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Jessica R. Thompson wins doctoral award for community health planning and policy development

The American Public Health Association recognized Thompson for ground-breaking work that benefits under-studied population.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Alumni
  • School of Public Health
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The Heinz Endowments gives $800,000 to Pitt’s Center for Sustainable Business

The two-year grant will be used to help companies large and small to improve overall business practices, environmental quality and economic equality.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Center for Sustainable Business
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
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Tracey Conti elected as new chair of Department of Family Medicine

Conti will foster collaborative relationships across and beyond Pitt and UPMC, focusing on developing a community-based strategy for primary care in the region.

  • Faculty
  • Department of Family Medicine
  • School of Medicine
Thanos Tzounopoulos wearing grey shirt and glasses sitting in a chair

A Pitt scientist is striving to quiet the ringing in veterans' ears

The most common service-related disability in U.S. veterans, tinnitus, has no available cure. Thanos Tzounopoulos is on the front lines of the effort to find one.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Medicine
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A new Pitt-Titusville center is expanding manufacturing training in Northwestern Pennsylvania

Companies in the region are hungry for skilled machinists. Pitt’s Manufacturing Assistance Center is now providing them.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Titusville
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Sierra Club recognizes Jeremy Weber’s research

Weber’s research was cited in a petition recommending the state increase bonding requirements for oil and gas wells.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
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Get the hang of Handshake and one-on-one job search coaching Nov. 10-11

From 2-5 p.m., the Career Center is hosting APPLYmania — a virtual event that helps students apply for jobs and internships.

  • University News
  • Students
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412Connect project transforms grief to action

A Graduate School of Public and International Affairs project won an award for bridging research and practice.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Beth and Jeff Gusenoff smiling in front of Cathedral of Learning

Plastic surgery professors step into entrepreneurship

Beth and Jeff Gusenoff developed two products to make foot surgery faster and recovery more comfortable. A salad spinner inspired one of them.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
  • Innovation and Research
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Voluntary sick day bank will stop accepting donations on Nov. 12

The temporary bank, which has accrued more than 18,000 hours, was established early in the pandemic. Employees can still request time from the bank after it stops collecting donations.

  • Health and Wellness
  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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Retired instructional designer Barbara Frey receives award for contributions to online learning

Online education organization Quality Matters gave her its Directors' Award for Exceptional Service.

  • Teaching & Learning
Ken Gormley with Pittsburgh buildings in background

A pro bono past in Pittsburgh’s Orphans’ Court inspired an alum’s new book

With “The Heiress of Pittsburgh,” Duquesne University President Ken Gormley (A&S ’77) has earned himself a new job title: novelist.

  • Alumni
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Arts and Humanities
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In terms of carbon footprint, not all oil is created equal

To predict the climate impact of oil as demand shifts, we need to take into account the many ways it's extracted, according to a new study in Nature by Pitt’s Mohammad Masnadi.

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Technology & Science
  • Global
Jill Sarada smiling outside

Jill Sarada named director of the Falk Laboratory School

Sarada will be responsible for leading with strategic vision, fostering academic excellence, strengthening Falk’s overall community and ensuring Falk’s financial future.

  • Faculty
  • School of Education
  • Community Impact
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Science paper shows how to make a key chemical reaction safer and faster

By avoiding a toxic and explosive chemical, Kazunori Koide’s lab could open the Birch reduction up to be used in chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

  • Technology & Science
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Eunice Yang speaking with Rich Lunak at the 2019 Wells Lecture

This Pitt-Johnstown engineer wants to keep seniors standing tall

Eunice Yang will soon begin beta testing for OK2StandUP, a Fitbit-like monitor of the autonomic nervous system that predicts and prevents falls.

  • Technology & Science
  • Pitt-Johnstown
  • Community Impact
Pitt monument sign with autumn trees

Upcoming events commemorate Veterans Day and Pitt veterans

Next week’s University-sponsored events in Pittsburgh will celebrate veterans, the military community and their service.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
  • School of Education

Pitt Challenge winners announced

The teams tackled issues such as burnout, virtual learning and simulation.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Health and Wellness
SuLo by XYZ portable charger station

You can rent a phone charger at 32 local businesses thanks to Pitt alumni

The portable charger will juice up your phone in just 30 minutes.

  • Technology & Science
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences