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What if we could talk to cells?
Nathan Lord earned an NIH New Innovator Award for his research on the chemical language of the body’s building blocks. It’s work that could transform regenerative medicine.
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President Biden gave the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Pitt’s Rory Cooper
The honor — the nation’s highest for technological achievement — is the latest and most significant recognition of Cooper’s decades of innovations in wheelchair technology.
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An NIH director’s award will help Pitt researchers study the vast reach of tiny proteins
Their findings could affect our understanding of everything from genetic diversity to autoimmune diseases.
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This year’s State of the School reviewed 2 years of successes for Pitt Medicine
Anantha Shekhar detailed how the School of Medicine met or exceeded the key goals he set — in areas from clinical excellence to faculty development — when he joined the University.
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The Pittsburgh Quantum Institute named a new co-director
Benjamin Hunt will join his longtime Pitt collaborator Michael Hatridge to further establish Pittsburgh as a headquarters for quantum computing.
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Pitt researchers are key to NASA’s next space telescope
Four Pitt astronomers are helping bring the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to life to uncover the secrets of dark matter — and they’re hoping current theories are wrong.
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The biggest barrier to getting fossil fuel workers green jobs isn’t skills — it’s location
Fossil fuel workers have the right skills to join the green revolution. They’re just not in the right places, according to a new study by Pitt researcher Morgan Frank.
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A new study lays the groundwork for detecting volcanic activity on Venus
Future space probes will travel to the nearby planet to look for signs of flowing lava. Pitt’s Ian Flynn is making sure they’ll be able to find the evidence if it’s there.
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What mountains in Portugal can tell us about Pennsylvania’s geologic past
Understanding how mountains formed could help us predict future tectonic events and find minerals for electronics, says Fulbright Fellow and Pitt-Johnstown Associate Professor Ryan Kerrigan.
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Pitt is a top 20 leader in patents in the U.S.
Innovators at the University earned 105 utility patents in 2022, ranking Pitt at No. 16 in the nation among universities.
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Pitt researchers have identified a new culprit in Alzheimer’s progression
Their discovery could help change the prevention and treatment of the disease.
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5 projects received Pitt Seed pilot funding
Winners across three campuses will strengthen the teacher pipeline, boost interdisciplinary graduate studies work and more.
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As the Center for Creativity has expanded, so have opportunities for experimental research
Three locations across the Pittsburgh campus offer a low-pressure space for multidisciplinary scholars to gather, make and perform.
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An exhibit near the Lincoln Memorial rethinks national monuments
Pitt’s Kirk Savage says the Beyond Granite exhibit on the National Mall taps into fresh ideas about public memorials. See it through Sept. 18.
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This Pitt MD/PhD student invented a new kind of DJing in his spare time
Joe Maggiore is studying how to make more realistic kidney analogs in the lab. He’s also trying to create unique nightlife experiences. See his performance Aug. 19.
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In this program, Pitt students are working to protect the electric power grid
Pitt Research, the Swanson School of Engineering and the David C. Frederick Honors College partnered with the Department of Energy to establish the SHURE-Grid program for undergraduate students.
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Get to know research at Pitt-Johnstown
From turning biomass into a heating source to leading COVID-19 vaccination efforts, these researchers are at the frontlines of change.
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We should investigate Saturn’s moon Enceladus for life beyond Earth, this Pitt volcanologist says
Ian Flynn argues that plumes of water shooting from below the moon’s surface merit a closer look for organic matter — and NASA agrees.
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Why public art is essential to community, from Pittsburgh to Paris
Associate Professor Caitlin Bruce studies how murals and graffiti vivify public spaces.
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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.