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.

Computational Research Could Take the Guesswork Out of Creating New Metals

Creating new metals has long been a trial and error process, but Pitt engineering research could help to make producing everything from steel beams to solar cells more efficient and sustainable.

Researchers Have ‘Nose’ For Sensory Tech

Artificial noses developed by Assistant Professor Chris Wilmer and doctoral student Jenna Gustafson could eventually sniff out gas leaks or maybe even cancer.

Three Times Faster: New Computer System Promises to Accelerate Researchers' Work

Pitt's Center for Research Computing is one of the first places in the country to access Intel's powerful new computing systems, allowing research of larger, more complex problems.

Pitt Team Reaches Regional Round of Cyber Defense Competition

The University of Pittsburgh Cyber Competitions team competed against collegiate teams across the nation in the regional final of the 2021 Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.

2021 John C. Mascaro Faculty Awards in Sustainability Announced

The Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation announced their 2021 John C. Mascaro Faculty Awards in Sustainability. The John C. Mascaro Faculty program is designed to enhance the University’s mission of interdisciplinary excellence in sustainability research and education

Faculty fellowships

International Development Policy (IDP) BADGE

David Fraser
University Honors College

Müge Kökten Finkel
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs