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Brian Galla wants to help your teen kick their Instagram habit
Appealing to their sense of rebellion might be the key to helping teens cut back on social media use, the Pitt psychologist's research shows.
COVID-19 testing: what staff and faculty need to know
We answer FAQs for employees, including who needs to take tests, how you get them and what you should do if you’re symptomatic.
They're trying to detect the next pandemic
Seema Lakdawala’s lab is part of a new multi-institutional partnership that will assess the pandemic potential of new viruses.
What you need to know about HVAC on campus
Indoor air quality matters now more than ever. Here’s how the Office of Facilities Management is keeping the air safe in Pitt buildings.
7 takeaways from the student town hall
Students: Got questions about in-person classes, COVID-19 testing or quarantine? We’ve got answers.
Alum wants no hero left behind
To honor a fallen friend from ROTC, Nick Liermann (CGS ’00) launched an organization to give service dogs to injured veterans. An upcoming cycling marathon will raise funds for the group.
Lecture to focus on disability policy beyond the pandemic
A Sept. 13 virtual lecture by Sen. Bob Casey will address the pandemic’s impact on people with disabilities and the need to bolster home- and community-based services.
Ready for the start of the fall term
The Environmental Health and Safety and Facilities Management teams are keeping Pitt’s air, water and facilities clean in preparation for the community’s return to campus buildings.
School of Medicine welcomes newest class
The Class of 2025 continued last year’s pandemic-inspired tradition of writing their own oath professionalism.
Pitt’s vaccination center offers more than just shots
Have questions about your health? Lost your vaccination card? Want more details about vaccines? The professionals in the University’s Pitt CoVax Vaccination Center on Fifth Avenue can help.
Docs try app to boost mental health in COVID-19 longhaulers
Even people with mild COVID-19 sometimes have lingering issues. The UPMC Post-COVID Recovery Clinic is using a new cognitive behavioral therapy app to help people with anxiety and depression.
Breathe easy
Harold Rickenbacker (ENGR ’19G) manages clean air projects in the United States and abroad with the Environmental Defense Fund.
Research updates: Making progress on an ‘antibiotic nightmare’
In 2019, Graham Hatfull’s research on bacteria-killing viruses saved a British teenager’s life. A new patient’s case further advances the science behind curing antibiotic-resistant lung infections.
New Partnership to Accelerate Therapies for Genetic Diseases and Cancers
Pitt will collaborate with BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. to identify and support the development of novel therapies for patients with genetic diseases and cancers with clear genetic drivers.
Pitt hits a green building milestone
More than 1 million square feet of the University is now certified green. See some of the buildings across the Pittsburgh campus designated Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
Waves of COVID-19 washed across North America
COVID-19 surges don’t care about borders or politics — instead they look more like weather patterns, flowing across the North American continent.
Health sciences join forces on emerging tech
The new Office of Emerging Technologies in Health Sciences Education, led by Chris O’Donnell, is tasked with uniting Pitt’s schools of the health sciences through embracing new tech.
Pitt expands access to physical therapy and physician assistant studies programs with hybrid offerings
The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is now offering its top-ranked Doctor of Physical Therapy program and its physician assistant studies program in a hybrid format to serve more
Be Well
Many clinicians struggle with their mental health, but “when it’s you, you might not see it,” says Sansea Jacobson, associate professor of psychiatry.
Hometown head start
Madison Kornides, a student in Pitt’s guaranteed pharmacy admissions program, fought COVID-19 in her hometown of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and beyond.
