Stories by
Patrick Monahan
Jason Bittel wants you to love America’s wildlife like he does
In his new National Geographic Explorer book ‘Grizzled,’ the Pitt alum composes an ode to our animal neighbors, from grizzly bears to salamanders.
A new art display highlights Pittsburgh’s role in electric power history
The display, adorning the hallway outside a Benedum electric power lab, invites students to consider their place in engineering history.
The Pitt Research Annual Report is out now
Read about the last year of advances in AI for medicine, next-generation energy sources, space research and more.
This fearless senior is the definition of ‘cool under pressure’
Goalkeeping for the Pitt women’s soccer team taught Ellie Breech the value of swift action. That same trait helped her save her father’s life.
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.
A Pitt professor is playing a key role in tracking where Pennsylvania’s opioid settlement money goes
A new database co-created by Renee Cloutier offers a way to see which approaches to the opioid crisis are working.
A new Pitt study helps identify where train derailments pose the greatest risk
In the wake of East Palestine, a new study by Pitt Water Collaboratory researchers maps 26 years of accidents in the Ohio River Basin.
You’re at a New Ivy — now make the most of it
Pitt students are so employable that Forbes named the University a “New Ivy.” Here’s how to live your best Ivy life in Pittsburgh.
What’s the difference between a mountain pika and a rabbit? Their noses.
A surprising new Pitt study suggests that mammals living at high elevations switch off many of the genes that help them smell.
Pitt students are learning how to bake reuse into the things we make
Engineering students broaden their focus from lab benches to global supply chains with the help of industry in the Circular Economy Program.