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51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ BioForge appointed its inaugural CEO

Ken Gabriel will lead the Hazelwood Green facility and serve as director of 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s Advanced Biomanufacturing Institute.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Our City/Our Campus
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In-person teams are more innovative than remote ones

A 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ analysis of 20 million research papers shows how teams of scientists that collaborate from a distance are less likely to do paradigm-shifting work.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Computing and Information
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Chancellor Gabel highlights higher education’s role in keeping America competitive

Delivering remarks as vice chair for education on the Council of Competitiveness, Gabel emphasized the importance of partnerships and thought leadership on new technologies.

  • Innovation and Research
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The same motor task can make different groups of brain cells light up

New research from Swanson School researchers may help develop better algorithms for self-driving cars by studying how the brain reacts to visual stimuli.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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A new fund aims to spark innovations in diabetes research at 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ

Erin E. Kershaw’s lab will benefit from donations to the Frank Calandra, Jr. Family Foundation. Learn more about the man who inspired the effort.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ is part of a national effort to advance long COVID treatments

A new Department of Health and Human Services grant will provide $5 million in funding to improve access to care for underserved populations.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Covid-19
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Public Health
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What if we could talk to cells?

Nathan Lord earned an NIH New Innovator Award for his research on the chemical language of the body’s building blocks. It’s work that could transform regenerative medicine.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
Cooper, wearing a medal, poses with President Biden

President Biden gave the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s Rory Cooper

The honor — the nation’s highest for technological achievement — is the latest and most significant recognition of Cooper’s decades of innovations in wheelchair technology.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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An NIH director’s award will help 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ researchers study the vast reach of tiny proteins

Their findings could affect our understanding of everything from genetic diversity to autoimmune diseases.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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This year’s State of the School reviewed 2 years of successes for 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ Medicine

Anantha Shekhar detailed how the School of Medicine met or exceeded the key goals he set — in areas from clinical excellence to faculty development — when he joined the University.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
Hunt and Hatridge in the 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh Quantum Institute lab

The 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh Quantum Institute named a new co-director

Benjamin Hunt will join his longtime 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ collaborator Michael Hatridge to further establish 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh as a headquarters for quantum computing.

  • Innovation and Research
  • 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh Quantum Institute (PQI)
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ researchers are key to NASA’s next space telescope

Four 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ astronomers are helping bring the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to life to uncover the secrets of dark matter — and they’re hoping current theories are wrong.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Space
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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The biggest barrier to getting fossil fuel workers green jobs isn’t skills — it’s location

Fossil fuel workers have the right skills to join the green revolution. They’re just not in the right places, according to a new study by 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ researcher Morgan Frank.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • School of Computing and Information
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A new study lays the groundwork for detecting volcanic activity on Venus

Future space probes will travel to the nearby planet to look for signs of flowing lava. 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s Ian Flynn is making sure they’ll be able to find the evidence if it’s there.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Kerrigan holds up a rock. A foggy seaside cliff is behind him.

What mountains in Portugal can tell us about Pennsylvania’s geologic past

Understanding how mountains formed could help us predict future tectonic events and find minerals for electronics, says Fulbright Fellow and 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ-Johnstown Associate Professor Ryan Kerrigan.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
  • 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ-Johnstown
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51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ is a top 20 leader in patents in the U.S.

Innovators at the University earned 105 utility patents in 2022, ranking 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ at No. 16 in the nation among universities.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
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51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ researchers have identified a new culprit in Alzheimer’s progression

Their discovery could help change the prevention and treatment of the disease.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
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5 projects received 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ Seed pilot funding

Winners across three campuses will strengthen the teacher pipeline, boost interdisciplinary graduate studies work and more.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
Erik Schuckers in the Center for Creativity space

As the Center for Creativity has expanded, so have opportunities for experimental research

Three locations across the 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh campus offer a low-pressure space for multidisciplinary scholars to gather, make and perform.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh Campus
  • Center for Creativity
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An exhibit near the Lincoln Memorial rethinks national monuments

51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s Kirk Savage says the Beyond Granite exhibit on the National Mall taps into fresh ideas about public memorials. See it through Sept. 18.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty