Innovation and Research
2 Pitt researchers were named National Academy of Inventors fellows
Rob Rutenbar and William Federspiel joined the 2019 class, obtaining the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
8 Pitt people received Mascaro Faculty Program in Sustainability Awards
The one-year awards go to faculty members from all disciplines.
3 Pitt researchers were named to American Association for the Advancement of Science
Three University of Pittsburgh researchers have been named to the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2019 fellowship cohort.
Kathryn Albers, a professor in the Department of Neurobiology in the School of Medicine, was recognized for accomplishments in molecular and cellular neuroscience, including studies of sensory neuron development and its relation to nerve injury and pain.
Alumna Lia Winter was a finalist in an innovation competition
Her trademarked patent, the EasyWhip, created a new whip stitching method that improves graft accuracy and overall patient outcomes.
Peter Strick was honored for brain research
Peter Strick, founding scientific director of the University of Pittsburgh's Brain Institute, was selected for a 2019 Krieg Cortical Kudos Discoverer Award in recognition of his contributions to the understanding of the cortical circuits involved in motor control.
2 Pitt scientists won NIH High-Risk High-Reward Grants
Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis and Caroline Runyan have won NIH Director’s Awards for pursuing major opportunities and gaps in biomedical research that require trans-NIH collaboration to succeed.
6 rising African American alumni will be recognized at the Sankofa Homecoming farewell brunch
Read more about the outstanding grads being honored by Pitt’s African American Alumni Council.
The Pitt Innovation Challenge awarded $460K for novel health care solutions
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute incentivized solutions for problems known to impact rural health disparities by offering an additional bonus award up to $25,000.
A recent forum focused on Pittsburgh as a leader in advancing UN sustainable development goals
Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Ann E. Cudd participated in a forum with regional leaders to share accomplishments and commitments to help improve our part of the planet.
Pitt’s Center for Urban Education will house the journal Educational Researcher
Dana Thompson Dorsey will be one of the journal’s five senior editors situated across the country.