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Pitt is hosting 4 youth science communication workshops in July
Middle schoolers will investigate a topic, gather data and use basic code to communicate their findings in these single-day outings.
What does the future of space medicine look like?
Pitt distinguished professor Bill Wagner discussed how new materials and techniques could change medical care in space.
Pitt alumna Kate Moran is using technical innovation to combat climate change
The award-winning researcher and engineer’s adventures have included advising the Obama administration and taking Arctic expeditions to advocate for global sustainability.
16 Pitt students will research electrical grid sustainability through SHURE-Grid
The summer program is a collaborative partnership between the David C. Frederick Honors College, Swanson School of Engineering, Pitt’s Office of Research and the Idaho National Laboratory.
Pitt’s national patent ranking improved to No. 14 in 2023
Some 114 patents put the University up two spots on the National Academy of Inventors list.
Michele V. Manuel is the first woman U. S. Steel Dean of the Swanson School of Engineering
The award-winning materials engineer, innovator and leader joins Pitt from the University of Florida Sept. 1.
Pittsburgh high schoolers spend a summer engaged in STEM through this Pitt program
Students learn more than just lab work through Pitt Bio Outreach, which also provides mentoring as they prepare for college and fosters community connections.
David Waldeck and Brian Bloom published a ‘spintronics’ paper in Science Advances
The research shows how certain materials could serve as gateways to control currents that harness an electron’s spin rather than its charge.
A Pitt program earned a first-of-its-kind Middle States Association accreditation
It’s a major milestone toward the STEM PUSH Network’s goal of increasing equity and opportunity for Black, Latino and Indigenous students in postsecondary STEM.
A Brookings Institution event highlighted Pittsburgh’s growth as a life sciences leader
Chancellor Joan Gabel and Pitt BioForge CEO Ken Gabriel were among the speakers at the recent forum, which centered on innovative economic development in the region.
How nanotubes, nanoparticles and antibodies are used to detect tiny amounts of fentanyl
This Pitt-developed sensor is portable, affordable and orders of magnitude more sensitive than the next-best thing.
Registration is open for the Swanson School’s summer day camp
The dynamic STEM program is open to second-12th graders.
The first Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument results made the most precise measurement yet of our expanding universe
Using the DESI, researchers have made the largest 3D map of our universe and world-leading measurements of dark energy, the mysterious cause of its accelerating expansion.
Pitt has 2 new Goldwater scholars
The prestigious scholarship is awarded to sophomores and juniors who plan to pursue research careers in the sciences and engineering fields. Meet our winners.
A Pitt-Carnegie Mellon team will compete in the EnergyTech University Prize National Pitch Event
The Flow Battery Diagnostics for Energy Reliability project is among 28 student finalist teams to advance to the competition in Austin, Texas.
A Dell Technologies gift will provide Pittsburgh medical researchers with expanded computational power
A new high-performance computer system in the Innovation Hub for Health Science Medical Research will help improve outcomes for patients.
2 Pitt teams will present their winning Hacking4Humanity projects to Gov. Josh Shapiro
A collaboration among Pittsburgh universities, the multidisciplinary hackathon aims to identify new tech and policy solutions to mitigate online hate and create safer communities.
Help shape Pitt IT’s 10-Year Horizon Plan
Share your feedback on potential priorities during weekly virtual office hours or by completing an online survey.
An undergrad from Ukraine is exploring how VR might comfort those with PTSD
Moved by her own experiences with trauma, Sofiya Synychych developed a meditative application with help from Pitt-Bradford faculty.
2 Pitt faculty were elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors
Leah Byrne and Greg Delgoffe of the School of Medicine were honored for their innovations in cell and gene therapy.
