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Shadow Bandits Ready for Eclipse Day
Pitt’s Shadow Bandits, a research team of students, faculty and staff, will livestream the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse and conduct research — from 100,000 feet — as part of a nationwide NASA project.
Learn more about the project
Roc-ettes Have Fun, Gain Real-world Experience at Red Bull Flugtag Competition
With partly cloudy skies and an inconsistent wind blowing against their backs, the engineering students — and one alumnus — gave their 24-foot aircraft a running shove off a platform on the Allegheny River.
Find out how they did.
High Schoolers Learn What It Takes to Fight High-tech Threats
More than 200 high school students came to the Air Force Association CyberCamp at Pitt to learn the tricks and ethics of the trade. The weeklong camp culminated in a competition to stop a simulated cyberattack.
Find out more about the competition
Innovators Finish Year With 3 New Records
Pitt’s Innovation Institute reported its highest-ever numbers of startups, patents and invention disclosures as well as more than $4.3 million in precommercialization funding.
Learn more about the Innovation Institute's record year
Pitt Team Developing Computers for International Space Station
Space is an unfriendly place for computers. A Pitt lab nicknamed "CHREC" is researching fast, lightweight computer systems that can be reconfigured like Legos.
Learn more about the CHREC team
