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September 23, 2025

VA Researcher, Dr. Rory Cooper, earns White House Innovation Award

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September 23, 2025

2023 NIHF Inductee Rory Cooper: Advancing Adaptive Technology

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September 23, 2025

The Future of Mobility in Pittsburgh

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September 23, 2025

Brandon Pitts Receives NSF CAREER Award

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August 12, 2025

National Academy of Engineers Impact Report

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March 4, 2024

Overcoming Transportation Barriers for People with Disabilities

In this UPMC Physician Journal feature, world-renowned engineer, inventor, and author, and founding director of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) Rory Cooper, PhD, demonstrates a board game that serves as a unique teaching tool to help patients and health care providers.
October 27, 2023

Celebrating Innovators at Our 50th Anniversary Induction Ceremony

On Oct. 25-26, 2023, world-changing creators and innovators gathered in Washington, D.C., to take part in the 2023 National Inventors Hall of Fame® Induction Ceremony — a milestone event marking the Hall of Fame’s 50th year of inspiration, innovation and impact.
October 24, 2023

Pittwire: President Biden gave the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Pitt’s Rory Cooper

Today at the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden awarded Rory Cooper with the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement, the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, in honor of Cooper’s career-long crusade to improve assistive technology for those with disabilities.