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Pitt researchers earned Gates Foundation funding to develop an HIV sensor
Amir Alavi and Alan Wells are building a handheld device that can report viral load at the press of a button, enabling care in resource-limited or decentralized settings.
This Pitt family is on mission to register bone marrow donors
Erin and Bill Bedillion’s daughter needs a bone marrow donor. The Pitt alums are determined to find one — for her and all the other kids who are waiting for a match.
These Pitt researchers are investigating the biomechanics of baseball
The data they gather may help protect the health of players and give the team a competitive edge.
If ChatGPT wrote this poem, would you like it more?
A study from Pitt Professor Edouard Machery suggests "AI-generated poems are now 'more human than human.'"
Allen Greene declares Pitt athletics will be ‘bold’ in the new college sports era
The former college and professional athlete says his journey has shaped how he views his latest role as Pitt's director of athletics.
5 of the top Yinzer-approved moments from HBO Max hit ‘The Pitt’
Pitt's Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, an assistant professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine, served as a consultant for the writers of the show starting Noah Wyle.
Is it OK to scratch that itch?
New research from the lab of Dan Kaplan, a professor in Pitt’s Department of Dermatology, not only helps to resolve that conundrum but also explains why we itch at all.
Anna Li’s million-dollar idea helps patients help themselves
The MD/PhD student has already designed a medical device, earned a patent and launched a company — but it’s what she hasn’t yet accomplished that keeps her going.
Step inside this innovative Pitt lab that looks a lot like your grandma’s house
The technology tested and developed in Pitt’s Healthy Home Lab is making it safer for older adults to age in place.
Hear stories from 6 Pitt people in this statewide oral history collection
The “Voices of History” project traveled across Pennsylvania to collect Black family histories from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Pitt engineers are leading the charge to improve the US power grid
As the aging network faces pressures it's never encountered before, these Swanson School researchers are carrying on Pitt's legacy as an electricity powerhouse.
Hard work and a little fortune fuels Tracey Travis’ career
From GM to Estée Lauder, the Pitt alumna has a knack for joining Fortune 500 companies just as they get hot.
How Pitt is developing — and hiring — workers close to home
Meet career counselor Celiwe Jones, who helps connect residents across Pittsburgh to roles at the University.
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.
Alumni updates, summer 2025
Pitt alumni recently wrote books, opened rural health facilities in Africa, signed contracts to play professional volleyball, earned honors from NASA and the Whiting Foundation, and more.
A Pitt engineering education took this U.S. Army pilot from the aircraft to the classroom
After finishing his thesis, in which he developed a solution to minimize in-rush currents in motors, Capt. Daniel Hawbaker is heading to West Point to teach the next generation of military engineers.
Pavlov’s dogs were conditioned to go to their treat. Why do some animals learn to interact with the bell instead?
New Pitt research found that this behavior, called sign tracking, relies on dopamine release at just the right time.
7 free events in Pittsburgh this July
From downtown events like Picklesburgh and Anthrocon to car-free strolls in the Strip District, there are plenty of opportunities to get outside this month.
Early pictures from the Rubin Observatory provide a glimpse of what’s to come
The flood of data will be shared with scientists around the world, helping them explore some of the universe’s greatest mysteries.
