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Joseph Mahoney (SOC WK ’10) has been named executive director of Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center, a treatment program for alcohol and substance use disorders located in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Pitt has announced its 2021 Nordenberg Leadership Scholars—five exceptional Pennsylvania high school seniors who have demonstrated excellent leadership skills, innovative thinking, intellectual curiosity and community involvement.
Five students will join the Stamps Scholars Program at Pitt this fall. The prestigious scholarship is awarded to incoming undergraduates from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Pitt student Asher Hancock of Beaver, Pa., has been awarded a 2021 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has been named a Military Spouse Friendly School by Viqtory Media for being at the forefront of colleges and universities supporting the goals of military spouses.
Pitt Law alumnus and technology transfer professional Ryan Davis (LAW ’16) has been awarded for his work with the Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Transfer Program—a unit that determines which outcomes of veterans’ health-based research may have application or commercial potential in the real world.
Telehealth visits to help veterans access and adjust technology such as wheelchairs were just as effective as in-person visits, two studies from Pitt’s Human Engineering Research Laboratories found. The authors say continuing remote visits after the pandemic could even improve care.
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities named the University of Pittsburgh as the winner of the 2020 Innovation and Economic Prosperity “Place” Award for its work in community, social and cultural development.
Pitt students have not experienced lapses in their U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and payments thanks to efforts by Pitt's OVS and the VA.
The University of Pittsburgh Small Business Development Center has been chosen by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the national SBDC Excellence and Innovation Award winner of 2020. The center, part of Pitt’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence, was named No. 1 from more than 1,000 small business development centers across the nation.
As a master trainer at Pitt's Petersen Events Center, Kunal Gandhi noticed that improper form during exercise was resulting in injuries. The app he developed to help recently won an award from the National Football League.
The new agreement strengthens the trade skills program in Pittsburgh’s East End and suburbs while reaching workers in Crawford County.
Pitt’s retail stores are participating in a neighborhood-wide gift card program that aims to support the Oakland business district’s shops and restaurants during the pandemic—all while helping the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. To date, more than 15,500 meals have been donated.
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