It's Possible at Pitt
Pitt’s growing research impact is on full display in the 2023-24 annual research report
Read stories of University researchers who have blended disciplines and put innovations into action, contributing to $1.2 billion in research expenditures over the last year.
Pitt and the Smithsonian have teamed up to teach life sciences skills to local middle schoolers
The hands-on curriculum is introducing young students in Pittsburgh’s Greater Hazelwood neighborhood to real-world applications of biotechnology.
5 teams took home prizes in Pitt’s Sustainability in Healthcare Challenge
Faculty members in the School of Medicine and Swanson School of Engineering earned $40,000 each to fund their winning projects.
A new Pitt center will use AI to accelerate women’s health research globally
The Vijayalakshmi Innovation Center is funded by a gift from siblings and health care entrepreneurs Vishnu Vardhan and Harsha Vardhini, along with a significant investment from the School of Medicine.
How this Pitt duo’s startup plans to attack the ‘tricky beast’ that is cancer
A platform developed by Jason Lohmueller and Alex Dieters could allow immunotherapies to be delivered to tumors with more flexibility and precision.
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center won 3 HPCwire Awards
PSC was honored at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis for work with its flagship Bridges-2 computer.
How a fish could lead to new hope for treating persistent wounds
An unexpected discovery by School of Medicine Professor Michael Tsang led to his startup Zegenex — and a new way to treat serious wounds.
This Pitt alumna uses state-of-the-art technology to help patients navigate hearing loss
From everyday citizens to sportscasters and late-night headliners, Jennifer Raneri is keeping people connected to the world around them through comprehensive audiology care.
Leigh Culley is Pitt’s interim assistant vice chancellor for accessibility
An alumna of the School of Education, she has served as director of Disability Recourses and Services since 2015.
Pitt scientists validated a new panel for blood biomarkers of Alzheimer’s
Senior author Thomas Karikari hopes the test could help physicians capture the disease’s multifaceted nature and develop an approach for early intervention.

