Yael Schenker named an Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Fellow

She is a professor in the School of Medicine and director of the Palliative Research Center.

Pitt’s School of Medicine combined white coat and pinning ceremonies for the first ‘COVID class’

The Class of 2024, who missed the traditional rite of passage during the pandemic, had garnered national attention even before they started classes. 

Health disparities and social justice poster competition winners announced

The competition began in 2010 to share research related to health disparities and give students a chance to build their professional skillsets.

The University of Pittsburgh will compete for $10 billion in military health contracts

Pitt will lead a group of universities and small businesses to conduct Defense Health Agency-funded research that benefits the health of the armed services.

Pitt-UPMC researchers will use $5 million from Bayer to fight chronic kidney disease

Using an innovative approach called population health management, Manisha Jhamb aims to get patients treated sooner to stave off severe disease. The effort could be a game-changer for rural areas.

Two Pitt-UPMC faculty were elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation

Zachary Freyberg and Jason L. Sperry of Pitt’s School of Medicine joined one of the oldest and most esteemed honor societies of physician-scientists.

Pitt opens a cutting-edge biomedical research hub at The Assembly

The Pittsburgh space will serve as an epicenter of innovation in life sciences for Pitt researchers, entrepreneurs and established companies.

Pitt team Hoth Intelligence takes second place in Rice Business Plan Competition

The student team is developing hardware and software to “see through and into” patients to assist clinicians.

Sandra Murray elected president of the American Society for Cell Biology

She will be the first person of color to lead the organization.

School of Medicine research finds need for interventions against anti-Black racism in academic medicine

Researchers recorded experiences of anti-Black racism among faculty and trainees in academic medical centers across the United States and proposed strategies to address them.