Global
Rory Cooper spoke at the UN about AI-powered assistive technology
The Human Engineering Research Laboratories talk focused on how artificial intelligence is changing the innovation landscape and helping people with disabilities.
15 students participated in a ‘voice-off’ sign language program in Scotland
Lauren Perri and researchers at Heriot-Watt University organized the immersive multilingual learning experience.
3 Pitt faculty have been named Fulbright scholars
Guillermo Calero Velazquez, Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Aleksandar Stevanovic will conduct research abroad through the Department of State program.
Matt Barry
An engineering professor who sees student potential.
16 Pitt undergraduates were named Gilman scholars
The U.S. Department of State program enables students with limited financial means to study or complete an internship abroad.
Pitt will host health and tech visionaries for a global forum in October
Experts and visionaries from around the world will spend three days exchanging ideas on competitiveness, resilience and innovation in Pittsburgh.
Alumna Jasmine Al Rasheed won a German Academic Exchange Service graduate fellowship
The award will fund her master’s degree in public health, a joint program between two universities in Berlin.
Alumnus Alex-Jaden Peart won a Fulbright Austria US Teaching Assistantship
The 2024 Frederick Honors College graduate and Lionel Peason Fellowship recipient will teach English in an Austrian school.
3 Pitt students earned Boren Awards to study languages abroad
Michael Sipper and John Danvers will study in Turkey while junior Kate McManus will study in Estonia.
Pitt’s partnership with a Puerto Rican university was awarded a Sloan Foundation grant
The partnership with University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez will facilitate collaborative energy systems research.