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Pitt report: K-12 schools need to change for success in a post-pandemic world
Improving access to broadband and technology and creating personalized learning environments were some of the top recommendations noted in the report from Pitts Institute of Politics.
Vice chancellor to focus on interdisciplinary collaboration
As the new vice chancellor for research infrastructure, Robert K. Cunningham will focus on the effective operation, financial stability and future growth opportunities across Pitt research platforms.
Understanding antibodies in COVID-19
Ghady Haidar is learning more about vaccination efficacy in immunocompromised patients and beyond.
Mentorship starts student on the right foot
Rising senior Dalya Berkowitz credits her mentor, Pitt political scientist Burcu Savun, with the support and research experience needed to give her career in international relations a running start.
Theyre on your toothbrush, in your clothes and mixed into your makeup: Silver nanoparticles have germ-killing properties, but could they be adding to antimicrobial resistance?
20 Projects Receive Pitt Seed Funding
The Pitt Seed Grant program, now in its fourth year, will provide funding to projects from 16 units, schools and divisions across the 窪蹋勛圖厙 and support the goals of Pitts strategic plan.
More Americans Are Receiving Addiction Treatment, But Gaps Persist
The largest-ever analysis of opioid use disorder among Medicaid recipients, led by Pitt Public Health Professor Julie Donohue, gives key insights on improving access to quality treatment.
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.
Research updates: Making progress on an antibiotic nightmare
In 2019, Graham Hatfulls research on bacteria-killing viruses saved a British teenagers life. A new patients case further advances the science behind curing antibiotic-resistant lung infections.
Waves of COVID-19 washed across North America
COVID-19 surges dont care about borders or politics instead they look more like weather patterns, flowing across the North American continent.
Predicting pelvic health
Childbirth is a momentous time. Its also one of the most significant biomechanical events in life. Steven Abramowitch is using computer models to learn more about the pelvis after delivery.
Enrollment Begins for COVID-19 Pediatric Vaccine Trial
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 Vaccine Trials Unit has joined the KidCOVE Moderna vaccine trial to determine the shots efficacy in children. Find out how you can volunteer.
COVID-19 and Lingering Neurological Problems
A global study led by Pitts Sherry Chou found that eight out of 10 adults hospitalized with COVID-19 develop neurological problems, and they are six times more likely to die.
Leeches are all too happy to latch onto reattached body parts, skin grafts and transplanted tissue. Pitt Med magazine explains medicinal parasites in kid-friendly language.
Pitt leads formation of 窪蹋勛圖厙 Life Sciences Alliance
Launched with a $1.2 million grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, the nonprofit, membership-based organization will help the region become a hub for the emerging life sciences economy.
Pitt Disinformation Lab launches
Its not just the federal government and social media platforms that have a role to play in combating disinformation, says Pitt Cyber founding director David Hickton of the new Pitt Disinformation
In January 2019, Pitt people performed UPMCs first-ever in utero surgery for spina bifida. See how toddler Emery Greene Mullen is doing today.
Future electronic displays will be thin, flexible and durable. Pitt engineers are finding ways to make the tech better and cheaper through tiny electric grids.
Learn about the new imaging techniques Pitt bioengineering researchers are using to study the diseases impact on the brain.
Book excerpt: a massacre, not a riot
Ahead of the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre on May 31, read an excerpt from Professor Alaina E. Roberts new book that depicts the lead-up to and aftermath of that brutal event.
