Shelome Gooden has been appointed to new joint leadership roles

She will serve as associate vice chancellor for research in the humanities, arts, social sciences and related fields, and as associate vice provost for faculty advancement and leadership development.

With decades of Pitt researchers’ input, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope preps for launch

Hubble’s “wide-eyed-cousin” will investigate the nature of dark energy and capture thousands of supernovae starting Aug. 30.

Pitt doctors performed the first artificial iris implantation in Western Pennsylvania

The transformative procedure largely saved the vision of Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Evan Facher.

Rory Cooper was named to Forbes’ list of most successful living veterans

The founder of Pitt’s Human Engineering Research Laboratories was recognized for his contributions to wheelchair technology that helps reduce repetitive injuries.

Michael Ramsey’s work was recognized by the American Geophysical Society

A paper led by the professor of geology and environmental science explains the impact of losing NASA’s only high-res multispectral thermal infrared sensor

Heart assembloids give researchers a new way to study heart valve disorders

Experts from the Swanson School, Pitt Medicine and Carnegie Mellon combined their skills to engineer these stamp-sized, working models of one of our most complex organs.

Lara Putnam was elected vice president of research for the American Historical Association

The professor of history will serve a three-year term beginning January 2027.

Janina López won a fellowship from the Center for Advanced Study of the Visual Arts

The two-year Wyeth Fellowship will support the graduate student’s dissertation on art and education in Northern California in the 1970s.

Alana DeLoge co-authored two chapters on Quechua language instruction

The teaching assistant professor wrote about the Quechua Innovation and Teaching Initiative and authenticity vs. standardization in learning materials on the Indigenous language.

Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center earned NSF funding to build a new hybrid quantum-classical computer

The $5 million grant will enable the center, along with partners Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Rigetti Computing, to construct the TangleLab testbed.