Technology & Science

Simply acknowledging that college is challenging during introductory science courses has helped to close racial and gender achievement gaps.

From cannibal worms to fish with clear blood, second-year PhD student April Rich explains unusual topics in biology for intermediate learners.

Psychologist Sophia Choukas-Bradley and brand strategist Vanitha Swaminathan say Instagram’s move this week to hide the number of likes on some posts in the U.S. could change how young adults feel about themselves and their peers.

The second annual Air Force Association CyberCamp immersed 250 high schoolers in activities to identify malicious code, check for hackers and defend simulated network systems.

The most exciting professional collaboration in Gunduz Caginalp’s 34-year career at Pitt came in 2018, when he published a paper co-authored with his 24-year old son and Department of Mathematics visiting scholar, Carey Caginalp (A&S ’11).

Hao Sun, assistant professor in the Swanson School of Engineering, has been studying ways to measure the stability of aging structures.

Pitt's Advancing Inclusive Manufacturing program helps college students with conditions such as paraplegia, epilepsy and autism transition to careers in machining and engineering.

The annual celebration of science and technology at Pitt is where science professionals and aficionados alike can discover new research, network with colleagues and discuss topics affecting the scientific community.

After besting all the other teams in the 2017 International Aerial Robotics Competition Mission 7, these students set about refining their approach in hopes of completing the full challenge next year.

With the addition of two experts in the fields of law and technology, Pitt’s Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security continues to make progress toward its institutional goals.