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The University earned its second Lodestar Award for its Vesper Energy partnership and recent rooftop solar installations on campus.

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She’s leading Pitt’s engagement efforts close to home, serving her neighbors and promoting the life sciences on behalf of the University.

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The awards from the Richard King Mellon foundation aim to meet growing industry workforce needs in emerging areas.

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Get the most interesting and important stories from the University of Pittsburgh.Pitt’s life sciences prowess was on display during PA Gov. Josh Shapiro’s recent Pittsburgh visit
Researchers at the heart of Pittsburgh’s transformation into a health and tech powerhouse presented their work to industry officials, community advocates and elected officials at The Assembly.

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Research topics ranged from use of generative AI at Pitt to retention at regional campuses to the data science of addiction.

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The panel, held by Pittsburgh Earth Day and Duquesne Light Company, will feature women who are shaping environmental progress in the city.

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With inventions benefiting disabled veterans and other wheelchair users, the HERL director is pushing technology and entrepreneurship toward new possibilities.

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She’s working on bringing the implant, which could present a new way to restore patients’ sight, to market with startup Phosphoenix.

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As part of the program, he will spend a year in Asia learning about language, culture and sustainable food systems.

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The RK Mellon Endowed Chair Professor is recognized for contributing to the development of high-powered electronic technologies for advanced power grid and energy conversion.