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Pitt ranked No. 20 for granted patents among US universities in 2024
The annual National Academy of Inventors list highlights academic institutions that are driving innovation nationwide.
Pitt researchers took the most detailed images ever of bacteria-killing viruses
The new images could help researchers engineer the phages to attack specific targets.
This Pitt junior won a Goldwater Scholarship for his brain imaging research
Satyaj Bhargava, a bioengineering major, earned the national honor for undergraduates in STEM fields.
A Pitt course gave students the chance to learn firsthand from Iceland’s sustainable engineering practices
Over spring break, the Swanson School of Engineering class visited a geothermal power plant and learned how the country bakes climate resilience into everything it does.
This Pitt researcher is using his own experience to help autistic students thrive on campus
After a decade of surveying and studying autistic college students, Brett Ranon Nachman has come away with some important, and surprising, insights.
Pitt ranks among the top worldwide universities for granted patents
The list, published by the National Academy of Inventors, spotlights the role academia plays in U.S. innovation.
Pitt is a Fulbright Top Producer yet again
15 Pitt students and alumni earned the chance to participate in the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program in the past year.
‘The Blair Witch Project’ archive has joined Pitt’s Horror Studies Collection
See props, original marketing materials and more on display at the University Library System’s Archives and Special Collections Exhibit Gallery.
SEA-PHAGES has turned thousands of college students into more confident researchers
A $3 million Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant furthers the program, which is providing hands-on research opportunities at more than 150 schools, including Pitt-Greensburg.
Meet Rory Cooper, a Hall of Fame innovator who’s been harnessing tech to build better wheelchairs for three decades
With inventions benefiting disabled veterans and other wheelchair users, the HERL director is pushing technology and entrepreneurship toward new possibilities.
The National Academy of Inventors elected 2 Pitt faculty as new senior members
Yuan Liu and Juan Taboas received the honor for their innovative work in drug discovery and regenerative medicine, respectively.
A Pitt community partnership was honored for advancing sustainable growth solutions in Fayette County
The Appalachian Bridges to the Future project earned a Climate Luminary Honor for its work fostering economic development and fighting brain drain in the region.
3 Pitt projects that are helping keep service members and veterans healthy
From helping the Marines prevent injuries to extending the “golden hour” in trauma care, this research is advancing military medicine.
Pitt’s growing research impact is on full display in the 2023-24 annual research report
Read stories of University researchers who have blended disciplines and put innovations into action, contributing to $1.2 billion in research expenditures over the last year.
In ‘community classrooms’ across Pittsburgh, Pitt med students are learning to be engaged physicians
The Community Alliance Program is rethinking traditional medical education, sending students into local public service organizations to learn critical communication and trust-building skills.
40 years later, the Pitt Men’s Study is still breaking ground in the fight against AIDS
We spoke with principal investigator Charles Rinaldo and longtime participant and volunteer Marc Wagner about how the study has impacted their lives over the decades.
Nearly half of new moms in STEM leave their full-time positions. This Pitt program wants to change that.
Mothers Leading Science is helping health sciences faculty find a supportive community, strategies for work-life integration and renewed passion for their research.
2024 at Pitt, in photos
Our photographers shared their 10 favorite images of innovative researchers, major developments and more from the year.
Chronic pain treatments can be dangerous and ineffective. These Pitt researchers are working on a solution.
Supported by NIH funding, the Vanish Therapeutics team is working to bring a bioabsorbable nerve stimulator to market.
This Pitt senior and cancer researcher is one to keep watching
Here’s what’s next for Richard Su Fang, a Goldwater scholar who has already received interview invitations from 17 MD/PhD programs.
