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Elaine Mormer received a Pennsylvania Speech-Language Hearing Association award
The audiology clinical education coordinator educates Pitt's health service staff about hearing loss and supervises students.
These researchers are revising how Americans get healthy
Pitt's John M. Jakicic and Kirk I. Erickson are updating the nation’s physical activity guidelines. Among their suggestions: Even a burst of activity for less than 10 minutes can help deskbound
Pitt Nursing programs are ranked No. 1 in Pennsylvania and Top 10 in nation
The University's doctorate and master's programs moved up in the U.S. News and World Report list of graduate schools.
A new issue of student-run publication The Pitt Pulse is live
Find pieces about medical care for prison inmates, flu vaccines, what brain scientists have to say about the 2016 election and more.
Margaret McDonald to receive service award from Association of American Medical Colleges
Pitt health sciences' associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and international programs will receive the award for her contributions to the profession.
Pitt Innovation Challenge launches
The challenge is designed to generate innovative solutions to difficult health problems. Applications are due April 23 at 5 p.m.
A Pitt surgeon was named president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
Associate Professor Suzan Obagi also directs the UPMC Cosmetic Surgery and Skin Health Center.
This Pitt duo won an award to research prosthetic improvements
Doug Weber and Lee Fisher are one of four Pitt teams to earn the National Institutes of Health award.
Peter Gianaros helped to create a new American Psychological Association health disparities report
The Pitt professor of psychology and psychiatry studies how the human brain influences and is influenced by physical health.
2 Pitt psychologists were awarded for early career achievement
Tristen Inagaki and Jamie Hanson have been named 2017 Rising Stars by the Association for Psychological Science.
Melanoma research gets a financial boost
The Woiner Foundation of Pittsburgh recently donated $50,000 to the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center’s Melanoma and Skin Cancer Treatment Program.
The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine was honored for 25 years of accomplishments
The Pitt institute received a citation from the commonwealth and an Innovation Award from the Pittsburgh Business Times.
2 Pitt physical therapy professors won state association awards
David Wert received the Neurological Special Interest Group’s Award of Excellence, and Debora Miller earned the Carlin-Michels Achievement Award.
Pitt aids mothers in Nicaragua with successful event
Volunteers from across the University teamed up to support quality health care and nutrition in the country.
4 Pitt teams received National Institutes of Health BRAIN grants
The initiative aims to provide greater understanding of brain disorders like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder.
Diego Chaves-Gnecco was recognized by the American Academy of Pediatrics
The F. Edwards Rushton CATCH Award honors pediatricians who collaborate within their communities to increase children’s access to health care.
A Pitt sophomore received support to study epilepsy
Jacqueline Bridges is one of six undergraduates nationwide to be named a 2017 Education Enrichment Fund Scholar.
Pitt research on wheelchair testing methods received $5M
David Brienza and Jon Pearlman will lead the project, funded by the National Institute on Disability.
Rocky Tuan will lead a $1.2M grant project to create the 'joint-on-a-chip'
The microJoint will replicate a human joint on a small scale and be used to study and test drugs for the treatment of arthritic joint diseases.
David Brienza was awarded $2.6M from the National Institutes of Health to study bed sore prevention
The associate dean of research in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will conduct the study at two UPMC hospitals over the next three years.
