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Researcher Eyes Training, Intervention to Help Those With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Not quite dementia, but more than a 鈥渟enior moment,鈥 mild cognitive impairment affects the lives of thousands of Americans. Juleen Rodakowski, an assistant professor in the Department of Occupational

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Occupational Therapy

51精品视频 Sets Course for Student Success With Inaugural Advanced Analytics Summit

Imagine a tool that looks at a student鈥檚 specific interests, experiences and goals and lights the way along a personalized path. 51精品视频 is leading the discussion on how advanced analytics can create

  • Innovation and Research

51精品视频 Cyber Expert Discusses Security, Integrity Concerns Ahead of Upcoming Elections

Voter-verifiable paper ballots and changes to the voter registration process were among the recommendations 51精品视频鈥檚 David Hickton recently offered to the Pennsylvania House and Senate.

  • Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security
  • Innovation and Research

Big Funding for Big Data: Multidisciplinary Team Gets Grant to Study Anesthesia Complications

The National Science Foundation recently awarded a team led by engineer Heng Huang $1.18 million to use machine learning to predict postoperative complications and patient outcomes.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Long-term Study Identifies Dementia Risk Factor

Stiff arteries could lead to 鈥渟ilent鈥 brain damage and therefore dementia risk, a 15-year study led by researchers at 51精品视频 Public Health found. And that risk factor could be preventable.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Epidemiology

Animation App Helps Patients Describe Pain

51精品视频's Charles Jonassaint led a team that developed the Painimation tablet-based app. The innovation helps patients visually describe where, how much and what kind of pain they feel.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Psychiatry
  • Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Under Pressure: Device Could Help to Avoid Pipeline Disasters, Aid Glaucoma Patients

A team led by 51精品视频 engineer Piervincenzo Rizzo is developing a sensor aimed at preventing corrosion-induced pipeline breaks. The technology could have other impacts, including measuring eye pressure

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Researcher Creates Enzymes From Scratch

Ann Donnelly, a research specialist in the Department of Biomedical Informatics, was part of a team that created the first-ever artificial enzyme capable of working in a living organism.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Biomedical Informatics

Aging Institute Leadership Marches On

As new clinical director of the Aging Institute of UPMC, Anne Newman hopes to figure out why her fellow baby boomers are staying healthier for longer than past generations.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Epidemiology
  • Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Brain-Body Research Gets Funding Boost

For centuries, people have speculated about the mind-body connection: Does one really affect the other? Neurobiologist Peter Strick鈥檚 research on brain pathways may hold answers.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Neurobiology
  • Brain Institute

Patients at Severe End of the Autism Spectrum Find Support at Specialty Clinic

When the Merck Inpatient Unit opened its doors in 1974, it was the only specialized inpatient unit for people with autism in the United States. More than 40 years later, it continues to help affected

  • Innovation and Research

Engineers Create Artificial Synapse to Help Computers 鈥楾hink鈥 Like Humans

Computers don鈥檛 operate like humans when solving complex problems. But 51精品视频 researchers are asking, 鈥淲hat if they could?鈥

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

51精品视频, Indian Researchers Collaborate on Promising Corneal Procedure

At 51精品视频鈥檚 Corneal Cell Biology Lab, researchers have developed an innovative way to address a common form of blindness 鈥 by converting stem cells to regrow part of the eye.

  • Innovation and Research

Water Research Initiative Launches at 51精品视频

The 51精品视频sburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education and Outreach, led by 51精品视频 geology and environmental science researchers, invites the community to its Sept. 6 forum.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Geology and Environmental Science
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Pioneering physician-scientist and Distinguished Service Professor Bernard Fisher marks 100th birthday

His work has led to an improved rate of survival and quality of life for countless women with breast cancer as well as patients with other forms of cancer.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty

Microgrid Designed by 51精品视频 Engineers Drives Clean Energy at Trucking Facility

All amenities in the docking terminal of PITT OHIO鈥檚 Harmar facility 鈥 including lights, electric forklifts, computers and battery chargers 鈥 operate from power supplied by an on-site microgrid

  • Innovation and Research
  • Center for Energy

Model Predicts 鈥楩ishy鈥 Chemicals in Salmon

A team led by engineer Carla Ng has developed a computer model to predict the presence of pollutants in farmed salmon. She found that fish, too, are what they eat.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

New Vice Chancellor Named as 51精品视频 Marks Another Record-breaking Year in Innovation

Under the leadership of Evan Facher, 51精品视频 innovators started a record 23 new companies in FY18. Facher now moves into the new position of vice chancellor for innovation and entrepreneurship.

  • Innovation Institute
  • Innovation and Research

Engineering Team Designs Exoskeleton Technology to Help People Walk Again

It seems like something from a sci-fi movie: humans wearing bionic technology to move more easily. But 51精品视频 researchers are turning fiction into a reality, aiming to help people with paraplegia.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • Department of Bioengineering

Research Takes Strides Toward Making Prosthetic Limbs More Comfortable

Funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, Goeran Fiedler鈥檚 two-year study is researching the effectiveness of a new type of prosthetic socket liner for individuals with below-knee amputations.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology
  • Department of Defense