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10 Pitt researchers listed as “best female scientists in the world”
Ten researchers in the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences were ranked on the site Research.com’s list of “best female scientists in the world” for 2023. The rankings were largely based on the researchers’ H-index, a measure of a researcher’s productivity and citation impact. The site’s ranking used a detailed analysis of 166,880 profiles, using data acquired from sources...
Predicting Alzheimer’s Dementia in Oldest of the Old
UPMC Schools of Nursing Celebrate Nearly 200 New Graduates
Pitt surgical luminary honored
Timothy R. Billiar, George V. Foster Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, associate senior vice chancellor for clinical academics, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences, is the recipient of the 2023 Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the highest academic accolades in American surgery.
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Nursing Alum Wins Prestigious Dissertation Award
The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing is thrilled to recognize two-time alum Maura McCall (NURS '10G, '22G), who received the Council of Graduate Schools/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation award on Dec. 7 in the field of Biological and Life Sciences--a prestigious international honor for doctoral dissertations, with only two such awards given each year.
This recognition...
Spinal Cord Stimulation Helps People with Lower Limb Amputation
Celebrating academic invention
José-Alain Sahel, Distinguished Professor and Eye and Ear Foundation Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, is one of 162 academic inventors chosen as a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow, the NAI said in a news release on Dec. 12.
Sahel is a leader in vision restoration techniques. He has developed several...
New Embryo-Like Model Simulates Early Human Blood Production
French President Names Pitt Professor to Council for Science
José-Alain Sahel, Distinguished Professor and Eye and Ear Foundation Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, was appointed a member of French President Emmanuel Macron’s new Presidential Council for Science.
Sahel, who is also director of the UPMC Vision Institute, is one of 12 researchers Macron chose to advise him...
