Food delivery robots from Starship Technologies are coming to Pitt’s Oakland campus
“It’ll be interesting to see how they interface with people there in the public right of ways.”
03 Sep 2019
Pitt and Northwestern receive $2 million from National Science Foundation to study green infrastructure
As record-breaking rain leaves historically dry neighborhoods at risk of flooding, scientists seek solutions.
03 Sep 2019
As a new academic year begins, parents and researchers call for later high school start times
“The research thus far has really shown that poor sleep quality is related to poor school performance across the board."
27 Aug 2019
Local startup pathVu wants to make the nation’s sidewalks accessible to all. Here’s how.
“The company's real focus and mission is to enable independent mobility for all pedestrians of any ability.”
15 Aug 2019
Orbiting organ farms? Pitt to lead biomedical breakthroughs on the International Space Station
"How much is it going to cost to maintain those orbiting organ farms? That's the million-dollar question."
13 Aug 2019
CMU program beats human poker players in AI milestone
"The ability to beat five other players in such a complicated game opens up new opportunities to use AI to solve a wide variety of real-world problems."
15 Jul 2019
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center gets $10 million for new supercomputer
The announcement further cements Pittsburgh's status as a global leader in machine learning and AI.
10 Jul 2019
Check out the plan for Pitt’s $23.7 million revamp of Oakland’s iconic – and congested – Bigelow Boulevard
The school's Campus Master Plan is beginning to take shape with numerous improvements.
01 Jul 2019
5 minutes with Pitt’s Emily Elliott: on tackling Pittsburgh’s stormwater crisis
“It's an infrastructure crisis that’s meeting a changing climate crisis.”
24 Jun 2019
George Romero archive shambles to life this summer at Pitt
The late auteur's collection will form the backbone of a larger archive dedicated to the research and study of horror and science fiction, set to open in 2020.
17 May 2019