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Ones to Watch: Mitch Bell highlighted in Pittwire
An alum with a knack for assistive tech hacksRead more about Mitch Bell and Assist+, a…
Corina Bondi receives two prestigious mentoring awards
Safar Center Associate Director Corina Bondi, PhD was honored this month for her outstanding mentoring at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Chicago, where she received the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) Mentor Award.
Dr. Gwendolyn Sowa speaks on Person-Centered Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain
NIH HEAL Initiative: Research SpotlightDr. Gwendolyn Sowa from the University of Pittsburgh describes her team’s research that assesses how people experience chronic low back pain. This work seeks to identify the best ways to help people manage their chronic low back pain based on their…
Mike Boninger announced as a keynote speaker at the 2024 MR3 Network Scientific Retreat
Michael L. Boninger, MD, distinguished professor, University of Pittsburgh Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, will be a keynote speaker at the MR3 (Rehabilitation, Research, Resource) Network’s fourth annual Scientific Retreat: Catalyzing Transdisciplinary Research to Develop…
Faculty Update - September 2024
Angie Garcia, Ryan Nussbaum, Chris StandaertExcellence in Patient Experience AwardsTop UPMC Physician by SpecialtyOf the more than 5,000 UPMC physicians, they are among only 46 recipients of this award across UPMC’s specialtiesWendy Helkowski
Accepted as a member of the Academy…
Faculty Update - July 2024
Jen Collinger and Marco CapogrossoAwarded Hunter TBI Translational Research Program Grants Amy Houtrow, Jason Edinger and Angie Garcia Manuscript for publication in JAMA Pediatrics.Amy Houtrow Gave technical assistance to the While House Office of Science and Technology Policy about…
Congratulations to the 2024 UPMC RI Pilot Recipients and RI Day Awardees!
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 Rehabilitation Institute Pilot Award Program and the 20th Annual Rehabilitation Institute Research Day best research and poster session winners! 2024-2025 RI Pilot Awardees:Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Recipient: Dr. Bailey…