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Cancer Immunologist Develops Breast Cancer Vaccine
In the early days of her career at Stanford, Olivera Finn, now distinguished professor of immunology and surgery at Pitt, entered the field of cancer immunology, but it wasn’t yet accepted as science.Pitt-Bradford’s CSI Camp Students Study Blood Splatters
A few weeks ago, Pitt-Bradford held its Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Camp for students entering grades 7-9.Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Research Spotlight
In Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), patients’ immune systems attack a critical nerve cell protein, causing muscle weakness and degeneration. But not always — some patients lack antibodies to this protein, the calcium channel. Using the Monte Carlo Cell (MCell) simulation software developed in collaboration with PSC, running on PSC’s Bridges-2 system, a team from the University of Pittsburgh and PSC identified several factors that may contribute to LEMS.
Solar Farm Goes Live Near Pittsburgh International Airport
Created through a partnership with Pitt and Vesper Energy, a renewable energy developer from Dallas, the largest solar power project in southwestern Pennsylvania is online.Patricia Documét Discusses Health Equity Research
When language barriers prevent vulnerable populations from accessing critical healthcare resources in their communities, care for the family unit becomes more difficult.Pitt-Bradford Immunologist Publishes Research with Undergraduate Students
Pitt-Bradford is the top public college in Pennsylvania on Washington Monthly’s list of Best Bang for the Buck Schools in the Northeast, an indicator of the value of the degree earned and earnings post-graduation.Generative AI and the Future of Creativity
Thursday, Aug. 24 | 1 PM (Virtual)
New tech doesn’t always stifle creativity. Learn how to incorporate generative artificial intelligence (AI) models into your research projects from Adobe with trainings on the Adobe products Firefly, Creative Cloud, and Stock. These tools can help scale productivity and create content safely and securely.
Pitt Momentum Funds Awardees Share Four Project Stories
Each spring Pitt Research announces the Pitt Momentum Funds project team awardees in each of the Priming, Teaming and Scaling categories that support faculty and their collaborators’ research, scholarship, and creative endeavors. The next cycle of applications opens September 5, 2023. This year, select research teams had the opportunity to go behind-the-scenes on their research projects and share their team's project story.
Autism Symptoms Can Be Masked for Decades
Carla A. Mazefsky, the Nancy J. Minshew, M.D. Endowed Chair in Autism Research, spoke to Nightline about the prevalence of delayed diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in adults and the unique barriers to diagnosis later in life for women and people of color in what has historically been labeled a ‘male’ disorder.Marketing Professor Raises Sustainability Concerns
CB Bhattacharya, founder of Pitt’s Center for Sustainable Business, believes all consumers—and especially business professionals—need to understand the impact their products make in the world and on the balance sheet at every stage in the lifecycle of the product and as part of the global economy.New Tool Detects Heart Attacks Sooner with Machine Learning
Every minute counts during the onset of a heart attack, and researchers at Pitt developed a machine learning model to move faster in providing medical staff and doctors the quality data needed to make life-changing decisions at rapid speed.Carla Ng Maps Regional “Forever Chemicals” in Soil
While water is a well-established pathway for per- and polyfluroalkyl substances (PFAS) to reach across city and state lines, these “forever chemicals” also seep into the air we breathe and the soil in which we garden and farm.Leibovich Named Dean of Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Adam K. Leibovich became the Bettye J. and Ralph E. Bailey Dean of the University of Pittsburgh’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and College of General Studies on July 1. A professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Leibovich most recently served as the school’s Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development.
Pitt Law Innovators Take on Greening of City’s Vacant Lots
As part of Pitt School of Law’s cross-disciplinary “Wicked Problem Innovation,” law professors Stephanie Dangel and Jacquelin Walker are examining “greening” options as models to deal with the city’s 27,000 vacant lots.