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6 Pitt faculty earned NSF CAREER Awards
The awards are the foundation’s most prestigious honor and will provide more than $3.5 million in research funding to these early-career professors and researchers.
A new chemical process makes it easier to craft amino acids that don’t exist in nature
The research, published in Science by a team including Pitt chemists, could open the door to new protein-based therapies.
2 Pitt graduate students and their advisors were named Gilliam Fellows
The Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences researchers were recognized for embodying leadership and advancing equity and inclusion in science.
These paid Pitt apprentices will fill gaps in the dental industry
The School of Dental Medicine’s 14-month dental assistant training program aims to address shortages while preparing students for the career.
Anthony Delitto earned a University of Buffalo Alumni Achievement Award
The dean and professor was recognized for leading Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.
Oscar Marroquin was named vice dean for clinical affairs
The cardiologist will also oversee more than 5,000 physicians and staff as president of UPMC’s Physician Services Division.
Christine McClure earned the State of Black Learning’s Lifetime Achievement Award
The School of Public Health researcher is being honored for making a difference in the lives of Black students.
This alumna fought to swim while at Pitt; she hasn't left the water since
60 years after starting Pitt's women's swim team, Georgia McDaniel is returning to the pool that started it all.
Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research is already preparing for the next pandemic
Three years after the emergence of COVID-19, Pitt scientists are studying the families of viruses that might produce the next one.
4 Pitt people won Sigma International Awards for Nursing Excellence
The prestigious honors recognize excellence in mentorship, service and leadership.
A $1 million grant will fund aging research at Pitt
These latest awards, which will fund four faculty projects, follow $750,000 in grants also made by the Richard King Mellon Foundation in fall 2022.
Breast milk contains unique antibodies, Pitt researchers found
A new study from Pitt Med researchers might explain why some babies develop life-threatening gut diseases and others don’t.
What did silent films sound like?
A newly digitized collection of silent film music at Pitt is already getting attention from historians recreating an important era of cinema.
Pitt Cyber announced 2 new staff members
Jessica Kuntz and Yu-Ru Lin will lead policy and research for the institute, respectively.
New Perseverance rover research provides more signs of possible organic molecules on Mars
Though not conclusive, the paper in Nature co-led by a Pitt PhD student strengthens the Martian evidence for chemicals that could be associated with life.
Robert Weyant was appointed to the Lancet Commission on Global Oral Health
As a member, the Pitt professor is taking on policy neglect and system failure surrounding oral health disparity on a global scale.
Pitt announces 4 new associate deans
The role of Associate Dean for Equity, Faculty Recruitment, and Community Engagement is new.
3 Pitt Med researchers were named AAAS policy fellows
Stephanie Mutchler, Amelia Stephens and R. Anne Stetler will learn the ins and outs of policymaking while sharing their scientific knowledge during yearlong assignments at federal agencies.
Pitt welcomes Joan T.A. Gabel as its 19th chancellor
Watch the leader’s first official message to the Pitt community and share your thoughts with her in a survey.
