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Scott R. Beach was awarded an NIH grant to study financial exploitation of older adults
Scott R. Beach has been awarded a five-year $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study will explore risk factors for
A multidisciplinary team received National Science Foundation funding to improve transit
The $1.44 million in funding will enable the Pitt Smart Living Project to place additional multimodal, real-time transportation information screens around the city.
Kiersten E. Todt was named an influential figure in national security
The Pitt Cyber resident scholar was included in the annual listing by Security Magazine.
Thomas Akiva was awarded $300,000 from the National Science Foundation
The grant will support his efforts to study and enhance makerspaces in Pittsburgh-area libraries.
10 faculty members were honored with course transformation awards
The annual awards from Pitt’s discipline-based Science Education Research Center will support projects to improve learning in their classrooms.
Sally Wenzel will receive the European Respiratory Society Presidential Award
The director of Pitt's Asthma Institute was recognizing for her outstanding contributions to respiratory medicine.
Greg M. Delgoffe won a 2017 NIH Director's New Innovator Award
The assistant professor of immunology will continue his research on the tumor microenvironment.
Pitt researchers received a grant to help women make informed decisions about sterilization
The $3.5 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health aims to helo low-income and minority women better understand permanent surgical procedures to prevent pregnancy.
Four undergraduate students have been named David L. Boren scholars
The scholarships will provide up to $20,000 for Pitt’s winners to study in Brazil, China, South Korea and Tanzania.
Lauren Jonkman was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for her work in Namibia
The Pitt assistant professor will support the development of a primary care clinical pharmacy practice at the University of Namibia School of Pharmacy.
Samara Joy Nielsen will head Pitt's new nutrition science bachelor's program
The undergraduate major will be offered to students beginning in 2019.
Warren Ruder received an award to develop smart biomaterials
The assistant professor of bioengineering earned National Science Foundation funding through 2020.
Pitt-developed innovations win chancellor's commercialization funding
Faculty from the Swanson School of Engineering and the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences were awarded a total of $25,000.
Pitt-Greensburg was named a 2017-18 College of Distinction
For the second consecutive year, the regional campus was honored for its innovative application of high-impact educational practices.
Pitt-Greensburg women's basketball was ranked third in its division for academic honors
The Bobcats posted a 3.647 team GPA, only 0.0026 points away from first place.
Evan Waxman was recognized for medical student education
The annual honor is given by the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Margaret Rosenzweig won the 2017 PNC Caring Award
The professor of nursing was selected for her involvement in the community and encouraging diversity in the health sciences.
4 Pitt researchers received New Initiatives grants from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation
The two teams will study how pollen can transmit viruses between plants and wiring for quantum computers.
Chandralekha Singh co-led the International Conference on Women in Physics
The professor was one of two team leaders of the U.S. delegation at the July conference.
2 Pitt regional campuses made the best northeastern colleges list
The Princeton Review has included Bradford on the list for 14 consecutive years and Johnstown, 12.
