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.

Pitt-Greensburg’s cybersecurity program earned an elite national designation

The BS in Information Technology earned the campus recognition as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Education.

Hillman Library earned LEED Platinum certification

With the highest possible rank bestowed by the U.S. Green Building Council rating system, the library becomes Pitt’s 19th building to earn LEED certification since 2005.

AI’s transformative impact is already here — and other takeaways from this week’s ‘Forging the Future’ summit

Leaders from around the globe gathered at Pitt to explore how emerging technologies are reshaping health care, economic competitiveness and the global innovation economy.

Pitt is teaming up with Anthropic and AWS to create an AI-enabled Campus of the Future

The University is the first to launch institution-wide Claude for Education integrated with Amazon Web Services, empowering a new era of learning and innovation across Pitt’s five campuses.

Just how clean do recyclables need to be?

In this Q&A, Pitt Sustainability’s Emily Potoczny offers tips for how students, faculty and staff can recycle, compost and reduce their environmental impact without leaving campus.

A Pitt mentorship program is giving small businesses a leg up

By pairing up small companies and large firms, the Mentor-Protege initiative is one way the University is boosting opportunities for emerging enterprises and driving local economic development.

Pitt students are learning how to bake reuse into the things we make

Engineering students broaden their focus from lab benches to global supply chains with the help of industry in the Circular Economy Program.

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.

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.