September 25th is Research Administrator Appreciation Day, and we're celebrating with one of our own administrators, Jennifer Woodward, vice chancellor for sponsored programs and research operations, for receiving a Pitt Seed award in the latest round of funding. With collaborators and team members across the University, Woodward aims to close gaps in professions with a new career path for research administrators at Pitt. Read more >>
As the window for Momentum Funds applications remains open, we caught up with a few of our previous winners to see what they've done with their winnings. Read more >>
The Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award annually recognizes outstanding scholarly accomplishments of members of Pitt's faculty. The call for 2022 nominations is now open: submit your letter of nomination by Friday, October 14, 2022. Download the guidelines (PDF) for more information. Nominate a researcher >>
Pitt has joined a select pool of 56 organizations — and just two universities — to compete for as much as $10 billion in contracts from the Department of Defense to develop health care innovations benefiting both wounded warriors and civilians. Read more >>
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.
