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.

Quoc-Dien Trinh was named chair of Pitt’s Department of Urology

The surgeon-scientist, physician leader and health equity advocate will also be recommended for appointment as the Dr. Frederic N. Schwentker Endowed Chair.

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.

A construction milestone for BioForge, Pitt’s biomanufacturing innovation facility

In a topping-off ceremony, leaders celebrated placing the last beam of a facility that promises to help push Pittsburgh into the life sciences century.

Leslie B. Vosshall won Pitt Medicine’s prestigious Dickson Prize

Hear her lecture on why mosquitos are attracted to humans on Sept. 27.

Michael Munin earned an American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine research award

The professor was honored for his work on joint replacement surgery and voice disorders.

Pitt will host the journal JCI Insight for the next 5 years

A team of physician-scientists led by Oliver Eickelberg will serve as the editorial board for the American Society for Clinical Investigation publication.

How Pitt is taking on the next phase of the opioid epidemic

Those tracking fatal overdoses in Pennsylvania have seen increasing rates of the adulterant xylazine, or tranq. Pitt people are on the forefront of establishing best practices for treatment.

A Pitt student startup is a semifinalist for the Hult Prize

Korion Health enables at-home health screenings to combat heart and lung disease.