"Media Recap"
Read about SHRS students, faculty, and alumni featured in the news.
HIM Chair, Mervat Abdelhak, PhD, receives national recognition. (Trib Total Media)
CSD Associate Professor, Catherine Palmer, PhD, comments on devices used to deter G-20 protesters. Find out how they work and the possible effects on your hearing. (The Associated Press)
Forty years later, the founding dean of SHRS, Anne Pascasio, is still helping future leaders in Rehabilitation Science. Read what she is doing. (PittChronicle)
SMN Chair, Scott Lephart, PhD , helps improve the performance of soldiers and decrease Army injuries. Find out how. (Pittsburgh-Tribune Review) , (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), (Times & Transcript)
RST Chair, Rory Cooper, PhD , talks about utilizing robotics to help those with disabilities gain more independence. Take a look at how it would work. (www.livescience.com)
SHRS graduate student demonstrates NSF-funded research to Senate. Read what they are doing. (www.nsf.gov)
Human Engineering Research Lab researchers travel to Washington, DC to present to lawmakers new robotic wheelchair created by students at SHRS. Read how it works and about other student projects. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Human Engineering Research Lab, an SHRS-affiliation, awarded highly competetive $5-million grant. Read how the money will be used. (Pittsburgh Business Times)
SHRS Associate Dean of Disability Programs and Professor Katherine Seelman, PhD helps nation and world focus on disability rights. Why world leaders gathered in Pittsburgh. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
SMN Assistant Professor, Judy Dodd , explains how your sense of smell can effect your health. Find out how. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
RST Chair Rory Cooper, PhD helps research scientists with disabilities by designing a "smart" robotic arm. How it works. (Nature Medicine)
RST Chair Rory Cooper, PhD competes in National Veterans Wheelchair Games for 15 years, now games will come to Pittsburgh. Find out when. (Pittsburgh-Tribune Review)
PT Associate Professors Sue Whitney, PhD and Patrick Sparto, PhD help patients with Balance Disorders. How virtual reality is helping. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
PT Assistant Professor Michael Schneider, DC talks about Direct Access for Physical Therapy Patients. What does it mean? (WTAE)
RST Chair Rory Cooper, PhD featured on special edition of Cheerios cereal box. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh-Tribune Review)
RST Chair Rory Cooper, PhD and SMN Chair Scott Lephart, PhD to help recovering soldiers. Find out how. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
RST Chair and Distinguished Professor Rory Cooper, PhD is the featured speaker at International Symposium on Wearable Computers. Learn about his invention. (Pittsburgh-Tribune Review)
CSD Associate Professor Catherine Palmer, PhD provides tools and tips to first-time hearing aid users. Find out how a new class can help. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
CSD alumnus David W. Hammer is recognized for his clinical achievements. Find out why. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
SHRS Graduate from Palestine finds opportunity in America and at the University of Pittsburgh. Read the story of Jenan Barghouthis now. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
CSD Associate Professor Catherine Palmer, PhD warns of the dangers of iPods and MP3 players. Find out how you can prevent hearing loss. (WPXI)
SMN Assistant Professor Timothy Sell, PhD talks about injury prevention. Click here for his expert advice. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
HIM Assistant Professor Rebecca Harmon stresses the importance of Health Information Mangagement to health care patients and the future of the industry. Find out more. (Western Pennsylvania Hospital News)