6 laws every Pennsylvania newbie needs to know

Moving to a new place is always a challenge, but you can start the fall semester off right by learning some local ordinances and oddities.

Prevention at Pitt graduated a new Survivor Support Network cohort

More than 75 members have completed training since the program was revamped in 2024.

John C. Byrd has been named UPMC Hillman Cancer Center director

The internationally lauded researcher will lead one of the nation’s premier National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.

Pitt-Titusville student Spencer Riley received a Nightingale Scholarship

The competitive scholarship recognizes outstanding nursing students across Pennsylvania who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership and a commitment to the profession.

New Pitt research suggests cellphone data could help clinicians identify and treat mental health disorders

Colin E. Vize says passive sensing could give clinicians access to more (and more reliable) data about their patients’ lives.

Susan Shea is a collaborator on a red blood cell research project

The Pitt Medicine professor will work with Carnegie Mellon University scientists on the 21-month DARPA investigation.

This Pitt family is on mission to register bone marrow donors

Erin and Bill Bedillion’s daughter needs a bone marrow donor. The Pitt alums are determined to find one — for her and all the other kids who are waiting for a match.

Pitt researchers earned Gates Foundation funding to develop an HIV sensor

Amir Alavi and Alan Wells are building a handheld device that can report viral load at the press of a button, enabling care in resource-limited or decentralized settings.

Is it OK to scratch that itch?

New research from the lab of Dan Kaplan, a professor in Pitt’s Department of Dermatology, not only helps to resolve that conundrum but also explains why we itch at all.

Anna Li’s million-dollar idea helps patients help themselves

The MD/PhD student has already designed a medical device, earned a patent and launched a company — but it’s what she hasn’t yet accomplished that keeps her going.