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After becoming the first Black woman to graduate from the Swanson 嚜燙chool of Engineering, Elayne Arrington made aerospace history, too.
The toaster oven-sized system can see cars, roads and trees from space.
Pitt physicists built their very own quantum computer
While impressive for its size alone, the Lego-like computers real innovation is in how its components are connected.嚜
This startup is helping the insurance industry understand autonomous vehicles
Self-driving cars need to be insured if theyre going to become part of our daily lives. Koop Technologies, formed by international students at Pitt-Bradford, is collecting the data to make it happen
Changing bacteria in the gut can cause remarkable effects in some melanoma patients, Pitt researchers proved.
4 Pitt faculty members named 2021 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows
They join W.E.B. DuBois, 嚜選遛Thomas Edison and Margaret Mead in having received one of science's highest honors.嚜選遛嚜選遛
Honors College undergrads are digitizing collections at the 嚜澧arnegie Museum of Natural History
The groups 3D scans will be featured in an upcoming exhibit showing how objects made their way from Egypt to 窪蹋勛圖厙.
A Pitt astronomer is helping assemble the biggest-ever 3D map of the universe
The massive Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument project has already mapped millions of galaxies. Its thanks to Jeff Newman that they know where to look.
Allegheny County Policing Project simplifies police policies for the community
This Pitt-initiated project is designed to create a greater understanding of local policing and police accountability.
Pitt astronomers will be among the first to use the latest and greatest NASA telescope
Four faculty members are on teams that will point the James Webb Space Telescope at distant objects, galactic winds and exploding stars.
Robots might be bad for men, but give women more bargaining power
A new study from Pitt economist Osea Giuntella found that men had lower wages and workforce participation in areas with more industrial robots, among other gendered effects.
A new way to stop diseases from spreading in hospitals
How clinicians stop infectious disease transmission in hospitals hasnt changed in more than a century. Pitt researchers are using AI and genome sequencing to change that.
For Rocs birthday, we asked a Pitt ecologist about getting him some panther friends
Pitts mascot turns 112 this week, but his species hasnt been spotted in the commonwealth for more than a century. Could we reintroduce panthers to the region? Should we?
Get fresh greens all year round at many Pitt dining locations
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 has partnered with local agricultural company Fifth Season to grow lettuce, spinach and other greens using 97% less land and 95% less water than traditional farming methods.
A new Pitt-Titusville center is expanding manufacturing training in Northwestern Pennsylvania
Companies in the region are hungry for skilled machinists. Pitts Manufacturing Assistance Center is now providing them.
To predict the climate impact of oil as demand shifts, we need to take into account the many ways it's extracted, according to a new study in Nature by Pitts Mohammad Masnadi.
Eunice Yang will soon begin beta testing for OK2StandUP, a Fitbit-like monitor of the autonomic nervous system that predicts and prevents falls.
You can rent a phone charger at 32 local businesses thanks to Pitt alumni
The portable charger will juice up your phone in just 30 minutes.
Pitts Center for Vaccine Research is the place to go to learn about pandemic preparedness
Were pretty blessed that weve got so much talent and the benefit of so much research here. Im not at all surprised that Pitt has a global impact, said Sen. Bob Casey during his Friday tour.
Pitt professors team up to increase access to hearing aids
A new FDA proposal could put hearing aids in the domain of pharmacists. Pitt professors want to make sure theyll be ready.
