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Putting Sustainability into Practice in the Kitchen
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
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...
Faculty Member, PhD Student Win Nursing Research Awards
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Associate Professor Jill Demirci and PhD student Myeong-ga Cho and are among the 2026 winners of the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) awards.
Pitt Ranks No. 7 for NIH Research Funding in 2025
The University of Pittsburgh received $669.7 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in 2025, making it the seventh highest recipient of NIH dollars, according to the latest rankings released by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The six health sciences schools were all ranked in the top 20 for their categories.
With an additional $16.1 million...
Jason Bohland to Discuss the Complexities of Speech Production at Upcoming Senior Vice Chancellor’s Research Seminar
By Shannon Turgeon
Photography by Joshua Franzos
Jason Bohland, assistant professor of communication science and disorders at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, is committed to understanding how the brain’s motor and auditory systems interact during speech production.
However, his path to neuroscience was not ...
Digital Health Summit Assesses AI Influence in Medicine
By Michael Aubele
Photo credit: Mason Markland
A brief introduction into the basics of artificial intelligence (AI) began two days of discussions about AI’s use in research and clinical care in Pittsburgh, how it’s being applied in education at the University of Pittsburgh and how it could shape the future of medicine. The conversations unfolded Jan. 29 and 30 at...
The Countless Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Medicine
The University of Pittsburgh celebrated its 20th annual Vanscoy Winter Academy on Feb. 6, welcoming about 330 alumni and friends to learn from some of the University’s—and the nation’s—leading faculty researchers about artificial intelligence (AI), particularly how AI can help health care become more efficient, accurate and accessible.
Pink and Powerful: A Hydrogel That Heals and Protects
Caption: Gabrielle Lorenz (left) holds the pink hydrogel with Juan Taboas (right).
By Phoebe Ingraham Renda
Photography by Rayni Shiring, University of Pittsburgh
When asked to explain how his bone-healing hydrogel works, Juan Taboas, associate professor of oral and craniofacial sciences, School of Dental Medicine, and associate professor of biomedical...
Pitt Launches $25M Trivedi Institute to Translate Space Science into Breakthroughs for Human Health
On Jan. 29, the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences announced the launch of the Trivedi Institute for Space and Global Biomedicine, one of the first dedicated institutes focused on applying insights from spaceflight to improve human health on Earth.
The $25 million institute will be led by Kate Rubins, who joined Pitt in October as professor of computational and...
The Orland Bethel Family Foundation Contributes $53.5 Million to Grow Musculoskeletal Research Center
By Kat Procyk
The Orland Bethel Family Foundation, a powerful supporter of the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences, raised its contributions to the University to nearly $100 million with an additional $53.5 million to expand the Orland Bethel Family Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC). The gift, announced Jan. 21, 2026, will grow the center’s research, innovation...
