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Pioneering physician-scientist and Distinguished Service Professor Bernard Fisher marks 100th birthday
His work has led to an improved rate of survival and quality of life for countless women with breast cancer as well as patients with other forms of cancer.
Pitt's BYO[Bag] is featured in the 2018 Sustainable Campus Index
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education recognized the University's reusable shopping bag program.
Arrival Survival Smooths Transition to College
Arrival Survival, the annual move-in event for Pitt students starts Monday, Aug. 20, on the Pittsburgh campus and runs through the end of the week. The essential information and helpful links to more
Microgrid Designed by Pitt Engineers Drives Clean Energy at Trucking Facility
All amenities in the docking terminal of PITT OHIO’s Harmar facility — including lights, electric forklifts, computers and battery chargers — operate from power supplied by an on-site microgrid
Advanced CyberCamp Prepares the Next Generation for Cyber Workforce
The second annual Air Force Association CyberCamp immersed 250 high schoolers in activities to identify malicious code, check for hackers and defend simulated network systems.
Jennifer Pruskowski received a new clinical practitioner award
This annual American College of Clinical Pharmacy award recognizes a member who has made outstanding contributions to the practice and the health of patients.
Hesselbein Global Academy celebrated 10 years of nurturing the next generation of leaders
Over its history, student leaders from 72 countries have participated.
Model Predicts ‘Fishy’ Chemicals in Salmon
A team led by engineer Carla Ng has developed a computer model to predict the presence of pollutants in farmed salmon. She found that fish, too, are what they eat.
Mostafa Bedewy was awarded a $330K National Science Foundation grant
The assistant professor will study how to better understand and control the internal structure of nanotube-based materials for emerging applications.
Pitt-Johnstown hosts 10th annual Older Youth Retreat
Over the last decade, the School of Social Work event has supported more than 1,000 young people.
NASA Researcher and Intelligent Systems Program Alumnus Puts Safety First
At his work and in his latest book, Steve Casner (A&S ’90G) explores how people put themselves in harm’s way by underestimating risks and overestimating their own abilities.
Retiring President Sharon P. Smith Praised for Strengthening Pitt–Greensburg
The fourth president of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg has announced her retirement, effective in 2019, after more than a decade of influential leadership.
Giannis Mpourmpakis is named an emerging investigator by the American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data named Giannis Mpourmpakis, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Pittsburgh
New Vice Chancellor Named as Pitt Marks Another Record-breaking Year in Innovation
Under the leadership of Evan Facher, Pitt innovators started a record 23 new companies in FY18. Facher now moves into the new position of vice chancellor for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Robert Brandom earns a Fellowship of the British Academy
The distinguished professor of philosophy is one of 20 academics outside the UK elected.
A School of Public Health graduate student is named Ms. Wheelchair USA
At the pageant, Heather Tomko also won the Invacare People’s Choice Award and the Dr. Georgi Hudson Smith Quest for Knowledge Award.
Vanitha Swaminathan will serve as president of the American Marketing Association’s Academic Council
The group represents the diversity of scholarly interests in managerial, behavioral, modeling and public policy perspective with attention to strategic marketing implications.
Engineering Team Designs Exoskeleton Technology to Help People Walk Again
It seems like something from a sci-fi movie: humans wearing bionic technology to move more easily. But Pitt researchers are turning fiction into a reality, aiming to help people with paraplegia.
Alumna Monica Ruiz is lauded for work in Pittsburgh's Latino community
The two-time School of Social Work graduate organizes around immigrant rights, housing and legal issues.
Kar-Hai Chu is awarded an NIH grant to study technology and substance use
His project's ultimate goal is to optimize cancer prevention and control.
