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Brandie Jefferson

This select group of authors come from a wide breadth of research areas, and their papers are ranked in the top 1% by citation worldwide.

An unexpected discovery by School of Medicine Professor Michael Tsang led to his startup Zegenex — and a new way to treat serious wounds.

We talked with Edward Potosky about how to see Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which won’t be back for 80,000 years.

The study validated findings of spatter cones by comparing the extraterrestrial structures to the aftermath of an Earth volcano.

Space engineering is just the first Swanson School course in a new effort to train students for the growing demand in aerospace and other industries.

The new initiative will focus on research and workforce development in space engineering, biomedicine and science.

A seed that circled the moon with NASA will be planted in Riverview Park. Celebrate its arrival on Oct. 6.

Pitt distinguished professor Bill Wagner discussed how new materials and techniques could change medical care in space.

Water from Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of U.S. demand for the metal, according to a new Pitt study.

This Pitt-developed sensor is portable, affordable and orders of magnitude more sensitive than the next-best thing.