The Plan for Pitt: Advance Educational Excellence
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Inaugural Broadcast Course in Pitt Studios Gives Hands-on Experience to Students
Alumnus Kevin Smith brought his expertise back to Pitt after a 17-year Hollywood career writing movie and TV screenplays to instruct the innovative new course.
Monday, June 10, 2019
Valerie Kinloch Elected Vice President of National Council of Teachers of English
Friday, May 31, 2019
A Smart Solution for Thermostat Wars
Powered by Pitt innovation pathways, HiberSense is a smart heating and cooling system that collects data on temperature, humidity, occupancy and air-quality and “learns” using predictive analytics to anticipate the desired temperature room by room.
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
7 Pitt Athletics Programs Post Highest Multiyear Academic Progress Report Scores
Friday, May 17, 2019
Researchers Teach Adults to Read Using Pictures of Houses
In a recent study, led by chair of psychology Julie Fiez, researchers taught adults “HouseFont” — a hieroglyphic-like language based on photos of homes — then scanned the language-learning areas of participants’ brains. What they found adds to a growing body of knowledge on how adults process written languages.
