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How Pitt’s CyberCamp is drawing high schoolers back to the University
As it approaches its 10th year, the lauded Pitt Cyber program is innovating its approach to help grow the national cybersecurity workforce.
Pitt’s School of Education is leading a new life sciences workforce training program
Supported by the Richard King Mellon Foundation, the job-creating project will develop new educational credentials and partnerships to transform Pittsburgh into a life sciences powerhouse.
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.
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.
A Pitt engineering education took this US 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.
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.
A Pitt study has identified a protein that can separate critical metals from electronic waste
Ferritin research by Meng Wang could help bolster the supply chain by recovering and recycling cobalt, nickel and lithium.
How Heidi Ward is helping write the next chapter of Greater Hazelwood
She’s leading Pitt’s engagement efforts close to home, serving her neighbors and promoting the life sciences on behalf of the University.
Pitt-Greensburg’s new benchtop NMR device lets students study molecular structures
The undergraduate-friendly nuclear magnetic resonance instrument will ensure student researchers gain hands-on experience without having to leave campus.
An undergraduate researcher and Pitt-Bradford professor teamed up to publish a new chemistry paper
The project gave sophomore Patrick Ianiro invaluable lab skills and experience with international collaboration. The hopeful future surgeon is heading to Pittsburgh next year.
Pitt Engineering alumna Kate Gundlach is still racing toward her dreams
This year she became one of two women in IndyCar to hold the coveted race engineer position.
SEA-PHAGES has turned thousands of college students into more confident researchers
A $3 million Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant furthers the program, which is providing hands-on research opportunities at more than 150 schools, including Pitt-Greensburg.
3 ways Pitt researchers are making strides in assistive technology
From smart uses of smart-home technology to driving simulators, these innovators are leveraging tech to improve lives.
Angela Stewart is ensuring tech education is welcoming, creative and fun-filled
Her research, in collaboration with a local summer camp, ensures all students are recognized and their participation — whether overt, muted or cautious — is reinforced.
Pitt and the Smithsonian have teamed up to teach life sciences skills to local middle schoolers
The hands-on curriculum is introducing young students in Pittsburgh’s Greater Hazelwood neighborhood to real-world applications of biotechnology.
2024 at Pitt, in photos
Our photographers shared their 10 favorite images of innovative researchers, major developments and more from the year.
A NASA-funded Pitt team is exploring the benefits of sleeping in space
Kate Flickinger’s research on lower metabolic rates could help astronauts safely undergo long-duration spaceflights one day. It could also help ICU patients here on Earth.
Pitt and Carnegie Mellon are collaborating with NVIDIA to launch its inaugural AI Tech Community
The University will lead a center focused on computational opportunities in the health and learning sciences, including applications of AI in clinical medicine, biomanufacturing and K-12 education.
How Pitt is helping the commonwealth thrive in an increasingly digital world
The University joined a Greater Pittsburgh Digital Inclusion Alliance project to increase access to internet in 11 rural Pennsylvania counties.
A new Pitt class is taking engineering to greater heights
Space engineering is just the first Swanson School course in a new effort to train students for the growing demand in aerospace and other industries.
