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Senior Vice Chancellor for Research Rob A. Rutenbar reflects on the last 12 months of the pandemic and offers some perspective to Pitt researchers. For more details on current research operations and the status of risk postures at Pitt, visit the COVID-19 Research Operations page.
Congratulations to this year's Pitt Momentum Funds award winners! The 2021 awardees are brimming with innovative ideas through team-building energy and bold vision in research, teaching and scholarship. Until we celebrate in person this fall, the winners tell their own stories in this Momentum Funds video.
Save the date! Science Revealed 2021: A Public Lecture Series is happening on April 15 at 7 p.m. EST. This series will connect select researchers with members of the public interested in learning more about, and discussing, science. Be sure to register by April 12.
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The Senior Vice Chancellor for Research provides strategic vision, leadership, and partnership expertise that helps University of Pittsburgh faculty and students advance their world-class research, scholarship, and innovation. Pitt Research couples the research efforts of faculty and students to funding agencies, corporate sponsors, other institutions, and government entities, and assures integrity, compliance, and excellence.
Rob A. Rutenbar is responsible for advancing Pitt’s mission to expand the frontiers of knowledge and positively impact the world through collaborative and multidisciplinary approaches to research. He leads six offices focused on the full breadth of the research enterprise -- from pursuing and securing sponsorships and funding, through ensuring adherence to the highest standards to research conduct, and providing cutting-edge resources to researchers, to creative collaborations that lead to successful commercialization.
