This alum-founded startup is turning campus food waste into fertilizer

Two shipping-container ‘digesters’ on the Pittsburgh campus transform more than a ton of scraps each month thanks to Kyle Wyche and Ecotone Renewables.

Breakthrough catalyst insight may unlock new possibilities for safer water disinfection

A research team including Pitt engineers used quantum chemistry to uncover design principles for generating sustainable alternatives to chlorine.

This new antibody test only takes 10 minutes, no blood draw necessary

A highly selective sensor developed by Pitt researchers can quantify immune responses — but may also have implications for everything from cancer treatments to allergy detection.

A new way to make phage DNA lays groundwork for better infection treatments

The study, by Graham Hatfull and colleagues, surmounts a long-lasting barrier to constructing the genomes of bacteria-killing viruses.

Pitt is launching a premier scholars program with a $30M gift from alumnus Michael Rees

The gift creates the Rees-Chancellor’s Scholars Program at the University of Pittsburgh’s David C. Frederick Honors College.

Grace Kenney won a New Investigator Grant

The assistant professor is mapping uncharted areas of microbial chemistry with funding from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation.

A perfect storm led this Pitt alum into a career as an amusement park artist

In his dream job at Knoebels, Jerry Sassani is also using his archeology degree from the Dietrich School.

Justin Kitzes won a Bezos Earth Fund AI Grand Challenge grant

The Dietrich School faculty member is partnering with the National Audubon Society and WildMon to harness artificial intelligence for the health of the planet.

Pitt students and staff took home awards at a statewide TRIO conference

Students and staff members took home scholarships and an award at the 2025 PA TRIO Annual Conference.

What really led to the decline of Maya kingdoms?

Researchers tend to blame drought for the downfall of these cities — but it’s not that simple, according to Pitt’s Claire Ebert.