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Pitt Dental Medicine’s D4 Day Celebrates Student Achievements
By Megumi Barclay and Afsana Dhali
Each January, Pitt’s School of Dental Medicine gathers to celebrate D4 Day, a milestone event marking the transition of fourth-year dental students into their professional careers. Unlike traditional residency match days at medical and other dental schools, Pitt Dental Medicine’s D4 Day serves as a comprehensive celebration of all career...
School of Pharmacy Researchers Developing Hormone-Free Contraceptive
Two School of Pharmacy faculty members are working to develop a film-based nonhormonal contraceptive with up to $1.4 million in funding from the Gates Foundation.
The researchers, Sravan Patel, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, and Lisa Rohan, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, are developing a vaginal film as an on-demand contraceptive. They are working...
Microgrant Boosts the Hub’s Efforts to Educate and Support Older Adults
By Phoebe Ingraham Renda Photography by Rayni Shiring, University of Pittsburgh
From left, Sebastian Hymson, Medical Scientist Training Program student, School of Medicine; Kate Brownlee, Director of Hub Operations; Caleb Watson, Physician Scientist Training Program student, School of Medicine; Nathan Raabe, PhD candidate, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public...
‘Ready to Get Started’: Pitt School of Medicine Celebrates Match Day
By Maggie Lindenberg
Photography by Rayni Shiring, University of Pittsburgh
On Friday, March 20, as a countdown ticked toward noon, MD students in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Class of 2026 clutched envelopes that would help define their future as physicians.
The third Friday of March is the National Resident Matching Program Match...
Pitt’s Lab Animal Resources Division Receives Highest Accreditation Rating
Caption: Amy Cassano
The University of Pittsburgh’s Division of Laboratory Animal Resources has been awarded Continued Full Accreditation from the AAALAC International. AAALAC International is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes the humane treatment of animals in science through a voluntary accreditation program. It was formerly called the Association for Assessment...
Rethinking When We Eat: Samaneh Farsijani’s Research on Healthy Aging
By Kat Procyk
Photography by Joshua Franzos
Samaneh Farsijani, assistant professor of epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, has a broad fascination with aging—specifically how every day, modifiable behaviors like exercise and nutrition can shape the trajectory of health, resilience and independence as people grow older.
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Rethinking Illness: School of Medicine Professor Antoine Douaihy Shares Lessons on Illness and Healing
By Shannon Turgeon
Photography by Rayni Shiring, University of Pittsburgh
Antoine Douaihy, a professor of psychiatry and of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, considers himself to be a “wounded healer.” He adopted that identity after being diagnosed with polycythemia vera, a rare blood disorder, in 2022.
Shortly after...
School of Pharmacy Wins National Award for Community Service
The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy has received the Lawrence C. Weaver Transformative Community Service Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). “This recognition reflects our unwavering commitment to community partnership, compassionate care and advancing the future of pharmacy,” said Amy L. Seybert, Dr. Gordon J. Vanscoy Professor of...
Pitt Alumni Couple Commit $1.5 Million to the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research
Charles and Sharon Chabal during their visit to the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research. Pictured from left to right: Patrick Kochanek, Director Emeritus, Charles Chabal, Jason Stezoski (senior laboratory technician) and Sharon Chabal.
Charles Chabal III, MD, MED ’82, and Sharon W. Chabal, NURS ’80, have pledged to create a $1.5 million fund to support the work of the...
