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American Council of Learning Societies Awards Fellowships to Pitt Faculty

Two Pitt faculty in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences have been awarded the fellowships to conduct full-time research projects.
Jean Nachega
Researchers in the News

Major mpox Outbreak Worries Epidemiologists

Jean Nachega, in the School of Public Health, comments on the spread of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the potential for global transmission.
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DOE Funds $2 Million Cyber Energy Center

The University of Pittsburgh was awarded $2.2 million from the United States Department of Energy to establish the Cyber Energy Center, a collaborative ecosystem for regional energy industries and stakeholders to help improve the cybersecurity for the region’s energy system.
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On Campus

Pitt Center Joins Peer Institutions to Launch University Network for Afghan Women

Researchers at Pitt’s Center for Governance and Markets (CGM) joined peers at 10 other institutions to launch the University Network for Afghan Women, an alliance focused on addressing this gender-based discrimination and supporting the education of Afghan women for generations to come.
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New Endometriosis Research Hub

The Hub for Endometriosis Research (HER) endeavors to become a comprehensive research hub that will tackle not only the science, but also the widespread lack of information about endometriosis.
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Researchers in the News

Studying the Aftereffects of Ohio Train Derailment

Pitt received nearly $870,000 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study the effects of the East Palestine, Ohio derailment.
Evan Facher
On Campus

Evan Facher Named in Pittsburgh Business Times Power 100

The Pittsburgh Business Times named Pitt Chancellor Joan Gabel and Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Evan Facher to the publication’s Pittsburgh Power 100 2024 list, which highlights Pittsburgh’s most influential leaders.
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On Campus

Undergraduates Collaborate on Plants and Pollution Study

Biologists in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences — with the help of 836 undergraduates — recently published a paper showing how doubling plants' genomes can help them survive in harsh environments.
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On Campus

Vaughn Cooper Elected to National Life Sciences Board

Vaughn Cooper, professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics in Pitt’s School of Medicine, was elected to the board of directors of the Coalition of Life Sciences (CLS) following five years on the board of the American Society for Microbiology. Additionally, as co-founder and current director of Pitt’s Center for Evolutionary Biology and Medicine, Cooper looks forward to advocating for Pitt and fellow microbiologists to impact and shape science policy.

Pamela Toto
On Campus

Pitt's Healthy Home Lab has New Director

Pamela Toto, professor of occupational therapy in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, has been named director of the Healthy Home Laboratory, a living laboratory in the Oakland neighborhood that supports interprofessional research to help aging adults, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations remain in their homes.
Mike Holland
On Campus

Pitt Research Strategist in AAAS Leadership Role

Michael Holland, Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Research Strategies, was elected Chair of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Section on the Societal Impacts of Science and Engineering for a term through the end of 2026. As Section Chair, Mike is responsible for overseeing the Section’s symposium proposal for the AAAS Annual Meeting, coordinating nomination and review of Fellow nominees, and working with other Section Chairs to share experiences and discuss interdisciplinary opportunities.

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Swanson School Team Develops Chemical ‘Nose’

A team led by the Swanson School’s Anna Balazs, John A. Swanson Chair of Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, designed a small-scale “chemical nose” that forms three-dimensional patterns, or "fingerprints," to identify different chemicals.
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Momentum Funds Continue to Catalyze Discoveries Throughout the Pitt Community

Since 2019, the Pitt Momentum Funds have offered internal funding to faculty representing fields and disciplines across the University to catalyze high-quality research and creative endeavors.
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Pitt Continues as a National Leader in NIH Funding

The University of Pittsburgh is a prominent research institution, as evidenced by its notable performance in securing funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Innovative Faculty Honored by the National Academy of Inventors

Leah Byrne, Department of Ophthalmology, and Greg M. Delgoffe, Department of Immunology, have been elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).