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NFL Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis pledges donation to Pitt’s new National Sports Brain Bank
The long-term study will help researchers better understand head trauma in former athletes of all levels.
Marci Lee Nilsen earned a Betty Irene Moore Fellowship
The assistant professor in Pitt’s School of Nursing is one of 16 innovators chosen for the University of California, Davis program.
Pitt’s latest Newman Civic Fellow is using data to fight food insecurity
Pitt Pantry volunteer and statistics grad Yunge Xiao is headed to Harvard to transform nutrition and well-being in communities.
Pitt’s School of Medicine awarded its highest honor to a Princeton bioengineer
Clifford P. Brangwynne will receive the 2023 Dickson Prize in Medicine.
Aditi Gurkar was awarded $375,000 to research healthy aging
The assistant professor in Pitt’s School of Medicine earned an inaugural New Investigator Award from Hevolution and the American Federation for Aging Research.
2 Pitt Pharmacy professors earned AACP awards
Neal Benedict and Sandra Kane-Gill were recognized for scholarly teaching and patient care research, respectively.
She’s Pitt’s first-ever recipient of a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Anna Li will receive $90,000 over two years as she completes her MD/PhD. If that wasn’t enough, she’s an inventor tackling health disparities as well.
Here are the winners of the 2023 Health Disparities and Social Justice Poster Competition
Researchers from across Pitt’s schools of the health sciences presented on mental health, occupational therapy, stroke treatment and more.
Friday’s Self-Care Fair is your destination for relaxation
Stop by the William Pitt Plaza and lawn from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. to get creative, play games, snag giveaways and recharge before finals week.
Pitt professors’ work was acknowledged by the FDA commissioner
Robert Califf praised their approach to educating pharmacists on over-the-counter hearing aids.
Pitt-Greensburg opened its first relaxation station
Students can use the space to unwind, thanks to Pitt Seed Project funding.
9 tips for better sleep, from the people who keep Pitt athletes well rested
Whether you’re a volleyball star or prepping for finals, here’s what you can do to boost your performance with rest.
Simone Brixius-Anderko earned a research award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
The assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences at Pitt will research how fatty acid metabolism contributes to cancer progression.
Salah Al-Zaiti earned a Fulbright Scholar Award
The Pitt Nursing vice chair of research will travel to Jordan to advance his research in cardiovascular disease, biomedical informatics and machine learning.
D. Michael Elnicki was named editor-in-chief of the Journal of General Internal Medicine
The professor in Pitt’s School of Medicine and two other editors will lead the journal for five years starting July 1.
This Pitt-Johnstown professor boosted COVID-19 vaccination rates in rural Pa.
Jill Henning harnessed her expertise as an infectious disease researcher and consummate collaborator to get a remarkable number of shots in arms.
Pitt’s HexAI lab earned a grant to address challenges in total joint arthroplasty research
The Oracle for Research award will fund a project that uses AI to improve diagnosis and treatment mechanisms.
Pitt researchers earned an EPA grant to study the health impacts of increased rainfall
The project, which earned $1.3 million in funding, will analyze the climate change phenomenon’s impact among residents of two low-income Black neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.
Register for the Humanities @ Work conference on March 29
The event is a full day of interdisciplinary learning for Pitt people in the health, community and technology industries.
