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Pitt was recognized again for solar energy leadership

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

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How Heidi Ward is helping write the next chapter of Greater Hazelwood

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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2 grants will advance Pitt life sciences and cyber training opportunities

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

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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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16 Pitt students presented at Data Science Day 2025

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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Melissa Bilec will speak on a May 21 sustainability panel

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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Meet Rory Cooper, a Hall of Fame innovator who’s been harnessing tech to build better wheelchairs for three decades

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

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Xing Chen won 3 grants for her research to better understand and restore sight

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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Alum Alex Firestine is Pitt’s first Luce scholar

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

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Fang Peng was elected to the National Academy of Engineering

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.