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FACETSStudent Feature

Passion for Orthotics and Prosthetics Leads to National Scholarship

August 2, 2024 | 4 min read

Caitlin Bowman Martwinski (MSPO '24) became one of only 10 students in the country to receive a prestigious $10,000 award.

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FACETSResearch Feature

Improving Digital Literacy for Home-Bound Older Veterans

August 2, 2024 | 5 min read

Many Americans, particularly older adults and individuals with disabilities, have difficulty adopting new technology—even when it can give them access to better health care.  

FACETSResearch Feature

Pitt’s Healthy Home Lab: Home Sweet Healthy Home

March 18, 2024 | 9 min read

The Healthy Home Laboratory is an innovative, collaborative resource where scientists, engineers, rehabilitation experts and community partners are coming together to maximize the health and safety of a typical home environment and allow more people to age safely and independently at home. 

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FACETSProgram Feature

Giving Man’s Best Friend a New Leash On Life

January 31, 2024 | 3 min read

Students in the Prosthetics & Orthotics (P&O) program are learning how their industry is expanding to help man’s best friend put their best paw forward.

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FACETS

Donors’ Undergraduate Summer Research Award Scholarship Is a Transformative Gift for SHRS Students

August 5, 2023 | 6 min read

Allen and Nell McMurtry established the SHRS Undergraduate Student Summer Research Award in 2019 as a token of pure gratitude for the faculty who made a difference in the lives of students.

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SHRS Programs Using Assistive Technology to Empower Inclusivity  

July 28, 2023 | 6 min read

Explore the various assistive technology being utilized by programs at SHRS.

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FACETSSHRS Feature

How SHRS is Shaping the Next Generation of Health Care Providers

December 6, 2022 | 7 min read

How will the next generation of health care providers respond to the needs of their patients? What are students learning today that will impact their future practices? And what are we at SHRS doing to attract the best and the brightest and support them on their journeys to become leaders…