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Attraction is key to keeping your relationship alive 鈥 but not how you think
How secure you feel in your relationship impacts how you view your partner鈥檚 attraction to other people, says Pitt psychologist Alexandra Black.
Pitt鈥檚 pandemic practices could serve as an example for other institutions
The University鈥檚 approach to COVID-19 employed new testing strategies and put trust in its experts and community, a Journal of American College Health paper found.
Pitt ranks No. 3 in NIH funding for fiscal year 2022
The University landed $675 million in National Institutes of Health awards, a 13% increase from the previous year.
Two Pitt School of Pharmacy faculty were named 2022 AAAS Fellows
The American Association for Advancement of Science recognized Donna Huryn and Wen Xie for their contributions to science and society.
Alcohol may make you more sociable in person, but not online, this Pitt study suggests
Psychology鈥檚 Michael Sayette found evidence for what many of us already suspected: Zoom calls don鈥檛 quite cut it when it comes to certain social interactions.
How Pitt researchers are using AI to help stroke patients
A team from the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is harnessing the multimodal technology to deliver patient-focused treatment.
A Pitt study linked some cancers to dental disease
Marian Bezamat and colleagues recently found a surprising connection between cavities and skin and breast cancer.
The World History Center won a Digital Humanities Advancement Grant
Principal investigator Ruth Mostern will use the $350,000 award to fund an expansion of the World Historical Gazetteer.
Pitt-owned life science incubator LifeX received $1 million from Pennsylvania
LifeX will help build out Western Pennsylvania鈥檚 life sciences ecosystem with support from the state鈥檚 Angel Investment Venture Capital Program.
A Pitt clinician is helping trans people match their voice to their gender
Not sounding like yourself is linked to depression, if not also gender dysphoria, according to Leah Helou, founder of the Transgender Voice and Communication Training Program.
Pitt scientists discovered a key genetic step in melanoma鈥檚 race to live forever
The findings, published in Science, could change how oncologists understand and treat the cancer.
This new report details the educational barriers Black students face in Greater Pittsburgh
The yearslong effort between community groups and Pitt鈥檚 Center on Race and Social Problems outlines ways to better support Black families in the region.
Pitt physicists break down how cells communicate
For cells, the new research shows, there鈥檚 such a thing as too much communication. The results have implications for studying cancer and other diseases.
This professor uses scholar-activism to change common perceptions of what research at Pitt looks like
Gina Garcia is a social scientist and expert on Hispanic Serving Institutions whose work champions equity for students 91porn视频wide.
Looking at smiling faces extends the antidepressant effects of ketamine
Pitt psychiatrist Rebecca Price writes about her new study, which supports the idea that the drug opens a 鈥渨indow of opportunity鈥 for patients with depression to improve their self-worth.
How Pitt biologists are making fieldwork more equitable
In a new publication, Pitt researchers share how they crafted a guide that prioritizes safety for field researchers from marginalized groups.
Pitt鈥檚 Center for Governance and Markets won a $2.4 million grant to study how societies overcome deep differences
Funded by the John Templeton Foundation, Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili will co-lead the project, which will foster a global network of scholars to tackle polarization and social divisions.
Pitt geologists mapped how metal pollutants have traveled across the city
A new study shows where industry and weather dropped metals like lead and cadmium in Pittsburgh soils.
The Big Idea Center is opening in the heart of Oakland
Students, alumni and friends are invited to a Sept. 16 grand opening ceremony to meet entrepreneurs in residence and learn about upcoming programs.
One way to help college students get enough sleep 鈥 pay them to go to聽bed
When Pitt economist Osea Giuntella offered students just $30 per week to sleep longer, they did 鈥 and the results persisted past the study period. Here鈥檚 what that could mean for other habits.
