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Angela Gronenborn is elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The academy’s projects and publications generate ideas and offer recommendations to advance the public good in the arts, citizenship, education, energy, government, the humanities, international

  • Technology & Science
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Swanson School names 2018 Covestro Distinguished Lecturer

Presented annually by Pitt’s Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, the series recognizes excellence in chemical education, outreach and research.

  • Technology & Science
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Four Pitt undergraduates received Goldwater Scholarship honorable mentions

The program encourages thousands of students each year to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Undergraduate students
  • Technology & Science
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A robotic harvester team was picked to compete for the ACC InVenture Prize

The annual event pits one team of undergraduates from each Atlantic Coast Conference university in competition for $30,000 in prizes.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
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Diane Litman was named an Association for Computational Linguistics Fellow

The director of Pitt's Intelligent Systems Program is one of six recognized for contributions to the field.

  • Technology & Science
  • School of Computing and Information
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Joanna Rivero earned a scholarship from the Universities Space Research Association

The senior in the Swanson School of Engineering is one of six scholars nationwide to receive the annual award.

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Space
  • Technology & Science
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Ervin Sejdić was named editor of Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

The associate professor will lead the Electrical and Electronics Engineers publication.

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Technology & Science
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Leanne Gilbertson will lead a National Science Foundation study to design sustainable carbon nanomaterials

The assistant professor in the Swanson School of Engineering received $285,000 in funding.

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Technology & Science
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Student engineers will learn on the fly for the Red Bull 'Flugtag' contest in Pittsburgh

On Aug. 5, the "Roc-ettes" team of engineers will put their skills to the test at Red Bull Flugtag, a flying-machine competition.

  • Technology & Science
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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James Van Poolen was named national analyst of the year by HDI

He won Best Service and Support Analyst at the national competition in Washington, D.C.

  • Technology & Science
  • Staff