PSC, Pitt Take On Creating Google Maps for the Human Body
Akin to the Human Genome Project in the early 2000s, the Human BioMolecular Atlas Program, or HuBMAP, aims to create Google Maps of the human body with cellular resolution.Pitt, UPMC Enterprises Partner to Boost Research Commercialization
To accelerate the translation of more Pitt innovations in specific therapeutic areas, UPMC Enterprises Translational Sciences has launched a new request for proposals (RFP) for Pitt research faculty developing therapeutics in the areas of women’s health, autoimmune disease and neurological diseases.Pitt Receives $2.2M for 3 Projects Through Build Back Better Initiative
From 529 applicants to 21 winners, Pitt researchers were awarded over $2.2 million as part of the Build Back Better initiative by the Biden administration, including funding to support small and medium sized area businesses and scholarships for displaced coal and steel workers.Kornelia Tancheva Talks to WESA-FM on Expanding Research Access
Requiring subscriptions to academic journals has restricted access to research conducted in the U.S., even publications for public use.Cristian Apetrei Compares Misinformation COVID-19, HIV
The consequences of misinformation plagued the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as news outlets churned out conflicting advice at record pace.Evan Facher Appointed Associate Dean in the School of Medicine
Evan Facher, vice chancellor for innovation and entrepreneurship, and director of the Innovation Institute, has been appointed the inaugural Associate Dean for Commercial Translation in Pitt’s School of Medicine.
Peggy Liu Social Connection Study in Dozens of Publications
Have you ever assumed that sending your friends an unexpected text or email wouldn’t be welcomed?VC Mike Holland Talks to PG on CHIPS and Science Act
For the past few weeks, Pittsburgh-area universities and companies kept tabs on legislation that would direct billions of dollars to semiconductor manufacturers, and open new funding streams for advanced technology research and development.Pitt, UPMC Partner to Bring New Medtech Skills to Ireland
Pitt and UPMC will partner with the University of Limerick (UL) in Ireland to bring medtech skills to Limerick and the surrounding community.Richard Garland Talks to PG on Gun Violence, Public Health
Richard Garland, director of the Violence Prevention Initiative at Pitt’s Center for Health Equity, looks at gun violence prevention through the lens of public health in an in-depth Q&A with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Pittsburgh Jumps to 13th Place on Startup Genome’s List
Technical.ly reports that Pittsburgh moved up 10 spots from its 23rd-place ranking in the last release of the Startup Genome report in September 2021.Murrell, PittBusiness Featured in WaPo on Return to Work Inequities
Audrey J. Murrell, senior research fellow for the David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership within Pitt Business, focuses her research on diversity, inclusion, mentoring and leadership and told the Washington Post (WaPo) the pandemic didn’t necessarily create these big-picture problems but it further exposed and exacerbated them.Whitney First Non-Physician Recipient of Hallpike-Nylen Award
Sue Whitney, co-director of the Post-Professional Program in Physical Therapy, received the Hallpike-Nylen Award for her lifetime achievements in vestibular clinical research at the 2022 International Bárány Society meeting.Skidmore Takes Research to the Next Level with Prestigious Award
The associate dean for research for Pitt's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS), Elizabeth Skidmore, has earned the 2022 Women in Rehabilitation Science Award from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine “to acknowledge world-class rehabilitation research conducted by a female scientist in rehabilitation science.”