Health and Wellness
Kathryn Schmitz was honored by the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition
The visiting professor in the School of Medicine is a Lifetime Impact Award recipient.
Jay Tan received a Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
With funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the School of Medicine assistant professor will study how our cells repair one of their key components.
Andrey Parkhitko will use a new National Institute on Aging grant to study the methionine cycle
Studying this pathway may reveal how nutrient sensing is related to the signs of aging.
Schools of medicine and social work researchers received a $5M NIH grant
A multidisciplinary team will conduct a study to find effective interventions for systemic racism. Plus, join the fall cohort of Pitt’s Racial Equity Consciousness Institute.
New COVID-19 vaccines are available at the Hub
Getting your COVID-19 update along with a flu shot is the best way to decrease your chance of severe illness from either condition.
Hillandale Farms family giving tops $45M with the creation of the Orland Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center Biobank
The specimen repository ultimately will help develop treatments for painful conditions like arthritis that affect millions globally.
Researchers built an autonomous system to help detect the most urgent victims in mass casualty events
The Pitt and Carnegie Mellon team will keep testing and readying its robots for real-world missions as part of a three-year DARPA Triage Challenge.
The Pitt Pantry lockers won a national food waste reduction award
During the 2023-24 school year, the lockers provided easy access to meals for students, including those facing food insecurity.
A Pitt student startup won the prestigious Hult Prize
“Korion Health is the latest example of a social enterprise that will positively impact the world,” said the competition’s CEO.
Dean Marnie Oakley was recognized as a trailblazer by City & State PA
The School of Dental Medicine leader is among the most dynamic leaders in Pennsylvania’s health care industry.