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An undergrad from Ukraine is exploring how VR might comfort those with PTSD
Moved by her own experiences with trauma, Sofiya Synychych developed a meditative application with help from Pitt-Bradford faculty.
This Pitt program is leveling up the gene therapy workforce in Pittsburgh
Leah Byrne鈥檚 Pittsburgh Gene Therapy Bootcamp teaches lab skills and connects grad students to biotech companies.
2 Pitt faculty were elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors
Leah Byrne and Greg Delgoffe of the School of Medicine were honored for their innovations in cell and gene therapy.
To find rare frogs and birds, Pitt researchers are using machine learning algorithms and hundreds of microphones
A new generation of conservation technologies is allowing researchers like Justin Kitzes to search more broadly and efficiently than ever before.
Pitt experts predict the changes that will shape their field before the next leap day
Leap ahead with leaders in immunology, neuroscience and public health.
Solved at Pitt: What are Saturn鈥檚 rings made of?
Pitt researchers have made many leaps in their fields 鈥 here's how Professor James Keeler settled the debate about the planet at the University's own Allegheny Observatory.
Pitt researchers discovered a way to prevent hearing loss caused by loud noise
Free-floating zinc molecules in the inner ear may hold the key to why hearing loss occurs, according to a new paper from the School of Medicine.
A Pitt alumnus is developing 鈥榞reen steel鈥 to revolutionize the industry
Boston Metal CEO Tadeu Carneiro says, 鈥淲e are privileged, all of us, to be living in the decade during which we will save the planet.鈥
An R.K. Mellon Foundation award will help Pitt train Pennsylvania workers in responsible data science
The Office of the Provost initiative will use the funding to build online programs to ensure the region鈥檚 workers are job-ready.
Why do people have wisdom聽teeth?
The answer has a lot to do with the distant past 鈥 and a bit about the present day, too.
The Office of the National Cyber Director visited Pitt to discuss workforce development
Government, academic and foundation leaders convened to share ways to grow and diversify the region鈥檚 cybersecurity workforce.
Pitt is making data science accessible worldwide with a new online master鈥檚 degree
The School of Computing and Information is partnering with Coursera to launch the flexible curriculum in May 2024.
LifeX won a $2 million economic development grant
The life sciences capital growth company will use the funds to accelerate technology entrepreneurship in Pittsburgh and beyond.
These Pitt students are following the eclipse to Texas
The paths of two upcoming eclipses overlap outside of San Antonio. The Shadow Bandits won鈥檛 miss the chance to study them.
Pitt鈥檚 BioForge Manufacturing Center gets approval from Pittsburgh鈥檚 Planning Commission
Construction on the life sciences research hub is scheduled to begin this year.
3 Pitt alumni competed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
An engineer and two former Pitt wrestlers hit the world-famous track last week.
Survival of the fittest, AI style
Pitt engineer Amir Alavi built an algorithm that鈥檚 producing new materials with unique properties. Here鈥檚 how they could help build the future.
A new chemical process makes it easier to craft amino acids that don鈥檛 exist in nature
The research, published in Science by a team including Pitt chemists, could open the door to new protein-based therapies.
The omission of women's contributions in 'Oppenheimer' is part of a harmful trend, Pitt experts say
Lack of representation can reinforce stereotypes about who belongs in the sciences, write Carl Kurlander and Chandralekha Singh.
Most high schools don鈥檛 teach cybersecurity. This Pitt program aims to change that.
Funded by the NSA and NSF, GenCyber@Pitt is training high school teachers in fundamental cyber concepts to include in their own classrooms.
