The Plan for Pitt: Engage in Research of Impact

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Projects funded include vision research and treatments, the LifeX life sciences startup accelerator and vaccine research.
The Cathedral of Learning in the snow
From the University Times: Recipients of the Chancellor's Distinguished Awards all received letters from Chancellor Patrick Gallagher and will be awarded a $2,000 cash prize and a grant of $3,000 to support the recipient’s teaching, research or public service activities.
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Eugene Myers transformed Pitt’s Department of Otolaryngology, and along the way, he trained 27 future department chairs around the world—including his own son. His book, “Cancer of the Head and Neck,” is considered the Bible of the field.
Dara Mendez in a black jacket in front of a plant
Pitt epidemiologist Dara Mendez will lead a conversation about race, women’s health and inequity with scholar Dána-Ain Davis on Feb. 26, as part of the Graduate School of Public Health’s One Book, One Community program. Anyone is welcome to attend.
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The center will develop new brain imaging technologies to help fight against the effects of aging.
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A group of Pitt students have created VaccinatePA, a crowdsourced website that shows COVID-19 vaccination sites and vaccine availability in Pennsylvania. Want to help? They’re looking for volunteers.