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Change Agents: How Pitt Alumni Are Transforming Modern South Korea
When Byong Hyon Kwon left South Korea to attend Pitt, he found a wealth of knowledge and new ideas. What he brought home helped to transform his country. Pitt Magazine profiles Kwon and nine other
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.
Announcing Pitt's 2018 Honors Convocation speaker
Dean Brian Primack will address students, faculty and guests at the Feb. 23 ceremony.
Coming of age ceremony brings Japanese tradition and the Pittsburgh community together
In Japan, the age of 20 is considered the beginning of adulthood. A group of Japanese women studying English at Pitt were away from home during the traditional national holiday, so the University and
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.
Alumna Delivers Donated Books to Children
Anne Keenan's (A&S ’81) nonprofit, Reading Recycled, has delivered more than 18,000 books to young readers in Philadelphia-area schools, homeless shelters and other community spots.
Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski was named an officer of the Medieval Academy of America
The Pitt distinguished professor studies French medieval literature and culture.
Department of Defense-Funded Research to Answer Question of When to Get Knee Surgery
Complex ligament tears in the knee are difficult to treat, says Pitt's James Irrgang, and there's no good data about when to perform surgery. His team's 24-site study aims to change that.
Research on Amino Acids Provides Insight Into Human Embryo Development, Defects
A team lead by chemistry's Alexander Deiters has developed a new method for viewing and controlling amino acids, which play an important role in protein function and development.
Dawn Lundy Martin was awarded a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts
The co-director of the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics is one of 36 literary professionals to earn the 2018 Creative Writing Fellowship.
Researchers Seek Clues to Celiac Disease
About half of us have the genetic variants for celiac disease, but only one in about 130 people will get it. Pitt’s Terence Dermody in the Department of Pediatrics is on his way to understanding why.
Marlene Cohen received a National Academy of Sciences award
The associate professor of neuroscience earned the $75,000 grant for her research into how the brain encodes and processes visual information to make quick decisions.
Student helps NASA thwart microbial hitchhikers on future Mars missions
Emily Klonicki spent the summer in a NASA lab helping to develop filters to keep microbes from contaminating Mars.
Associate Dean Minking Chyu was presented with a distinguished service professor medallion
University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher and Provost Patricia E. Beeson recently presented the Swanson School of Engineering's Minking Chyu with a medallion recognizing his appointment as
Mervat Abdelhak was named to an information management organization's board
The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences department chair will serve the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education.
Physical Therapists Use Big Data to Increase Referrals, Decrease Hospital Readmissions
Physical therapy professor Janet Freburger and postdoctoral associate Samannaaz Khoja are analyzing a large national data set to improve care for patients after they leave the hospital.
University of Pittsburgh Press book receives a flutter of praise
“Butterflies of Pennsylvania: A Field Guide” was recognized with a 2017 National Outdoor Book Award.
Study of How Brain Interprets Visual Cues Could Aid Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
Matt Smith, an associate professor of ophthalmology, is studying how the brain and visual stimuli interact in an effort to help people with conditions such as attention deficit disorder.
Pitt computer engineers won the Best Paper Award at an international big data conference
The paper describes how automated machine reading can be used to pore over volumes of research and use that information to create models for understanding biological processes.
Photos and personal stories are featured in an undergraduate student's project on transgender young adults
Undergraduate student Kate Koenig created the "I Am __" Project to chronicle the lives of transgender young people through in-depth Q&A interviews and photos. Her work was awarded the Iris Marion
