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A map is magnified to show the structure of matter in our universe

The first Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument results made the most precise measurement yet of our expanding universe

Using the DESI, researchers have made the largest 3D map of our universe and world-leading measurements of dark energy, the mysterious cause of its accelerating expansion.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • Space
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
The Cathedral of Learning behind magnolia blossoms

Pitt has 2 new Goldwater Scholars

The prestigious scholarship is awarded to sophomores and juniors who plan to pursue research careers in the sciences and engineering fields. Meet our winners.

  • University News
  • Technology & Science
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A DellEMC computing system

A Dell Technologies gift will provide Pittsburgh medical researchers with expanded computational power

A new high-performance computer system in the Innovation Hub for Health Science Medical Research will help improve outcomes for patients.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
Synychych wears a VR headset to test her scuba diving application, displayed on a projector screen

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.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Technology & Science
  • Pitt-Bradford
Leah Byrne in black shirt, looking at camera with arms crossed

This Pitt program is leveling up the gene therapy workforce in Pittsburgh

Leah Byrne’s Pittsburgh Gene Therapy Bootcamp teaches lab skills and connects grad students to biotech companies.

  • Technology & Science
Greg Delgoffe and Leah Byrne

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.

  • Technology & Science
Yellow harlequin tree frog in rainforest

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.

  • Technology & Science
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
An illustration of hands around a crystal ball. Calendars showing February 29 float in the background

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.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Technology & Science
A drone photo of Allegheny Observatory

Solved at Pitt: What are Saturn’s rings made of?

Pitt researchers have made many leaps in their fields — here's how Professor James Keeler settled the debate about the planet at the University's own Allegheny Observatory.

  • Technology & Science
  • Space
  • Allegheny Observatory
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Thanos Tzounopoulos sits on a black bench with a microscope in the background.

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.

  • Technology & Science
  • Center for Neuroscience
  • School of Medicine
Carniero, wearing an orange hardhat, stands in an industrial factory

A Pitt alumnus is developing ‘green steel’ to revolutionize the industry

Boston Metal CEO Tadeu Carneiro says, “We are privileged, all of us, to be living in the decade during which we will save the planet.”

  • Technology & Science
  • Sustainability
Four students watch as an instructor points at a wall of screens displaying data

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’s workers are job-ready.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Provost
An Xray of an impacted wisdom tooth

Why do people have wisdom teeth?

The answer has a lot to do with the distant past — and a bit about the present day, too.

  • Technology & Science
People sit around a large table

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’s cybersecurity workforce.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
Two students talk at a School of Computing and Information event

Pitt is making data science accessible worldwide with a new online master’s degree

The School of Computing and Information is partnering with Coursera to launch the flexible curriculum in May 2024.

  • University News
  • Technology & Science
  • School of Computing and Information
The city of Pittsburgh

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.

  • Technology & Science
  • Our City/Our Campus
One student fills a large weather balloon with air while another holds it above her head

These Pitt students are following the eclipse to Texas

The paths of two upcoming eclipses overlap outside of San Antonio. The Shadow Bandits won’t miss the chance to study them.

  • Technology & Science
  • Space
  • Students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Swanson School of Engineering
A rendering of the BioForge facility

Pitt’s BioForge Manufacturing Center gets approval from Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission

Construction on the life sciences research hub is scheduled to begin this year.

  • Community Impact
  • Technology & Science
Team members pull an orange and black racing car from its garage onto the track

3 Pitt alumni competed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

An engineer and two former Pitt wrestlers hit the world-famous track last week.

  • Technology & Science
  • Alumni
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Metamaterials constructed with Alavi's algorithm

Survival of the fittest, AI style

Pitt engineer Amir Alavi built an algorithm that’s producing new materials with unique properties. Here’s how they could help build the future.

  • Technology & Science
  • Swanson School of Engineering