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See Images from the Proving Possible Launch

Visit our photo gallery from the September 25 campaign launch at Petersen Events Center.

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Pitt’s Ishihara Lab to Receive $2.25M in Google.org Impact Challenge

The lab of Keisuke Ishihara, assistant professor of computational and systems biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, announced Oct. 14 that it has been selected as a recipient of the Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Science.

, from left: Doug McCullough, Pitt’s acting chief advancement officer; Nancy Angus, president of the Mario Lemieux Foundation; Jodi Weisfield, Pitt’s vice chancellor for health sciences and clinical programs advancement; Lauren Lemieux Antoni; Nathalie Lemieux; Mario Lemieux; Stanley Marks; John Byrd; Beth Wild, president of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Tom Grealish; Kevin Washo, Pitt’s senior vice chancellor for external relations

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A $5M Gift from the Mario Lemieux Foundation Will Support Microbiome Research at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

The new center will help researchers better understand how microorganisms that naturally live in and on the human body can influence cancer development.

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Campaign Kickoff, Cathedral Milestone and Light Show Highlight Pitt Homecoming

An action-packed weekend included the launch of the $3 billion Proving Possible campaign and celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Cathedral of Learning’s groundbreaking.

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Pitt Launches $3B Proving Possible Fundraising Campaign

Campaign will champion transformation and growth at all University schools and campuses.

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Translating Space Science into Health Breakthroughs

Kate Rubins, professor of computational and systems biology and a former NASA astronaut, directs the Trivedi Institute for Space and Global Biomedicine at Pitt.

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Pitt’s Bioforge Knows the Best Treatment for You Is You

BioForge is accelerating innovations and breakthroughs in the manufacturing of precision medicines to speed their delivery using small, cross-disciplinary teams.

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Rory Cooper Named to Forbes' List of Most Successful Living Veterans

The founder of Pitt’s Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Cooper has led groundbreaking research in wheelchair design, robotics and other assistive technologies.