Educators and researchers considered challenges posed by AI at this Pitt event

It was the first in a series of convenings where high school teachers and University faculty will discuss ways to structure AI use to support genuine intellectual engagement.

Pitt has joined a new network to drive innovation, jobs and growth across PA

The Keystone AI + Quantum Factory, a collaboration among the state’s seven research intensive universities, will translate research into practical industry solutions.

The next generation of wheelchairs can navigate curbs and hold beverages

HERL researchers debuted a prototype that integrates advanced robotics, sensing and embodied artificial intelligence to empower wheelchair users to navigate common daily challenges.

Paul Ohodnicki will lead a Pitt team supporting a new ARPA-E grant

The University will receive $600,000 in Department of Energy funding to develop transformers for a high-voltage DC power grid.

5 impactful moments Pitt made possible in 2025

It was a year of medical breakthroughs, student honors and community impact across the University.

Pitt was designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research

The program is sponsored by the National Security Agency.

This alum-founded startup is turning campus food waste into fertilizer

Two shipping-container ‘digesters’ on the Pittsburgh campus transform more than a ton of scraps each month thanks to Kyle Wyche and Ecotone Renewables.

How Pitt is preparing Greater Hazelwood residents for emerging life sciences jobs

A new workforce program will offer paid training, holistic support and one-on-one career coaching ahead of BioForge’s arrival in the Pittsburgh neighborhood.

A new way to make phage DNA lays groundwork for better infection treatments

The study, by Graham Hatfull and colleagues, surmounts a long-lasting barrier to constructing the genomes of bacteria-killing viruses.

HERL researchers will lead a $41M ARPA-H grant, a first for Pitt

Rory Cooper and Jorge Candiotti will lead the project to develop a novel system to reimagine the wheelchair and assistive robotic arm.