Media Relations

 News Releases
University of Pittsburgh Researchers Receive Grant to Improve Patient Communication and Outcomes in the ICU
Thursday, November 19, 2009
University of Pittsburgh researchers will lead one of five U.S. teams that were awarded grants to understand how nurses contribute to and improve the quality of patient care.
Brian Westbrook Evaluated by UPMC Physicians
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Brian Westbrook, running back for the Philadelphia Eagles, was evaluated in November 2009 by UPMC sports concussion specialists Dr. Joseph Maroon and Dr. Michael (Micky) Collins.
University of Pittsburgh Researcher to Co-Direct National Consortium on Facial Birth Defects
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Iowa will lead a $9 million, five-year initiative to study the cause of facial birth defects.
Pittsburgh Steelers to Participate in ‘Gridiron Gaming’ Fundraiser at UPMC Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Gridiron Gaming is a fundraising event with the Pittsburgh Steelers to help the UPMC Institute for Rehabilitation and Research develop wellness programming for people with physical disabilities.
UPMC Receives Medal of Honor for Organ Donation
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
UPMC was among 428 hospitals that recently received the Medal of Honor for Organ Donation from the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

 Research News
University of Pittsburgh Researchers Receive Grant to Improve Patient Communication and Outcomes in the ICU
Thursday, November 19, 2009
University of Pittsburgh researchers will lead one of five U.S. teams that were awarded grants to understand how nurses contribute to and improve the quality of patient care.
Bypassing the Blues: Treatment for Depression After Bypass Surgery Improves Quality of Life and Reduces Cardiac Symptoms
Monday, November 16, 2009
Coronary artery bypass graft patients who were screened for depression after surgery and then cared for by a nurse-led team of health care specialists via telephone reported improved quality of life and physical function.
Pitt Asthma Institute Receives Grant for Innovative Research
Monday, November 16, 2009
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Asthma Institute have received a seven-year, $529,000 grant to bring cutting-edge clinical trials to asthma patients in Pittsburgh.

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 Events at UPMC / Pitt
2009 Parran Lecture – Tobacco Control Now and In the Future
Tobacco Control: Looking Back, Looking Forward” – 2009 Thomas Parran Lecture presented by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Announces Fall Community Education Class Calendar
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC offers classes for children and adults at several locations throughout the greater Pittsburgh area.
Is Health Care Reform Possible? Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health Welcomes Panelists to Health Care Reform Forum
Congressman Tim Murphy; Congressman Jason Altmire; former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill; and moderator Beaufort Longest will participate in a Health Care Reform Forum.
UPMC Mercy Diabetes Center Announces Lecture Series
The UPMC Mercy Diabetes Center will host a series of educational programs to raise awareness of diabetes and related health topics.
Keeping Our Heads in the Motorcycle Helmet Debate
"The Public Health Implications of Helmet Laws in Taiwan” is a special lecture presented by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.
Pitt Health Sciences Library System to Host Traveling Exhibit ‘Opening Doors: Contemporary African-American Academic Surgeons’
The Pitt Health Sciences Library System will host the traveling exhibit, “Opening Doors: Contemporary African-American Academic Surgeons,” from Nov. 3, 2009 to Jan. 28, 2010.
UPMC Sports Medicine to Hold Weekly Sports Injury Clinics
Committed to providing local high school athletes with timely and high-quality care, UPMC Sports Medicine will host acute sports injury clinics.