Undergraduate Alison Linares Mendoza received a Young Eagles engineering internship
The first Pitt student selected for the prestigious aeronautics program, she spent the summer working for Daher’s Aircraft Division in France.
Pitt nursing, engineering jump in 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best College rankings
The University also ranked highly in two new categories, cracking the top 50 for psychology and economics undergraduate programs.
3 Pitt alumni competed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
An engineer and two former Pitt wrestlers hit the world-famous track last week.
In this program, Pitt students are working to protect the electric power grid
Pitt Research, the Swanson School of Engineering and the David C. Frederick Honors College partnered with the Department of Energy to establish the SHURE-Grid program for undergraduate students.
Karen Bursic was elected as a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education
The Swanson School’s undergraduate program director earned the organization’s highest honor.
6 Pitt faculty earned NSF CAREER Awards
The awards are the foundation’s most prestigious honor and will provide more than $3.5 million in research funding to these early-career professors and researchers.
Survival of the fittest, AI style
Pitt engineer Amir Alavi built an algorithm that’s producing new materials with unique properties. Here’s how they could help build the future.
Aman Mahajan was awarded funding to develop cardiovascular monitoring technology
The anesthesiology researcher earned two grants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Alison Linares Mendoza earned a Vertical Flight Foundation scholarship
She’s the first female engineer from Pitt to receive the honor.
9 Pitt projects won $210,000 to support sustainable innovation
The seed grants from the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation fund teams focused on finding solutions to the world’s toughest problems.