Welcome, Grad Students

New graduate-level Pitt students won't want to miss the Graduate and Professional Student Orientation Aug. 21.

Genetic Vulnerability

Pitt research shows how marine mammals, as they evolved, lost the ability to defend against a popular modern pesticide.

CyberCamp 2018

High school students receive a hands-on education about cybersecurity during a free, Pitt-hosted CyberCamp.

Alumnus Puts Safety First

Steve Casner explores how people put themselves in harm’s way by underestimating risks and overestimating their own abilities.

She Refused to Be Defeated

Pitt alumna Hanifa Nakiryowa helps others through the Center for Rehabilitation of Survivors of Acid and Burns Violence.

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Microgrid Designed by Pitt Engineers Drives Clean Energy at Trucking Facility

All amenities in the docking terminal of PITT OHIO’s Harmar facility operate from power supplied by an on-site microgrid designed by Pitt’s Gregory Reed and a cohort of Swanson School of Engineering graduate students.

Advanced CyberCamp Prepares the Next Generation for Cyber Workforce

The second annual Air Force Association CyberCamp immersed 250 high schoolers in activities to identify malicious code, check for hackers and defend simulated network systems.

Model Predicts ‘Fishy’ Chemicals in Salmon

A team lead by Pitt engineer Carla Ng has developed a computer model to predict the presence of pollutants in farmed salmon. She found that fish, too, are what they eat.