Corporate and Foundation Relations Guidance Available for Some Sponsors’ Indirect Cost Policies
Many local and regional foundations that support research have policies regarding indirect costs for research projects. The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) maintains a list of organizations and their indirect costs policies along with guidance on whether an indirect costs waiver is needed. Research administrators and faculty are encouraged to review the list to assist with budget planning.
Annual Report: Driven by the Search
Over the past five years, our sponsored projects have been consistently on the rise, and this past fiscal year, Pitt surpassed $1 billion in research expenditures for external awards. That puts us 15th in an elite group of American universities. Our annual report highlights our research.
Evan Schneider Earns a Packard Fellowship for Galaxy Modeling
Evan Schneider, assistant professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Science's Department of Physics and Astronomy, has become the third Pitt faculty member to be named a Packard Fellow since the award’s inception in 1988.Engineers Developing Tool to Model Climate-Related Disasters
Researchers in the Swanson School of Engineering, Xu Liang, professor, and Jeen-Shang Lin, associate professor, are developing a digital tool, Cyberwater, to better model climate related disasters, such as landslides, which could help local governments to be better prepared.Two Faculty Receive NIH New Innovator Awards
Tagbo Niepa, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering in the Swanson School of Engineering, is working to enhance human health by capturing healthy microbes, to deliver them back to the body when needed.Can AI Help Address the Effects of Health Inequities?
Health is impacted by life circumstances. Inequities in education, transportation, housing and employment all have negative impacts on patients’ health, especially chronic conditions and mental health. These patients are also less likely to participate in research studies. In addressing health inequities, clinicians must identify patients in need of clinical outreach, and researchers must reach patients in communities that are underrepresented in research studies.
Pitt Biologists at Lake Pymatuning Are Making Fieldwork More Equitable
Fieldwork is necessary for research to happen, but the very nature of fieldwork creates barriers for researchers with work accommodations and other needs.Ketamine, Computers Hold Promise for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Rebecca Price, associate professor of Psychiatry and Psychology in Pitt's School of Medicine, has made exciting breakthroughs in clinical trials of ketamine’s promise to relieve symptoms for people with treatment-resistant depression.Pitt English Professor's New Novel Highlights the Power of Storytelling
If you’re seeking a new cozy fictional read this fall, look no further than Pitt associate professor, Angie Cruz, and her book “How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water”, which was recently featured in ELLE’s Shelf Life books column.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.