The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC have selected MaCalus V. Hogan, M.D., MBA as the new David Silver Professor and Chair of Pitt’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at UPMC, following a thoughtful yearlong national search to succeed Freddie H. Fu, M.D., whose legacy as department chair from 1998 to 2021 attained a stellar international reputation for leading key scientific and clinical innovations.
State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor, has planned a debate with his Democratic opponent Attorney General Josh Shapiro, but is still waiting for a response from Shapiro.
Last month, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that $297,000 in funds through the Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprentice Grant Program will be going to Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 354 to increase apprenticeships across Pennsylvania.
Today in Nature, University of Pittsburgh researchers describe for the first time a pathway by which cells repair damaged lysosomes, structures that contribute to longevity by recycling cellular trash.