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With decades of Pitt researchers’ input, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope preps for launch
Hubble’s “wide-eyed-cousin” will investigate the nature of dark energy and capture thousands of supernovae starting Aug. 30.
Rory Cooper was named to Forbes’ list of most successful living veterans
The founder of Pitt’s Human Engineering Research Laboratories was recognized for his contributions to wheelchair technology that helps reduce repetitive injuries.
Michael Ramsey’s work was recognized by the American Geophysical Society
A paper led by the professor of geology and environmental science explains the impact of losing NASA’s only high-res multispectral thermal infrared sensor
Heart assembloids give researchers a new way to study heart valve disorders
Experts from the Swanson School, Pitt Medicine and Carnegie Mellon combined their skills to engineer these stamp-sized, working models of one of our most complex organs.
Lara Putnam was elected vice president of research for the American Historical Association
The professor of history will serve a three-year term beginning January 2027.
Janina López won a fellowship from the Center for Advanced Study of the Visual Arts
The two-year Wyeth Fellowship will support the graduate student’s dissertation on art and education in Northern California in the 1970s.
Alana DeLoge co-authored two chapters on Quechua language instruction
The teaching assistant professor wrote about the Quechua Innovation and Teaching Initiative and authenticity vs. standardization in learning materials on the Indigenous language.
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center earned NSF funding to build a new hybrid quantum-classical computer
The $5 million grant will enable the center, along with partners Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Rigetti Computing, to construct the TangleLab testbed.
A Pitt-led team plans to automate quantum computing research with a Department of Energy grant
Part of the Genesis Mission, a national effort to harness AI for scientific discovery, the project could enable new chemistry and materials science.
The University Library System is helping to digitize a rare East African archive
Pitt experts are training two librarians from Kenya’s St. Paul’s University, which is home to centuries-old records documenting slavery and emancipation.