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A recent Pitt study sheds light on the correlation between cholesterol and Alzheimer’s disease in women

Epidemiologist Samar El Khoudary found it’s a matter of HDL quality over quantity in women entering menopause.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Public Health
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
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Pitt scientists validated a new panel for blood biomarkers of Alzheimer’s

Senior author Thomas Karikari hopes the test could help physicians capture the disease’s multifaceted nature and develop an approach for early intervention.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
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Pitt-Bradford is partnering with SHRS to offer an emergency medicine degree

Students will graduate from the four-year program ready to become certified paramedics.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Hillandale Farms family giving tops $45M with the creation of the Orland Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center Biobank

The specimen repository ultimately will help develop treatments for painful conditions like arthritis that affect millions globally.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
  • School of Medicine
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Schools of medicine and social work researchers received a $5M NIH grant

A multidisciplinary team will conduct a study to find effective interventions for systemic racism. Plus, join the fall cohort of Pitt’s Racial Equity Consciousness Institute.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Social Work
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
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Researchers built an autonomous system to help detect the most urgent victims in mass casualty events

The Pitt and Carnegie Mellon team will keep testing and readying its robots for real-world missions as part of a three-year DARPA Triage Challenge.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Technology & Science
  • School of Medicine
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
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Alumna Pamela Michaels’ persistence fueled a career of firsts

The former Johnson & Johnson executive has helped to fund dozens of Pitt programs.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Supporter
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Pharmacists play a vital role in improving health care, says Lucas Berenbrok

The Pitt professor is showing how important community pharmacies are through his teaching and research.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
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A new Pitt program pairs biblical messages with the science of cognitive behavioral therapy

The CHURCH program aims to improve mental health outcomes in Black communities in Pittsburgh and beyond.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Shailendra Gajanan

Rural students took a mental health hit during the pandemic, a Pitt-Bradford professor found

Shailendra Gajanan is now helping several Pennsylvania counties make a plan to lower stress levels among youth.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Pitt-Bradford
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How Pitt is taking on the next phase of the opioid epidemic

Those tracking fatal overdoses in Pennsylvania have seen increasing rates of the adulterant xylazine, or tranq. Pitt people are on the forefront of establishing best practices for treatment.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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The Pittsburgh Study was honored for its child health equity programming

Community-centered youth leadership and data literacy events earned the Pitt-UPMC research initiative a National Institutes of Health recognition.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Choukas-Bradley in front of screens with social media logos

She was studying social media’s effects before TikTok even existed

A National Science Foundation CAREER Award will help Sophia Choukas-Bradley develop new ways to approach her research.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
The Prevention at Pitt team at the Pittsburgh Action Against Rape Teal Ball

Prevention at Pitt was recognized as a community champion against sexual violence

Significant growth, peer education programs and partnerships with nonprofits are just a few reasons the University coalition earned the Pittsburgh Action Against Rape honor.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Our City/Our Campus
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See US pharmacy closures over the last decade on an interactive Pitt map

The School of Pharmacy and American Pharmacists Association project demonstrates the importance of health care access in local communities.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • School of Pharmacy
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A Pitt project is addressing skin cancer disparities in Black communities

School of Medicine students connected with community leaders and distributed 750 pamphlets to spread the word throughout Pittsburgh.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Medicine
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A Pitt program is connecting people through storytelling to build a more inclusive campus

The CuPID project received a $500,000 Pitt Seed grant to amplify dialogue-based curriculum across the University. An upcoming summer course focuses on the health sciences community.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Graham Hatfull is among the latest National Academy of Sciences electees

Phage research by the Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology is helping treat infections that are unresponsive to antibiotics.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
A masked person looks back from a wheelchair with mounted devices

This new hub will leverage smart technology to improve independence for people with paralysis

The innovative program, funded by an anonymous $5 million gift, will build on existing research in Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and School of Medicine.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
  • School of Medicine
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Pitt is launching an Office of Sustainability in the Health Sciences

The new office, led by Michael Boninger, aims to reduce Pitt’s impact in a field that accounts for 10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability