School of Medicine
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Postdoctoral Researcher Earns Competitive $1.4 Million Grant to Study Social Media’s Impact on LGBT People
Monday, October 22, 2018
Big Funding for Big Data: Multidisciplinary Team Gets Grant to Study Anesthesia Complications
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a team led by engineer Heng Huang $1.18 million to use machine learning to predict postoperative complications and patient outcomes.
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Animation App Helps Patients Describe Pain
Pitt's Charles Jonassaint led a team that developed the Painimation tablet-based app. The innovation helps patients visually describe where, how much and what kind of pain they feel.
Friday, October 12, 2018
Researcher Creates Enzymes From Scratch
Ann Donnelly, a research specialist in the Department of Biomedical Informatics, was part of a team that created the first-ever artificial enzyme capable of working in a living organism.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Hispanic Engineering Group Strives for Diversity, Inclusion in STEM Fields
Pitt’s chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers marks Hispanic Heritage Month — the group’s busiest time of year.
Monday, October 8, 2018
Aging Institute Leadership Marches On
As new clinical director of the Aging Institute of UPMC, Anne Newman hopes to figure out why her fellow baby boomers are staying healthier for longer than past generations.
Friday, October 5, 2018
Brain-Body Research Gets Funding Boost
For centuries, people have speculated about the mind-body connection: Does one really affect the other? Neurobiologist Peter Strick’s research on brain pathways may hold answers.