New accreditation will help BE STEM create more paths to college
The pre-college, equity-centered initiative will now be recognized by college admissions. Early data shows it’s already helping to diversify university STEM programs.
3 Pitt alumni competed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
An engineer and two former Pitt wrestlers hit the world-famous track last week.
We should investigate Saturn’s moon Enceladus for life beyond Earth, this Pitt volcanologist says
Ian Flynn argues that plumes of water shooting from below the moon’s surface merit a closer look for organic matter — and NASA agrees.
Share your thoughts with Dean Adam Leibovich during office hours
Faculty, staff and students in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and the College of General Studies are invited to the monthly virtual sessions.
Why public art is essential to community, from Pittsburgh to Paris
Associate Professor Caitlin Bruce studies how murals and graffiti vivify public spaces.
A new chemical process makes it easier to craft amino acids that don’t exist in nature
The research, published in Science by a team including Pitt chemists, could open the door to new protein-based therapies.
2 Pitt graduate students and their advisors were named Gilliam Fellows
The Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences researchers were recognized for embodying leadership and advancing equity and inclusion in science.
What did silent films sound like?
A newly digitized collection of silent film music at Pitt is already getting attention from historians recreating an important era of cinema.
New Perseverance rover research provides more signs of possible organic molecules on Mars
Though not conclusive, the paper in Nature co-led by a Pitt PhD student strengthens the Martian evidence for chemicals that could be associated with life.
Pitt announces 4 new associate deans
The role of Associate Dean for Equity, Faculty Recruitment, and Community Engagement is new.