NASA dedicated an area of Mars to a late Pitt professor
Sanford Asher’s work linking microimages on Earth with images of space was integral to the search for signs of life on the Red Planet.
Pitt is once again among the top 2% of universities worldwide
Six programs, five of them in the schools of health sciences, cracked the top 25 on the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities list.
Meet Pitt’s 2026-27 Fulbright scholars
Eight faculty members, more than double last year’s class, received awards to conduct research and teach abroad.
Pitt alumna Katy Nesbitt is again a World Cup referee
Nesbitt is one of eight American referees selected for the USA-hosted tournament.
19 Pitt students earned national honors in a Russian essay contest
Thirty-one Dietrich School students participated in the 2026 ACTR National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest.
Jonathan Fuller was named a 2029 Greenwall Faculty Scholar
Associate Professor Jonathan Fuller will use a novel philosophical theory to make bioethical recommendations.
Wind energy is not bad for your health, new research shows
In this study, Osea Giuntella and his colleagues found no adverse physical or mental health affects after the installation of nearby turbines.
Alumna Rebecca Johnson is a 2026 Pulitzer Prize winner
The journalist and former Pitt News editor won the prize for local reporting along with her Chicago Tribune team. She is the third Pitt-connected Pulitzer recipient in three years
Making waves may be key to making memories
A new study, with contributions from G. Bard Ermentrout, shows the shapes and movement of activity correlate to different stages of memorizing and memory retrieval.
3 Pitt people were named Window Keepers by PA Humanities
Ervin Dyer, Jessica Kiefer and Allie O’Shea are among the first 25 Pennsylvanians to earn the honor for their work strengthening community and civic life.

