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Students Bring Heroes and Princesses to Life
Once upon a mid-semester morning, a group of Pitt students set out on a quest to share something special with the Pittsburgh community: the magic of imagination.
Researchers Work to Bring Precision Medicine to Patient Prescriptions, Primary Care
With the advent of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, patients are showing up at doctors’ offices with big questions about their genes. Physicians, however, aren’t usually trained to answer them
Pitt professor helped humanity make ‘one small step,’ keeps space research going
As a postdoctoral researcher, Bruce Hapke helped NASA determine the consistency of the moon’s soil, which helped engineers create the proper boots, rovers and wheeled equipment for the Apollo 11
Dietitian Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Through partnerships with grocery stores and government entities, Judy Dodd, an assistant professor of nutrition and dietetics, has been educating students and consumers on healthier eating habits for
STEM camp sparks Pittsburgh kids’ curiosity
Students from Pittsburgh’s Hill District put their coding skills to the test to recreate the 1978 game Space Invaders, using a computer program provided by Pitt’s Swanson School of Engineering and the
Geneticist Explores Evolution’s Mysteries
Through his research as an evolutionary geneticist, Pitt’s Nathan Clark is exploring how and why genes and genomes have evolved over time.
Service Learning Course Establishes Environmental Science Lab in Puerto Rico
The long-term partnership between Pitt students and faculty and nonprofit Caras con Causa seeks to study urban wetlands, restore parts of the ecosystem damaged by Hurricane Maria and attract
Pitt Commemorates Law School Alumnus Who Authored First Draft of the GI Bill
Harry Colmery (LAW 1916) wrote the first draft of the GI Bill by hand, using up seven pens’ worth of ink. To celebrate the bill’s 75th anniversary, the dean of Pitt Law and the new director of the
Pittsburgh as a Human Performance City
Elite athletes and members of the military need to keep trucking in the most challenging of circumstances. Pitt scientists are looking to these super users of the human body in the search for ways to
Program Supports and Encourages Breastfeeding, One Text at a Time
A text messaging program called MILK developed in the School of Nursing educates and encourages new parents who breastfeed. The lead researcher, Jill Demirci (NURS ’05, ’10G, ’12G), focuses on
Bee Friendly Pitt sets campus abuzz
After taking an environmental studies course focused on developing impactful sustainability projects in the community, a group of undergraduates installed seven bee houses across the Pittsburgh campus
Inaugural Broadcast Course in Pitt Studios Gives Hands-on Experience to Students
Alumnus Kevin Smith brought his expertise back to Pitt after a 17-year Hollywood career writing movie and TV screenplays to instruct the innovative new course.
Pitt celebrated the newly dedicated Philippine Nationality Room with a festival of song and dance
The new Philippine Nationality Room, designed after consultation with scholars and architects from Manila, represents the influence of cultures that make up the nation, an archipelago of more than 7
Bioengineer Receives Special Honor for Life-changing Inventions
Rory Cooper has received many honors throughout his career, but none quite like the recognition he received from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this May. His work in Pitt’s Human Engineering
Pitt Researchers Perform University’s First In Utero Spina Bifida Surgery
Baby Emery Green Mullen, named after the lead surgeons who corrected a neural tube defect before her birth, is doing well as the first patient in Pitt history to receive in utero surgery for spina
A Smart Solution for Thermostat Wars
Powered by Pitt innovation pathways, HiberSense is a smart heating and cooling system that collects data on temperature, humidity, occupancy and air-quality and “learns” using predictive analytics to
CNN ‘Hero’ Raises the Bar on Social Entrepreneurship
In less than five years, Samir Lakhani (A&S ’15) has kept hundreds of tons of soap out of landfills and created jobs for disadvantaged women, all while saving lives. Now, this young social
Pleasant Smells Can Help Smokers Reduce Cigarette Craving, New Study Finds
In a study that expands on previous work, a team led by psychology’s Michael Sayette found reduced urges to smoke in response to pleasant smells, as well as a connection to memory.
National, County Research Partnerships Use AI to Better Predict Opioid Overdose Risk
Walid Gellad, associate professor of medicine and health policy and director of Pitt’s Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing, is using machine-learning algorithms to predict who is at risk
Researchers Teach Adults to Read Using Pictures of Houses
In a recent study, led by chair of psychology Julie Fiez, researchers taught adults “HouseFont” — a hieroglyphic-like language based on photos of homes — then scanned the language-learning areas of
