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She was studying social media’s effects before TikTok even existed
A National Science Foundation CAREER Award will help Sophia Choukas-Bradley develop new ways to approach her research.
44 Pitt undergraduates received 2024 Brackenridge Fellowships
As recipients of one of the University’s most prestigious awards, the students will conduct independent research, scholarship or creative work under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
Introducing Pitt’s 2024-25 Fulbright winners
These 13 students and alumni will travel across the globe to study, teach and conduct research.
How Pitt is taking steps to make life sciences jobs more accessible for all
A recent presentation and workshop convened by the Office of Engagement and Community Affairs explored creating pathways to well-paying jobs for community members in a growing industry.
Making batteries takes a lot of lithium. Some of it could come from wastewater.
Water from Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of U.S. demand for the metal, according to a new Pitt study.
A Brookings Institution event highlighted Pittsburgh’s growth as a life sciences leader
Chancellor Joan Gabel and Pitt BioForge CEO Ken Gabriel were among the speakers at the recent forum, which centered on innovative economic development in the region.
Graham Hatfull is among the latest National Academy of Sciences electees
Phage research by the Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology is helping treat infections that are unresponsive to antibiotics.
Pitt’s Sustainable Design Lab is developing novel materials to combat global water pollution issues
Researchers Hassan Nawaz and David Sanchez are designing metal organic frameworks (MOFs) to deal with arsenic and other heavy metals from Pittsburgh to Pakistan and beyond.
PFAS, the ‘forever chemicals,’ explained by Pitt engineer Carla Ng
A leading expert on forever chemicals, Ng explains what they are, where they’re found and what researchers are doing to eradicate them.
This new hub will leverage smart technology to improve independence for people with paralysis
The innovative program, funded by an anonymous $5 million gift, will build on existing research in Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and School of Medicine.
Labs produce a lot of waste. Here’s how Pitt is making them more sustainable.
24 research labs have joined the Green Labs program, an effort to reduce the environmental impact of their work.
David Snoke is the new co-director of the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute
With decades of conducting groundbreaking experiments, he will help position the interdisciplinary collaboration as a leader in quantum research.
Pitt has five new American Academy of Arts and Sciences members
Among the University’s honorees are American Cancer Society researchers, an archaeologist and Chancellor Joan Gabel.
Pitt is launching an Office of Sustainability in the Health Sciences
The new office, led by Michael Boninger, aims to reduce Pitt’s impact in a field that accounts for 10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
Two Pitt Health Sciences researchers are 2023 AAAS fellows
Deborah Polk and Bennett Van Houten received the prestigious honor for their respective work in dental guidelines and DNA damage and repair.
Pitt researchers are solving a mini mystery of cell division
Scientists have long thought the minuscule organisms were using a risky division process. Pitt physicists looked at molecular levels to set the record straight.
This Swanson School grad solved a California transportation conundrum
Alumnus David Shafer’s entrepreneurial mind developed an innovative shuttle service that makes getting to the airport cheaper, faster and oh-so-reLAXsan.
What will it take to make physics more diverse?
A new Nature Physics paper by Pitt’s Chandralekha Singh provides a road map for creating equitable physics environments — including the roadblocks.
Some of Earth’s estuaries are warming, consistent with climate change
A rise in the surface temperature of nature’s nurseries could lead to cascading effects in estuarine ecosystems — but they aren’t all warming.
Take a closer look at this undergraduate researcher's pièce de résistance
To create a garment worthy of an 18th-century queen, Maya Jones set her sights on a Creative Arts Fellowship from Pitt's David C. Frederick Honors College.
