School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

headshots of David Wert and Debora Miller
Two University of Pittsburgh faculty members from the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences were recognized with awards...
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Seventeen teams of student entrepreneurs vied for $4,000 in cash awards in the Blast Furnace student idea accelerator’s Demo Day...
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science has named three Pitt researchers as 2017 fellows. Karen M. Arndt,...
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Jonathan Duvall has used a wheelchair since a sledding accident in 2007. His work, including creating sidewalk roughness standards and a simpler way for people who use wheelchairs to weigh themselves, aims to help those with disabilities.
Female and male students running on treadmills
The fourth installment in the Office of the Provost’s “Year Of” series, the Year of Healthy U addresses eight dimensions of wellness: emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social and spiritual.
David Beck, an assistant professor in the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, was recently...
Mike Schneider examines a model human spine
More than 40 percent of low back pain patients are prescribed opioids at some point. Pitt Associate Professor Mike Schneider and colleagues want to bring that number down.
David Brienza and Jon Perlman
Research by University of Pittsburgh professors that will develop new test methods for wheelchairs and seating systems was...