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Scent-sational Success for Alumna's Invention
Sick of stains, Jess Edelstein (A&S ’11) invented a new activated-charcoal deodorant product — and made a successful pitch on ABC’s “Shark Tank” to expand its distribution.
Vision Restoration Research Set to Advance Through Agreement with French Institutions
The Pitt-Paris agreement will enable closer collaboration on research to treat optic nerve problems and age-related eye conditions.
Findings About Immune System Could Stop Allergic Skin Reactions at the Cellular Source
Engineer Steven Little and colleagues may have found the cell-sized source of irritation caused by contact with allergens.
Modeling Particle Movements on Bees and Bacteria Could Lead to Robotics Advances
Engineer Anna Balazs has modeled behavior in nonliving particles which could lead to advancements in the construction of robots from highly flexible materials.
Departing Innovation Institute Director to Maintain Ties as Adviser, Faculty Member
After 13 years at Pitt, Marc Malandro is heading to California to join the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative as vice president of operations for CZI Science. But he's not leaving Pitt behind.
Shadow Bandits Ready for Eclipse Day
Pitt’s Shadow Bandits, a research team of students, faculty and staff, will livestream the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse and conduct research — from 100,000 feet — as part of a nationwide NASA project.
Computational Research Could Take the Guesswork Out of Creating New Metals
Creating new metals has long been a trial and error process, but Pitt engineering research could help to make producing everything from steel beams to solar cells more efficient and sustainable.
Study of Specialized Weights Aims to Make Manual Wheelchair Users Stronger Faster
For wheelchair users, increased upper-body strength could improve their quality of life. A Pitt study is looking at whether vibrating weights could speed up the weight-training process.
Innovators Finish Year With 3 New Records
Pitt’s Innovation Institute reported its highest-ever numbers of startups, patents and invention disclosures as well as more than $4.3 million in precommercialization funding.
Researchers Have ‘Nose’ For Sensory Tech
Artificial noses developed by Assistant Professor Chris Wilmer and doctoral student Jenna Gustafson could eventually sniff out gas leaks or maybe even cancer.
Statewide Network to Share Expertise, Resources to Combat Cyber Threats
For smaller colleges and organizations without the staff or budget to protect against cyber threats, learning what expertise and resources are available is key.
Tsinghua-Pitt Biomedical Partnership Celebrates Its First Class of Graduates
The Tsinghua Scholars Program brings Chinese medical school students to Pitt for two years of rigorous biomedical research training.
Three Times Faster: New Computer System Promises to Accelerate Researchers' Work
Pitt's Center for Research Computing is one of the first places in the country to access Intel's powerful new computing systems, allowing research of larger, more complex problems.
From Schenley Place to Outer Space: Team Developing Computers for Space Station
The Center for High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing researches systems that can be broken apart and reassembled, like Legos, and also withstand an extraterrestrial environment.
Vision-to-Touch Innovation, Pitt Researchers Featured in Documentary Airing on PBS
The doc shows a Pitt-researched device called BrainPort — a set of glasses and a lollipop-like combo that allows people with vision impairments the ability to "see" through touch.
Online Service Aiming to Match Moms-to-Be With Doulas Wins Student Pitch Competition
Finding a suitable doula can be difficult, said graduate student Alysia Tucker. Her prize-winning idea could make the process easier.
Chronicles of violence: A Pitt professor explores the brutal history of the American Revolution
British Empire specialist Holger Hoock takes an unvarnished look at the violent history of the American Revolution — a theme rarely examined in the heroic stories of the War of Independence.
Targeting Immune Cells that Help Tumors Stay Hidden Could Improve Cancer Immunotherapy
The discovery shows that the immune system can be tweaked in order to find and destroy cancer cells more effectively.
Researchers Look Beyond the Brain for Answers About Intractable Depression
Someone once told Eve, a teen with severe depression, she just wasn't working hard enough in therapy. Then her doctor, Pitt's Lisa Pan, found that Eve can’t seem to make critical neurotransmitters.
Cancer Immunotherapy Expert Appointed Director of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Robert L. Ferris, a 15-year veteran of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, head and neck cancer specialist and a leading voice in immunotherapy, begins July 1.
