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Be Humble: Pitt Studies Reveal How to Increase Perceived Trustworthiness of Scientists

Public trust in science and scientists improve greatly when researchers exhibit intellectual humility.
13-Nov-2024 10:55 AM EST Add to Favorites

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U.S. Department of Defense Awards Pitt $100M to Continue Transformative Trauma Trials

The University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences has been awarded approximately $100 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to continue a clinical research program that is advancing trauma care.
25-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Hillandale Farms Family Giving to Support Musculoskeletal Care and Research Tops $45 Million with the Creation of the Orland Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center Biobank

With this second gift of $18.5 million, Pitt will launch the Orland Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center Biobank that will collect, house and properly distribute specimens that will shed light on disorders such as arthritis, osteoporosis, and a...
19-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Study Finds Mine-Drainage Treatment Cost Effective, but Far More Costs Lay Ahead

Research by the University of Pittsburgh shows that state and federal appropriations allowing Pennsylvania to treat abandoned mine drainage works to both successfully and cost effectively clean up acidic water. But their research also shows funding...
16-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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People eating beef are less likely to live near the industry’s pollution, Pitt researchers found

University of Pittsburgh researchers are the first to trace one of those pollutants, nitrogen, along the U.S. beef supply chain at the county level. They found high spatial disconnect between where beef is eaten and where nitrogen’s impacts are...
3-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Birds have accents, too: Researchers find cultural change in the dialects of parrots over 22-year period

While distinct languages and dialects are common to human societies, most people are unaware that other species may similarly have culturally significant dialects.
21-Aug-2024 11:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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New Research Challenges Conventional Widsom on Wet-Surface Adhesion

The research team discovered that water can unexpectedly enhance adhesion under controlled conditions. The study involved measuring the adhesion of a soft elastomer to precisely engineered rough surfaces, revealing a complex interplay between water,...
6-Aug-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Switching Decisions: Interleukin-12 Influences B Cell Immune Response

Researchers discover that a cytokine called interleukin-12 (IL-12) acts like a switch to direct which antibody response B cells will generate.
26-Jun-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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A nova is coming: learn more about this stellar explosion

Astronomers expect a “new” star will be visible in the sky by September following an explosion in the constellation Corona Borealis
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