to the advancement of the national health care agenda of nurse anesthetists.
'Gentle soul' Dorsey Wheeler posthumously named inaugural Friend of Public Safety
Vice Chancellor Ted Fritz named Dorsey Wheeler the inaugural Friend of Public Safety, an annual award for those whose contributions and impact go unheralded but not unnoticed.
