Kyaien O. Conner is the new dean of the School of Social Work

A nationally recognized scholar, educator and leader who currently serves as associate dean of the school, Conner will assume her new role on July 15.

This new chemical technique adds to a towering reputation

Discovered by Ashlyn Bohn and Benjamin Cipriano and named after the Cathedral of Learning, CAATHy may help chemists craft medicines inspired by nature.

NASA dedicated an area of Mars to a late Pitt professor

Sanford Asher’s work linking microimages on Earth with images of space was integral to the search for signs of life on the Red Planet.

Meet Pitt’s 2026-27 Fulbright scholars

Eight faculty members, more than double last year’s class, received awards to conduct research and teach abroad.

One Pitt student team will get the opportunity to send their experiment to the ISS

The University is looking for undergraduates and faculty advisors with big cosmic questions — that fit in tiny packages — as part of the national Student Spaceflight Experiments Program.

Nikhil Bajaj received an NSF CAREER Award

The assistant professor in the Swanson School of Engineering will use the award to design a new framework for developing nonlinear systems from a desired behavior.

Maureen Lichtveld was again named a National Academy of Medicine councilor

The dean of the School of Public Health and Jonas Salk Chair in Population Health will serve a second three-year term on the academy’s governing and oversight body.

Jonathan Fuller was named a 2029 Greenwall Faculty Scholar

Associate Professor Jonathan Fuller will use a novel philosophical theory to make bioethical recommendations.

3 Pitt projects were in space at the same time, a rare university milestone

Student projects out of the NSF Center for Space, High-performance and Resilient Computing could be found in three distinct areas of space during FY2025.

Wind energy is not bad for your health, new research shows

In this study, Osea Giuntella and his colleagues found no adverse physical or mental health affects after the installation of nearby turbines.