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New views on sickle cell
Learn about the new imaging techniques Pitt bioengineering researchers are using to study the disease’s impact on the brain.
What’s out there?
As the U.S. government prepares to share an unclassified report on “unidentified aerial phenomena,” we asked Pitt experts to weigh in.
A Curie-ous connection to Pitt
A century ago, Pitt played host to the world’s foremost female scientist, Marie Curie. But Pitt’s connections to the two-time Nobel Prize winner’s work go far beyond the honorary doctoral degree she
The information steward
Meet Eleanor “Nora” Mattern, chair of the upcoming Year of Data and Society initiative.
A student belonging exercise is erasing achievement gaps in biology and physics courses
Simply acknowledging that college is challenging during introductory science courses has helped to close racial and gender achievement gaps.
Experts weigh in on Instagram hiding likes
Psychologist Sophia Choukas-Bradley and brand strategist Vanitha Swaminathan say Instagram’s move this week to hide the number of likes on some posts in the U.S. could change how young adults feel
Advanced CyberCamp is preparing the next generation for the digital 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.
Father-son mathematics team tackles cryptocurrencies and stock market vulnerabilities
The most exciting professional collaboration in Gunduz Caginalp’s 34-year career at Pitt came in 2018, when he published a paper co-authored with his 24-year old son and Department of Mathematics
Student engineers will learn on the fly for the Red Bull 'Flugtag' contest in Pittsburgh
On Aug. 5, the "Roc-ettes" team of engineers will put their skills to the test at Red Bull Flugtag, a flying-machine competition.
A Pitt camp taught high schoolers what it takes to fight high-tech threats
Air Force Association CyberCamp at Pitt featured coursework focused on everything from the anatomy of a computer system and the principles of cyber ethics to defending against network hacking and
A high school CyberCamp is coming to Pitt
Pitt’s Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security is one of 66 sites selected across the country to host an Air Force Association CyberCamp and the only site chosen in Pennsylvania. The camp runs
