Technology & Science

Adam Haritan, a wild-food enthusiast and researcher, leads educational walks, offers presentations and sells his own handcrafted wild plant- and mushroom-based supplements.

On Aug. 5, the "Roc-ettes" team of engineers will put their skills to the test at Red Bull Flugtag, a flying-machine competition.

Air Force Association CyberCamp at Pitt featured coursework focused on everything from the anatomy of a computer system and the principles of cyber ethics to defending against network hacking and vulnerabilities to the long-term career prospects for a cyber professional.

Pitt’s Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security is one of 66 sites selected across the country to host an Air Force Association CyberCamp and the only site chosen in Pennsylvania. The camp runs July 24-28.

It’s among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers.

The professor of physics and astronomy is also founding director of Pitt’s Discipline-based Science Education Research Center.

Kaitie DeOre and Michael Winiarczyk, both civil engineering students, were honored by the local section of the national society.

The annual scholarship, which is in its fourth year, was open to any student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Swanson School.

The study was led by Piervincenzo Rizzo, professor of civil and environmental engineering.

The research team is evaluating new methods to improve the top glass sheet in solar panels.