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Pitt, Indian Researchers Collaborate on Promising Corneal Procedure
At Pitt’s Corneal Cell Biology Lab, researchers have developed an innovative way to address a common form of blindness — by converting stem cells to regrow part of the eye.
Water Research Initiative Launches at Pitt
The Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education and Outreach, led by Pitt geology and environmental science researchers, invites the community to its Sept. 6 forum.
A Pitt physics student conducted research at CERN with a ThinkSwiss Scholarship
Andrew Aukerman spent the summer researching at the world’s largest particle physics lab.
A Swanson School pair received a Gilliam Fellowship
They're one of 45 doctoral student-advisor pairs selected for the program by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Pitt Cyber announces the first awardees of its Accelerator Grants Program
Honorees will receive funding for projects designed to advance the mission to investigate critical questions surrounding technology law, policy and security.
Pioneering physician-scientist and Distinguished Service Professor Bernard Fisher marks 100th birthday
His work has led to an improved rate of survival and quality of life for countless women with breast cancer as well as patients with other forms of cancer.
Microgrid Designed by Pitt Engineers Drives Clean Energy at Trucking Facility
All amenities in the docking terminal of PITT OHIO’s Harmar facility — including lights, electric forklifts, computers and battery chargers — operate from power supplied by an on-site microgrid
Model Predicts ‘Fishy’ Chemicals in Salmon
A team led by engineer Carla Ng has developed a computer model to predict the presence of pollutants in farmed salmon. She found that fish, too, are what they eat.
Jennifer Pruskowski received a new clinical practitioner award
This annual American College of Clinical Pharmacy award recognizes a member who has made outstanding contributions to the practice and the health of patients.
Mostafa Bedewy was awarded a $330K National Science Foundation grant
The assistant professor will study how to better understand and control the internal structure of nanotube-based materials for emerging applications.
Giannis Mpourmpakis is named an emerging investigator by the American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data named Giannis Mpourmpakis, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Pittsburgh
New Vice Chancellor Named as Pitt Marks Another Record-breaking Year in Innovation
Under the leadership of Evan Facher, Pitt innovators started a record 23 new companies in FY18. Facher now moves into the new position of vice chancellor for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Robert Brandom earns a Fellowship of the British Academy
The distinguished professor of philosophy is one of 20 academics outside the UK elected.
Vanitha Swaminathan will serve as president of the American Marketing Association’s Academic Council
The group represents the diversity of scholarly interests in managerial, behavioral, modeling and public policy perspective with attention to strategic marketing implications.
Engineering Team Designs Exoskeleton Technology to Help People Walk Again
It seems like something from a sci-fi movie: humans wearing bionic technology to move more easily. But Pitt researchers are turning fiction into a reality, aiming to help people with paraplegia.
Kar-Hai Chu is awarded an NIH grant to study technology and substance use
His project's ultimate goal is to optimize cancer prevention and control.
Art by PhD student Yasemin Başdoğan was featured in Chemical Science
She used tools and skills she learned in the Swanson School's Advanced Scientific Visual Communication course.
Research Takes Strides Toward Making Prosthetic Limbs More Comfortable
Funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, Goeran Fiedler’s two-year study is researching the effectiveness of a new type of prosthetic socket liner for individuals with below-knee amputations.
DNA’s Dark Matter Comes to Light
Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis studies the parts of DNA that were once thought to be junk. What she found there overturned a fundamental assumption of cellular biology.
Introducing the recipients of the 18th annual Steven D. Manners Awards
The awards are presented to promising research projects in the social, behavioral and policy sciences.
