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Pitt Ranked Among Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Students for 2018–19 Academic Year
This is the eighth time in nine years that Pitt has been ranked in the U.S. Student Program category. The program supplies grants for individually designed study and research projects or for English
Facebook at 15: Researchers Share Insight Into Impact of the Social Media Giant
Facebook has morphed from a college student social network into a global tech powerhouse. Pitt faculty members discuss its influence, from grassroots organizing to "fake news."
Researcher Probes How Viruses Hack Cells
Pitt virologist Terence Dermody thinks of cells like little factories. He and a team of doctoral students are working to decode how viruses can disrupt the assembly line.
Alumnus Follows the Music
George "Geo" Bivins has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Usher, Alicia Keys and the Notorious B.I.G. Now, he’s opening music industry doors for Pitt students.
University Commemorates Anniversary of Pivotal 1969 Computer Center Sit-in
The January event, held on the 50th anniversary of the sit-in, included a candlelight procession recreating the march from the student union to the Cathedral and a ceremony passing the mantle of Black
Point of View: Three Pitt Scholars Discuss the Future of Bitcoin
Bitcoin — the world’s first digital currency to operate independent of any centralized institution — had a wild 2018 and enters an equally tumultuous 2019, experts predict. How will it fare? Pitt
Adriana Kovashka received funding from Amazon Research Awards
Her project will explain advertisements and explore how objects foreshadow film plots.
Study Investigates Rising Drug Prices
A recent study led by Pitt’s Inmaculada Hernandez found that new drugs entering the market drive up prices, but drug companies are also hiking prices on older drugs.
Election Security Commission Releases Study and Recommendations
The Blue Ribbon Commission on Pennsylvania’s Election Security, co-chaired by Pitt Cyber’s David Hickton, urges the state to issue bonds, require audits and create emergency plans to protect elections
Pitt-Bradford was recognized as Military Friendly School
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has for the 10th year been named a Military Friendly School for its dedication to the success of veterans and their spouses.
Pitt-led Study Models Technology to Make Carbon Dioxide Capture More Efficient
Pitt’s Chris Wilmer and a team of researchers developed a computer model that shows how tiny spongelike structures could reduce emissions from coal-generated power plants.
Dio Kavalieratos was honored for his work in palliative care
The assistant professor of medicine, palliative care and medical ethics is the first PhD to ever win the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Early Career Investigator Award.
Susan Fullerton was awarded NSF funding for 2D materials research
Fullerton and her group invented a new type of ion-containing material, or electrolyte, which is only a single molecule thick.
Ming-Te Wang received an American Psychological Association award
The associate professor was honored for his early career contributions to psychology.
Center for Urban Education received a portion of a $1.5M grant
It will reintroduce the yearlong Ready to Learn program to provide math tutoring and culturally relevant mentoring to kids in Pittsburgh Public Schools.
Yu-Ru Lin earned funding from Adobe Research
The funding will provide the resources to help investigate visualization for interpretable AI and machine learning techniques for understanding human social behavioral patterns and outcomes.
Dr. Arthur S. Levine to Transition to New Role
Arthur S. Levine, senior vice chancellor for the health sciences and John and Gertrude Petersen Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, has announced his intention to step down, but
10 Pitt occupational therapy researchers earned state honors
The OT department is part of Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.
Longtime Pitt Mentor, Engineer Works on the Future With Soft Robotics
Inspired by the inner workings of a mechanical pencil in grade school, Anna Balazs went on to launch a career that blurs the boundaries between the living and nonliving in engineering and biology.
First Pitt Women’s Athletics Jersey Retired
Lorri Johnson, who played basketball for Pitt from 1987-1992, holds the record for career points scored among both men and women. She was recently honored during a halftime ceremony at the Petersen
