Faculty & Teaching
Monday, February 11, 2019
Facebook at 15: Researchers Share Insight Into Impact of the Social Media Giant
Facebook has morphed from a college student social network into a global tech powerhouse. Pitt faculty members discuss its influence, from grassroots organizing to "fake news."
Friday, February 1, 2019
Point of View: Three Pitt Scholars Discuss the Future of Bitcoin
Bitcoin — the world’s first digital currency to operate independent of any centralized institution — had a wild 2018 and enters an equally tumultuous 2019, experts predict. How will it fare? Pitt researchers weigh in.
Friday, January 18, 2019
Longtime Pitt Mentor, Engineer Works on the Future With Soft Robotics
Inspired by the inner workings of a mechanical pencil in grade school, Anna Balazs went on to launch a career that blurs the boundaries between the living and nonliving in engineering and biology.
Monday, January 7, 2019
Emergency Medicine Course Prepares First Responders to Think Fast and Slow
Taught by the School of Medicine’s Paul Paris, the undergraduate course aims to help students become more aware of the factors that impact their thinking in emergency medical situations.
Monday, December 10, 2018
Professor Explores Barack Obama’s Presidency, Legacy Through Letters
With support from Pitt’s Department of English and the Center for Creativity, Jeanne Marie Laskas sifted through hundreds of citizens’ letters to President Obama, resulting in an acclaimed magazine story and full-length book.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Daughter-Father Team Teaches Class on Bridging Political, Generational Divide
With the 2018 midterm elections swiftly approaching, University of Pittsburgh faculty member Kris Kanthak is trying to make discussing politics a little easier to navigate — with the help of someone familiar.
Monday, October 1, 2018
Romero Lives!
Film and media studies professor Adam Lowenstein brings his expertise to Pittsburgh’s 50th anniversary celebration of the classic horror flick “Night of the Living Dead.”
Friday, June 15, 2018
Alumnus Brings Award-winning Poetry to the Classroom, Reflects on Race and Justice
Writing program alumnus Cameron Barnett’s first book of poetry, “The Drowning Boy’s Guide to Water,” gained national attention and awards. Today, he’s a teacher at Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School — the same place where he first dreamed of becoming a writer.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Father-Son Mathematics Team Tackles Cryptocurrencies, Stock Market Vulnerabilities
The most exciting professional collaboration in Gunduz Caginalp’s 34-year career at Pitt came in 2018, when he published a paper co-authored with his 24-year old son and Department of Mathematics visiting scholar, Carey Caginalp (A&S ’11).
Monday, April 9, 2018
Personalized Education Plans Earn Support
An app matching students to tutors and a Netflix-like recommendation system to find mentors are among the projects funded by the Office of the Provost’s first Personalized Education Grants Program.