There was a lot to applaud at the annual Celebration of Innovation in the Petersen Events Center Campus View Club, including awards for students and faculty and their work, as well as three businesses for their impact on the innovation ecosystem at Pitt. This comes on the heels of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) releasing its 2022 Top 100 for global universities where Pitt is listed for having 105 patents in the 2022 calendar year.

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Molecular Simulations, Epidemiology, Student Research Highlights of ARC23

The Center for Research Computing (CRC) hosted leading researchers in fields from molecular dynamics to public health at the CRC's 2023 Advancing Research through Computing symposium. The symposium’s theme was COVID-19 Wins and Lessons, and speakers explored the ways that advanced computing was employed in research into the myriad problems raised by the pandemic. One highlight of the day was a well-attended student poster contest in which 18 Pitt graduate and undergraduate students competed for three $750 travel prizes. Read about the presentations and meet the contest winners.

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Career Options, Confidence Create Big Idea Center Alums

The Big Idea Center created a platform for students to explore entrepreneurship in their field of study. From a freshman honors engineering project to achieving a full patent on their first health tech device, the Reachable Solutions team shares how their entrepreneurial journey took their careers in new directions and prepared them for meaningful work after graduation.

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Ask the Pitt Research Navigator to Connect You to a Research Resource

The new Pitt Research Navigator service aims to provide faculty and staff with a personalized and streamlined connection to research resources. Connect with the Pitt Research Navigator by emailing pittresearchnavigator@pitt.edu or using the web form. 

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University Wide Contracted Suppliers for Clinical Trial Support

This month the Office of Research Protections (ORP) established University-wide Contract Research Organization (CRO) agreements with: Scope International USA, a PA-based supplier; Pintail Solutions, LLC, a Silver classified agreement; and, Pearl Pathways, a Diversity Business Enterprise. Researchers at Pitt can use a CRO to setup contracts for supplies without an additional agreement, but with an enhanced level of support. CRO support services include project management, data management and multi-center trial monitoring.

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Microsoft STRIDES Agreement Signed

Pitt has entered into a university-wide agreement with Microsoft to participate in the NIH STRIDES program. Researchers can perform NIH-funded research projects in the Microsoft Azure cloud platform at a significant discount with direct access to Microsoft for research infrastructure implementation and maintenance. Non-NIH funded research projects are also eligible for a discount and enhanced IT support benefits.

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Adam Lowenstein Named a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow

Adam Lowenstein, professor of English in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, is now a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow for Film, Video & New Media Studies. Critical in the acquisition of George A. Romero’s Archival Collection by the University of Pittsburgh’s Library Systems, Lowenstein is working on his next book that explores the “otherness” often portrayed in the genre of horror films.

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IE Professor Becomes Dual-Fulbright Scholar

Bopaya Bidanda, professor in industrial engineering, has been named 2023-24 Fulbright Scholar and will be based in India. Over the years, Bidanda has aimed to increase Pitt’s presence in south and central Asia, and will implement a doctoral program in India for industrial engineering research. This follows the announcement in February that Pitt is a top Fulbright producer. In 2005, Bidanda was a Fulbright Scholar in Uruguay.

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Pitt-Bradford Biologists Uncover Honey’s Medicinal Uses

A common childhood cure-all for medical ailments in Nepal is honey, said two Pitt-Bradford students who grew up in the country. For Research Day on April 15, the pair worked in the lab with their research mentor, Robin Choo, to explore properties of putka honey. Alisha Khadka was most interested in the antimicrobial properties of putka compared to common varieties available in the U.S., while Heaman Dhimal, whose father harvested putka honey on their property, extracted chemicals for their project.

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Pitt Research LinkedIn Showcase Page

Do you have a LinkedIn page for sharing research and your work? Connect with colleagues and fellow researchers on LinkedIn by following the page, following the hashtag #PittResearch and by tagging @PittResearch in your posts about your research.
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Pitt Momentum Funds Dashboard

As we enter the fifth year of Pitt Momentum Funds, the SVCR Data Team created an interactive dashboard for individuals to run queries on interdisciplinary teams across the University’s five campuses. Be sure to scroll when you get to the page to use the dashboard.
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