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Mission of Mercy dental clinic brought smiles to hundreds in the 窪蹋勛圖厙 region

Pitt Dental Medicine helped provide free care, from cleanings to root canals, for those who needed it most.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • School of Dental Medicine

The 窪蹋勛圖厙's strategic plan aims to invest in your growth and success, the 嚜蕩睋炡埳玵 Times reports in an ongoing series about the endeavor.

  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 News
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Placebo-inspired project wins $12 million grant to help Parkinsons patients

The research, led by Pitt neuroscientist Peter Strick, will examine a brain circuit that could restore motor function to those with the condition.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Pitts chancellor is the Association of American Universities new board chair

Patrick Gallagher will help guide policy for the organizations 66 member universities.

  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 News
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Pitt professors team up to increase access to hearing aids

A new FDA proposal could put hearing aids in the domain of pharmacists. Pitt professors want to make sure theyll be ready.

  • Technology & Science
  • School of Pharmacy
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Community Impact
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Pitts Center for Vaccine Research is the place to go to learn about pandemic preparedness

Were pretty blessed that weve got so much talent and the benefit of so much research here. Im not at all surprised that Pitt has a global impact, said Sen. Bob Casey during his Friday tour.

  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 News
  • Technology & Science
  • Center for Vaccine Research
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窪蹋勛圖厙 restaurants to try during Family Weekend

Lean into fall with pumpkin curry or dream of warmer times with pineapple mango tomatillo salsa. See Pittwires picks of restaurants to check out on your parents dime.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
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Johnstown organizations benefit from first John P. Murtha fellowship class

A group of Pitt-Johnstown students gave $10,000 in grants to support community organizations as part of the new public service program.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Community Impact
  • Students
  • Pitt-Johnstown
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It takes a village to keep trees healthy

Aurora Sharrard, Pitts director of sustainability, explains why you might see arborists on the 窪蹋勛圖厙 campus and why our trees require regular care.

  • Health and Wellness
  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 News
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Pandemic shutdowns had some mental health benefits for teen girls

A new Pitt study shows how girls spent their pandemic free time and drives home the everyday stress of being a 21st century teen.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Medicine
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Pitt te嚜選遛ams tapped to develop 'Google Maps' of cells important in aging

The National Institutes of Health has given two Pitt projects 嚜$31 million to create a molecular atlas that could help researchers understand age-related diseases as diverse as cancer and dementia.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Technology & Science
  • School of Medicine
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James W. Gallaher, Jr. will lead Pitt HR

The new vice chancellor will oversee all human resources teams, programs and services, starting Dec. 1.

  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 News
  • Staff
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A little-studied brain circuit could have big effects on learning

New research led by a Pitt undergrad and psychologys Jamie Hanson could inform interventions to help children who experience high levels of stress.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Technology & Science
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Relationship Violence Awareness Month offers ways to support survivors

Speak with advocates, break through the bystander effect, and talk about healthy relationships.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
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Extremism prevention experts gather in 窪蹋勛圖厙 to Eradicate Hate

The inaugural summit features Pitt notables including Bailey Dean of the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Kathleen Blee and Chancellor Emeritus 窪蹋勛圖厙 Mark Nordenberg.

  • Community Impact
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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4 scary stories from Pitts Nationality Rooms

Quo Vadis is giving Halloween tours. Go if you dare.

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  • Students
  • Cathedral of Learning
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A laser concept developed by Pitt physicists could surpass a 60-year-old limitation

The proposed design, which uses tech borrowed from quantum computers, is so radical that it doesnt even qualify as a laser.

  • Technology & Science
  • Faculty
  • Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt researchers receive National Institutes of Health grants to support 'trailblazing' ideas in biomedical science

The science put forward by this cohort is exceptionally novel and creative and is sure to push at the boundaries of what is known, the NIH director said.

  • Technology & Science
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
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Pitt undergrads take on the world for a $1 million prize at the Indianapolis Autonomous Challenge

The whole global autonomous community will be watching.

  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 News
  • Technology & Science
  • Students
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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This play about climate collapse and butterflies was sustainably produced

You can see the Department of Theatre Arts play Somewhere through Oct. 22.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Students
  • Department of Theatre Arts