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Dr. Bruce Rollman interviewed for Medicine Mentors Podcast
Dr. Rollman is the UPMC Endowed Chair in General Internal Medicine, and Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, Biomedical Informatics, and Clinical and Translational Science at University of...

Dr. Sidani Named to Pitt Cyber Affiliate Scholars
The Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security (Pitt Cyber) has added a new slate of researchers to its team of Pitt Cyber Affiliate Scholars. Affiliate scholars are selected for excellence in...

Dr. Magnani, Along with Team of Authors, Publish Largest Study of Neighborhood Air Pollution Data
The study is the largest of its kind to include neighborhood-specific pollution data—rather than simply hospitalization data—and further emphasizes the importance of air pollution alerts in...

Dr. Rollman Interviewed in Psychiatry Advances Podcast Series
Dr. Rollman, was interviewed by Dr. Loren Roth for the Psychiatry Advances Podcast series discussing the impact of a “blended” collaborative care...

Dr. Babichenko’s video games allow cystic fibrosis patients to explore their complex care regimens
Dmitriy Babichenko is betting that educational video games may improve the health of kids with CF and other conditions. With an interdisciplinary team, he received a Pitt Seed Project grant from...

Dr. Escobar-Viera Welcomed as Faculty in the School of Psychiatry
Dr. Escobar-Viera’s research focuses on leveraging social media and consumer information technology to improve both mental health outcomes and access to mental health services for minority...

Center Core Members Sidani, Hoffman and Escobar-Viera Publish Work on Grief and Social Media
Have you lost a loved one who was also a friend on #socialmedia? We wondered how social media helps and hurts the grief process for young people who have experienced this kind of loss.