Makers' Spark

Pitt's Year of Creativity will celebrate the spark that drives academic pursuits and unites the University’s intellectual endeavors.

Service-Learning in Puerto Rico

Pitt business students work to promote social justice through education, economic development and environmental research.

Dawn of the Director

Pitt's University Library System acquires the archives of filmmaker George A. Romero, best known for his horror classics.

Beating a 'Superbug' Infection

Genetically modified viruses provided by Graham Hatfull and his team at Pitt help to save the life of a teenager in England.

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Pitt's Rory Cooper Joins Hall of Inventors

Rory A. Cooper, director of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories at Pitt, is honored with his U.S. Patent and Trademark Office inventor trading card and portrait. He is the first Pitt professor to receive this honor. Other honorees have included Thomas Edison, George Washington Carver, Abraham Lincoln and Hedy Lemarr, among others.

Researchers Teach Adults to Read Using Pictures of Houses

In a recent study, led by chair of psychology Julie Fiez, researchers taught adults “HouseFont” — a hieroglyphic-like language based on photos of homes — then scanned the language-learning areas of participants’ brains. What they found adds to a growing body of knowledge on how adults process written languages.

Students Develop Less Judgmental Dating App to Focus on the ‘Inr’ Self

Created by a group of Pitt students, Inrstellar is a new dating app that emphasizes compatibility over looks. Pitt assistant professor of psychology Amanda Forest, who studies relationships and interpersonal communication, offers her thoughts.