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We have a history of making the impossible possible. From medical technology development in outer space to making a more accessible world for veterans, we’re fueling research, powering discoveries and advancing work that enhances well-being for everyone.

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Our legacy runs deep, but our sights are set on what’s next: new cures, new patents, and new ways of solving tomorrow’s challenges. With over $1.25 billion in research expenditures, we’re pioneering wearable technology to restore mobility, advancing responsible AI in education, and creating Bio Valley through our Vision Institute, BioForge, and Assembly facilities. Help us advance what we do best by investing in our unrivaled research prowess.

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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.
Bioforge
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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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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.
José-Alain Sahel
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Retinal Implant Restores Central Vision in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Device improves sight for 80 percent of study participants, plus breakthroughs come as Pitt launches fight against NF1 blindness with $2.2 million gift from Gilbert Foundation.
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Pitt’s National Sports Brain Bank Gains Momentum with Help of NFL Hall of Famer
Jerome Bettis is latest pro athlete to pledge his brain to the research effort looking at CTE, ALS, and other brain diseases.
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Pitt Engineers Are Leading the Charge to Improve the U.S. Power Grid
Pitt researchers, working alongside industry, will prepare the grid for the unprecedented challenges that face tomorrow’s system.
Orland Bethel
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Pitt Expands Musculoskeletal Care and Research with Investment from the Orland Bethel Family
The gift accelerates the study of musculoskeletal disorders on a global scale by investing in researchers, facilities, and a first-of-its-kind biobank.
Rory Cooper
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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.
Greg Delgoffe and Leah Byrne
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Pitt Faculty Elected as Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Leah Byrne is a pioneer in the research and commercialization of cell and gene therapies to restore vision.
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