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New Pitt research suggests cellphone data could help clinicians identify and treat mental health disorders
Colin E. Vize says passive sensing could give clinicians access to more (and more reliable) data about their patients’ lives.
What’s the difference between a mountain pika and a rabbit? Their noses.
A surprising new Pitt study suggests that mammals living at high elevations switch off many of the genes that help them smell.
Pitt findings point to lava as a source of Venus’ CO2-rich atmosphere
Ian Flynn is among a group of researchers who found the planet’s extreme environment may be the result of early outgassing rather than its position in our solar system.
John C. Byrd has been named UPMC Hillman Cancer Center director
The internationally lauded researcher will lead one of the nation’s premier National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.
Pitt researchers earned Gates Foundation funding to develop an HIV sensor
Amir Alavi and Alan Wells are building a handheld device that can report viral load at the press of a button, enabling care in resource-limited or decentralized settings.
If ChatGPT wrote this poem, would you like it more?
A study from Pitt Professor Edouard Machery suggests "AI-generated poems are now 'more human than human.'"
Is it OK to scratch that itch?
New research from the lab of Dan Kaplan, a professor in Pitt’s Department of Dermatology, not only helps to resolve that conundrum but also explains why we itch at all.
Anna Li’s million-dollar idea helps patients help themselves
The MD/PhD student has already designed a medical device, earned a patent and launched a company — but it’s what she hasn’t yet accomplished that keeps her going.
Pitt engineers are leading the charge to improve the US power grid
As the aging network faces pressures it's never encountered before, these Swanson School researchers are carrying on Pitt's legacy as an electricity powerhouse.
Pitt students are learning how to bake reuse into the things we make
Engineering students broaden their focus from lab benches to global supply chains with the help of industry in the Circular Economy Program.
Pavlov’s dogs were conditioned to go to their treat. Why do some animals learn to interact with the bell instead?
New Pitt research found that this behavior, called sign tracking, relies on dopamine release at just the right time.
A new Pitt center will weave history and place to build a comprehensive global atlas
The Institute of Spatial History Innovation will house an interactive database that offers historical context on more than 2 million locations worldwide.
3 Pitt faculty have been named Fulbright scholars
Guillermo Calero Velazquez, Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Aleksandar Stevanovic will conduct research abroad through the Department of State program.
Alumnus Urvish Jain won the coveted Kanders Churchill Scholarship
He will use the award to continue his studies in health care delivery, economics and policy at the University of Cambridge in the U.K.
2 grants will advance Pitt life sciences and cyber training opportunities
The awards from the Richard King Mellon foundation aim to meet growing industry workforce needs in emerging areas.
Pitt’s life sciences prowess was on display during PA Gov. Josh Shapiro’s recent Pittsburgh visit
Researchers at the heart of Pittsburgh’s transformation into a health and tech powerhouse presented their work to industry officials, community advocates and elected officials at The Assembly.
Pitt’s resident peregrine falcon chicks have some new accessories
Hatched on April 24, the young birds were banded and issued a clean bill of health by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
This new Pitt service helps investigators do research that’s ethically sound
The interdisciplinary RECS team consults with researchers on ethical questions and connects them with philosophers and historians elsewhere in the University.
This senior and cerebral aneurysm researcher is staying at Pitt to earn his MD
Halfway through his studies, Robit Mantena has already received accolades for his innovative lab work.
A Pitt professor is bringing her global perspective to this African medical research partnership
Tiffany Gary-Webb is collaborating with scientists in Senegal to better understand noncommunicable disease — and barriers to international research partnerships.
