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Geneticist Explores Evolution鈥檚 Mysteries
Through his research as an evolutionary geneticist, Pitt鈥檚 Nathan Clark is exploring how and why genes and genomes have evolved over time.
Pittsburgh as a Human Performance City
Elite athletes and members of the military need to keep trucking in the most challenging of circumstances. Pitt scientists are looking to these super users of the human body in the search for ways to
Program Supports and Encourages Breastfeeding, One Text at a Time
A text messaging program called MILK developed in the School of Nursing educates and encourages new parents who breastfeed. The lead researcher, Jill Demirci (NURS 鈥05, 鈥10G, 鈥12G), focuses on
Pitt Researchers Perform University鈥檚 First In Utero Spina Bifida Surgery
Baby Emery Green Mullen, named after the lead surgeons who corrected a neural tube defect before her birth, is doing well as the first patient in Pitt history to receive in utero surgery for spina
A Smart Solution for Thermostat Wars
Powered by Pitt innovation pathways, HiberSense is a smart heating and cooling system that collects data on temperature, humidity, occupancy and air-quality and 鈥渓earns鈥 using predictive analytics to
Pleasant Smells Can Help Smokers Reduce Cigarette Craving, New Study Finds
In a study that expands on previous work, a team led by psychology鈥檚 Michael Sayette found reduced urges to smoke in response to pleasant smells, as well as a connection to memory.
These Pitt research partnerships are using AI to better predict opioid overdose risk
Walid Gellad, director of Pitt鈥檚 Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing, is using machine-learning algorithms to predict who is at risk of opioid misuse and overdose.
Researchers Teach Adults to Read Using Pictures of Houses
In a recent study, led by chair of psychology Julie Fiez, researchers taught adults 鈥淗ouseFont鈥 鈥 a hieroglyphic-like language based on photos of homes 鈥 then scanned the language-learning areas of
Lifesaving first in medicine boosted by student research in Hatfull Lab
Research efforts in Graham Hatfull鈥檚 lab involving phages, or viruses that infect bacteria, saved a cystic fibrosis patient from a life-threatening infection. This therapeutic first couldn鈥檛 have
Historian Bridges Gap in Understanding Neglected Tropical Diseases
Mari Webel will continue her work that melds history and public health as Pitt鈥檚 first-ever Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellow.
New Pitt Supercomputer to Launch Into Space
A novel supercomputer developed by a 91porn视频 team is set to journey to the Inter91porn视频al Space Station, continuing a NASA partnership meant to improve Earth and space science.
Compounding Privileges in White, Affluent Neighborhoods Drive Urban Inequality
In her most recent paper, Pitt sociologist Junia Howell explores an understudied driver of inequity: the hoarding of educational resources and opportunity in middle- and upper-middle class
For Those Too Tired to Brush
For people traveling, in the military, without access to water 鈥 or just too exhausted to get out of bed 鈥 skipping the toothbrush for a day is sometimes inevitable. Pitt undergrads Lauren Yocum and
Keeping an Eye on AI: Pitt Engineer Examines the Future of Intelligent Machines
Engineering researcher Ervin Sejdic studies the rapidly evolving technology and potential applications of artificial intelligence in machines, whether in health sciences or self-driving vehicles.
A new program is combating the opioid crisis while promoting better back pain management
Pitt鈥檚 School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences designed the Primary Spine Practitioner Certification Program to bring together two groups often at odds 鈥 physical therapists and chiropractors 鈥
A New Wrinkle on Vascular Implants
An undergraduate research project in the Swanson School of Engineering sent alumnus Joe Pugar (鈥17) in a new career direction, as CEO of startup company Aruga Technologies.
Librarian helps families of mentally ill access support, resources with new guide
In her new book, advocate and law librarian Linda Tashbook offers practical advice as well as nuts-and-bolts legal information that family members of those with mental illness need.
鈥榊ou Are Fantastic! Pick Ugly Produce!鈥
In a series of studies, Jillian Hmurovic, a doctoral candidate at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, and colleagues found that boosting consumer self-esteem increased how much people were
Social Work Researcher Makes Connection Between Pet Ownership and Wellness
A team led by Pitt鈥檚 Mary Beth Rauktis surveyed area food banks and found that patrons with pets had fewer food security issues than those without, though some pet owners also cut down on their own
Researcher Probes How Viruses Hack Cells
Pitt virologist Terence Dermody thinks of cells like little factories. He and a team of doctoral students are working to decode how viruses can disrupt the assembly line.
