Dr. Jimmy Oñate, an international leader in human movement assessment and injury prevention, will join the University of Pittsburgh from The Ohio State University, effective June 1, 2026.

The Pitt Health Sciences Center for Interprofessional Education hosted the first Clinical Skills Fair on April 16, 2026, where students from programs across the six health sciences schools and the Pitt School of Social Work demonstrated skills unique to their fields.

Pitt dental students collected more than $22,000 worth of dental supplies from graduating students’ locker cleanouts for redistribution to current and incoming students.

About 1 in 5 unresponsive patients shows signs of awareness, so-called “covert consciousness,” in functional MRI and electroencephalogram studies.

A University of Pittsburgh research team found that eating creates a temporary metabolic state that influences the function of T cells--immune cells that help the body detect and fight infection and disease, including cancer.