Alexis Helsel has wanted to study cancer since middle school, but she was doubtful she would ever manage it. As it turned out, she didn’t even need to wait until graduate school.
New materials and catalysts have the potential to transform everything from food production and medicine to batteries and stainless steel. Computer simulations help scientists narrow down promising candidates before testing them in a lab, but those simulations can be unreliable, especially for molecules that contain multiple metals.
In our ever-changing world of technology and social media, people are having more difficulty than ever connecting with those around them. Voices of Pitt: Narratives of Resilience is a new multimedia art project by Natasha Tokowicz and Robin Kear that shows the Pitt community that they are not alone and are more alike than they realize.
Through a mixture of their experiences and abilities, Elias Hadjipanayis (SCI ‘28) and Owen Levy (A&S ‘28) built Apex Student, an app aimed at helping all students stay organized and successful.
Apex Student works to keep students on an efficient schedule. Users input class times, work, and other responsibilities which the app’s AI then uses to create a personalized schedule that is most efficient for a user’s habits.
The Cathedral of Learning has been standing tall for 100 years, and the secret? The right set of bricks!
Homecoming weekend celebrations were in full swing for the Cathedral’s 100th birthday. A fan favorite was the build-your-own Cathedral station, where visitors received building block kits with instructions to make their own mini-Cathedral.
About two-thirds of Puerto Rico’s population had already lost power during Hurricane Irma when Hurricane Maria landed in September of 2017, shutting down power across the rest of the island.
Seeing the devastation caused by the storm and the conditions resulting from loss of electricity, Fernando Tormos-Aponte, an assistant professor of sociology in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, knew he had to act.
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has recognized a research team co-led by Rachel Bezanson, associate professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Physics and Astronomy, for no less than revealing the contents of the distant universe.
A new University of Pittsburgh-led research project aims to automate the scientific process, using a team of AI agents to harness a promising new type of quantum computing that could enable discoveries in chemistry and materials science. Led by School of Computing and Information Professor Youtao Zhang, the project is supported by the U.S.
The University of Pittsburgh moved up to No. 24 among public universities nationally in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges rankings, released Tuesday. Pitt sits at No. 59 among all national universities — a 10-spot jump from last year’s list, making the University the biggest mover among publics in the top 100.
