A program developed through the Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, offers handwriting support to children to build fine motor skills and confidence.

Pitt Dental Medicine’s Center for Patients with Special Needs is a unique place in the region, offering specialized care to patients who cannot access it anywhere else.

Pitt Dental Medicine’s Oral and Maxillofacial Services experts create life-changing prosthetic pieces for people who have lost portions of their faces because of disease, trauma or congenital conditions.

Teens excel in this summer program

Julia Lam, former Street Medicine at Pitt president, founded the nonprofit Outreach Therapy.

Oasis Farm in Pittsburgh partners with Pitt’s Rust to Resilience Center to study and address pollutants like metals and PFAS while modeling sustainable urban farming. The collaboration combines community engagement, culturally relevant food production and student training in aquaponics and hydroponics, with more than 30 Pitt researchers and local organizations working together on environmental health solutions.