The Plan for Pitt: Engage in Research of Impact

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Internal Funding Fuels Faculty, Staff to Forge New Paths

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research, the inaugural Fueling Our Future showcase spotlighted faculty and staff projects that received internal funding over the past year.

Raja Adal Receives NEH Grant

Raja Adal, assistant professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences' Department of History, received a...
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Connection, Collaboration and Discovery Fuel the Future of Research and Innovation

The inaugural internal funding showcase will provide an opportunity for researchers and innovators at Pitt to connect with colleagues whose internally funded projects are driving change at all levels across the University.
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Hear from Coronavirus Experts, Epidemiologists, Infectious Disease Historians at Panel Discussion

The Asian Studies and Global Studies Centers are hosting an information and panel session today at 5:30 p.m. on outbreak of coronavirus.

Pitt Faculty Named 2020 Sloan Research Fellows

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named three Pitt faculty as 2020 Sloan Research Fellows: Susan...

Medical Researcher Paul Palevsky Named President-Elect to Foundation Board

Paul M. Palevsky was recently named president-elect of the National Kidney Foundation’s board.  Palevsky is a...
Ravi Patel, lead innovation advisor in the School of Pharmacy; John Donehoo, clinical pharmacist at UPMC and program collaborator; David Vorp, associate dean for research and William Kepler Whiteford Professor of Bioengineering; and Kerry Empey, associate professor of pharmacy and therapeutics

Pitt Seed Funding Helps Send Projects into Space

Two projects that were awarded Pitt Seed funding in 2019 will blast off to the International Space Station this spring to study microgravity’s effects on people and spacecrafts.

Anthropology Chair Teams Up with Pitt Alum on New Netflix Original Series

The new Netflix documentary series “Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak” is earning buzz. Fast Company called it “required...

New Paper Offers Insight to Why Couples Post Pictures Online

An article published online earlier this month in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin is one of the first...
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Diverse Collaboration at the Heart of Strategic Planning Workshops

At a recent workshop session, members of the Pitt community discussed the 2025 Plan for Pitt and brainstormed ways to evolve the University’s strategy for the next half-decade.