News & Publications

Microgrant Boosts the Hub’s Efforts to Educate and Support Older Adults

March 23, 2026

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

March 20, 2026

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

March 19, 2026

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

March 19, 2026

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

March 16, 2026

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

March 12, 2026

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

March 11, 2026

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...

Putting Sustainability into Practice in the Kitchen

March 10, 2026

By Clare Collins and Jill Bodnar Photography by Rayni Shiring, University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences students and faculty members gathered around stovetops, chopping vegetables, simmering lentils and putting sustainability into practice in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences’ (SHRS) teaching kitchen at Pitt’s newest building at Fifth Avenue...

Pitt Vaccine Hub Offers 20 Wellness Pop-Ups This Spring

March 10, 2026

By Megumi Barclay Photography by Rayni Shiring, University of Pittsburgh

The University of Pittsburgh’s Vaccination and Health Connection Hub is bringing 20 wellness pop-up clinics to locations across campus this spring. Designed to meet employees where they work, these free screening events are part of an employee benefit for Pitt faculty and staff enrolled in UPMC...