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A storied Pitt startup achieved its highest goal: acquisition by a global company
ALung’s acquisition by London-based LivaNova marks the end of the device’s startup phase and the beginning of full-scale commercialization and implementation.
Data curious but don’t know where to start? This June 8 event is for you.
Data@Pitt is a staff-led event on June 8 featuring talks and workshops. RSVP by June 2.
Kathleen Blee is stepping down as dean of the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
After five years in the role, Blee has announced that she will return to the faculty in June 2023.
Valerian Kagan is the ‘cover scientist’ of an academic journal
The Pitt Public Health professor is being celebrated as a pioneer of redox biology.
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 Business named a new dean
Eugene “Gene” Anderson joins Pitt from Syracuse University. He’ll lead both the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and the College of Business Administration beginning Aug. 1.
A Pitt team forecasted the devastating toll of the opioid epidemic
As Pitt Public Health researchers predicted, more than 100,000 people are now dying from drug overdoses annually in the U.S. It shows we really don't understand the causes of the problem, they say.
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.
Understand NIH training grants and how to get one at a June 6 summit
The virtual event is open to anyone who applies for these grants or supports people who do.
How the Plan for Pitt puts sustainability into practice
Sustainability is one of the University’s six core values. This Q&A explains what that actually means.
The war in Ukraine will be fought in court, too. Here’s how Pitt’s School of Law is helping.
This August, the Ukrainian Legal Assistance Project will bring Ukrainian lawyers to Pitt and support them in defending their country.
Vanitha Swaminathan named co-editor of the Journal of Marketing
Swaminathan, the Thomas Marshall Professor of Marketing in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, previously served as an associate editor.
Natalie Leland has been inducted into the Academy of Research in Occupational Therapy
Her research focuses on improving access and quality of care for older adults.
The bed party, explained
Pitt Panthers are going all out for the latest college commitment season trend.
This Pitt theater professor is bringing more voices to the stage
Bria Walker’s recent production of “Emilia” featured three women of color playing the main role. It’s the latest example of her work to tell more people’s stories onstage.
How do we know what we know?
Pitt’s Edouard Machery is leading a cross-cultural network of scholars to find out — and answer some of philosophy’s toughest questions.
Register now for Pitt’s 2022 Diversity Forum
The July 25-28 virtual event’s theme is “Rewiring Our Systems: Transforming the Intersections of Inequity.” Registration is free and open to the public.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to university leaders about rebuilding Ukraine’s higher education sector
Despite the war, people in Ukraine are yearning for knowledge and skills, he told members of the Association of American Universities in a virtual address Monday.
How do monarch butterflies know where to migrate?
Pitt engineers are developing a tiny tracking system to find out.
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.
