Skip to main content
University of Pittsburgh
UPitt Logo
Pitt Wire
Pitt Wire

From the latest big breakthrough to the most influential and inspiring figures on campus to Pitt in the community, Pittwire is your official source for what’s happening now.

Explore Sections
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • University News
  • Cultivate Student Success
  • Propel Scholarship, Creativity, and Innovation
  • Be Welcoming and Engaged
  • Promote Accountability and Trust
  • It's Possible at Pitt
  • Pitt Magazine
  • Accolades
Explore By Category
  • Features & Articles
  • Accolades & Honors
  • Ones to Watch
  • Announcements and Updates

Pittwire Other Links

  • Event Calendar
  • Social Media Directory
Search Pitt
Search for People

Global Menu

  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give
  • Pittwire
  • Events
Navigation
  • About
  • Academics
  • Admissions
  • Research
  • Life at Pitt
  • Athletics
Colleges & Schools
  • Arts & Sciences
  • Business
  • Computing & Information
  • Dental Medicine
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • General Studies
  • Health & Rehabilitation
  • Honors College
  • Law
  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Pharmacy
  • Public & Intl Affairs
  • Public Health
  • Social Work
Info For
    • COVID-19 Response
    • Alumni
    • Community
    • Global
    • Sustainability
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Youtube
Search Pittwire
Search www.pitt.edu
Explore Sections
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • University News
  • Cultivate Student Success
  • Propel Scholarship, Creativity, and Innovation
  • Be Welcoming and Engaged
  • Promote Accountability and Trust
  • It's Possible at Pitt
  • Pitt Magazine
  • Accolades
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Youtube

Center for Neuroscience

Student holding a pencil and looking at a notebook

The best way to retain memories may depend on the content

New Pitt and Temple research tests approaches for spacing out and memorizing different types of material.

Thanos Tzounopoulos sits on a black bench with a microscope in the background.

Pitt researchers discovered a way to prevent hearing loss caused by loud noise

Free-floating zinc molecules in the inner ear may hold the key to why hearing loss occurs, according to a new paper from the School of Medicine.

Bridge Icon
University of Pittsburgh

Global Menu

  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give
  • Pittwire
  • Events
  • About
  • Academics
  • Admissions
  • Research
  • Life at Pitt
  • Athletics
Quick Links & Resources
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Affordability
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Departments A-Z
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Find People
  • Information Technology
  • LGBTQ+
  • Nondiscrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Promoting Accountability and Trust
  • My Pitt
Regional Campuses
  • Bradford
  • Greensburg
  • Johnstown
  • Titusville
Colleges & Schools
  • Arts & Sciences
  • Business
  • Computing & Information
  • Dental Medicine
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • General Studies
  • Health & Rehabilitation
  • Honors College
  • Law
  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Pharmacy
  • Public & Intl Affairs
  • Public Health
  • Social Work

4200 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
United States

+1 412-624-4141
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Youtube