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51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ community members volunteer and bag items during MLK Day of service in the Hill District.

How 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ contributes to regional economic and community growth

Explore why the APLU recognized the University with an Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Promote accountability and trust
  • It's Possible at 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ
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The 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh Supercomputing Center earned an NIH grant to fund a third-generation Anton supercomputer

The five-year award will allow noncommercial biomedical researchers to use the system at no cost.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ
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Pharmacists play a vital role in improving health care, says Lucas Berenbrok

The 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ professor is showing how important community pharmacies are through his teaching and research.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
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How 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ is taking on the next phase of the opioid epidemic

Those tracking fatal overdoses in Pennsylvania have seen increasing rates of the adulterant xylazine, or tranq. 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ people are on the forefront of establishing best practices for treatment.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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These former 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ Med students designed a lab plastic recycling system

Now, Polycarbin founders James O’Brien and Noah Pyles are back to help University researchers reduce their environmental impact.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • School of Medicine
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Why LGBTQ+ inclusion is essential to the academy, according to 7 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ researchers

From fighting HIV to studying adolescent social media use, these experts are using scholarship to advocate for their communities.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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She was studying social media’s effects before TikTok even existed

A National Science Foundation CAREER Award will help Sophia Choukas-Bradley develop new ways to approach her research.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ junior Connor Diaz was named a 2024 Newman Civic fellow

The civics enthusiast, Brackenridge Fellow and social justice activist was recognized for his commitment to increasing local engagement among 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ students.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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44 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ undergraduates received 2024 Brackenridge Fellowships

As recipients of one of the University’s most prestigious awards, the students will conduct independent research, scholarship or creative work under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Undergraduate students
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Introducing 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s 2024-25 Fulbright winners

These 13 students and alumni will travel across the globe to study, teach and conduct research.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
  • Teaching & Learning
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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How 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ is taking steps to make life sciences jobs more accessible for all

A recent presentation and workshop convened by the Office of Engagement and Community Affairs explored creating pathways to well-paying jobs for community members in a growing industry.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
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Making batteries takes a lot of lithium. Some of it could come from wastewater.

Water from Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of U.S. demand for the metal, according to a new 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ study.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ BioForge CEO Ken Gabriel participates in a four-person panel

A Brookings Institution event highlighted 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh’s growth as a life sciences leader

Chancellor Joan Gabel and 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ BioForge CEO Ken Gabriel were among the speakers at the recent forum, which centered on innovative economic development in the region.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
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Graham Hatfull is among the latest National Academy of Sciences electees

Phage research by the Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology is helping treat infections that are unresponsive to antibiotics.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
Carla Ng watches a student pipette in the lab

PFAS, the ‘forever chemicals,’ explained by 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ engineer Carla Ng

A leading expert on forever chemicals, Ng explains what they are, where they’re found and what researchers are doing to eradicate them.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Left to right, Sustainable Design Labs researchers Hassan Nawaz and David Sanchez pose for a portrait in their lab.

51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s Sustainable Design Lab is developing novel materials to combat global water pollution issues

Researchers Hassan Nawaz and David Sanchez are designing metal organic frameworks (MOFs) to deal with arsenic and other heavy metals from 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh to Pakistan and beyond.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
A masked person looks back from a wheelchair with mounted devices

This new hub will leverage smart technology to improve independence for people with paralysis

The innovative program, funded by an anonymous $5 million gift, will build on existing research in 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and School of Medicine.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
  • School of Medicine
Zak Hutchinson and Anna Marsland in white lab coats, holding pipette tip boxes.

Labs produce a lot of waste. Here’s how 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ is making them more sustainable.

24 research labs have joined the Green Labs program, an effort to reduce the environmental impact of their work.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
Snoke and Hunt

David Snoke is the new co-director of the 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh Quantum Institute

With decades of conducting groundbreaking experiments, he will help position the interdisciplinary collaboration as a leader in quantum research.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh Quantum Institute (PQI)
A composite of 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ winners with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences logo

51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ has five new American Academy of Arts and Sciences members

Among the University’s honorees are American Cancer Society researchers, an archaeologist and Chancellor Joan Gabel.

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  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty