Innovation and Research

We all know that physical activity is good for our overall well-being. Yet, scientists have never determined exactly why that is. The University of Pittsburgh has been chosen by the National Institutes of Health for a large-scale collaboration to investigate why being active is beneficial for our health.

She will be writing a new book on the history of Black women and the struggle for human rights. 

The award recognizes a current head of a clinical research program who is making outstanding contributions to the advancement of clinical science.

20 graduate students from across the University are participating in this year’s competition, now in its third year at Pitt.

Tune in via YouTube on April 22.

The George H. Love Professor of Organizations and Management shared her research on financial precarity.

Hapke, who correctly predicted the texture of the moon’s porous and sandy surface, was among the first scientists to receive materials for study from the Apollo 11 mission.

Adal will use this grant to support his project “The Typewriter and the History of Writing Technologies in Japan.”

Peng Liu and Yichen Jia will present their work at the International Biometric Society's Eastern North American Region Spring Meeting.

Susan Fullerton, Michael Hatridge and Robin E.C. Lee were among the 126 scientists across the U.S. and Canada to earn the two-year fellowship.