Women of the Cloud College Tour is Coming to Pitt
Pitt Information Technology is partnering with Amazon Web Services to host a
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New Pitt Space Initiative for Faculty!
Exciting new space news at Pitt! Work is underway on Pitt Space, a campus-wide initiative on space engineering, health, and science, focusing on both research and education.The primary purpose of Pitt Space is to help faculty become part of the space community and, if they are already, to help amplify their activities and achievements.
Thus far, the initiative has about 20 faculty members signed up from the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, all from the Departments of Physics and Astronomy and Geology and Environmental Sciences.
Arabic Offically Offered as a Major and Minor in the Dietrich School
Exciting news for Arabic learners: Arabic will now be offered as a major and minor! Arabic, which falls under the Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Center in the Department of Linguistics in the Dietrich School, has been offered as a certificate program for the past 14 years. Roughly 380 million people speak Arabic worldwide. It is one of the top five most popular languages spoken. Starting this fall, it will be offered to all students who wish to pursue a major or minor in the language.
Did You Know at Dietrich: The Allegheny Observatory
The Allegheny Observatory, located in Riverview Park, is one of the world's major historical astronomical research institutions and was an initial pioneer in research in the United States. It also happens to be part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Dietrich School.
DNID Major Highlighted by the National Humanities Alliance
An innovative University of Pittsburgh program is featured in the latest National Humanities Alliance report, “Expanding Access to Undergraduate Humanities Education: Models and Strategies.”
University of Pittsburgh Library System Collaborating with Taiwan's National Central Library
The University of Pittsburgh’s library system is partnering with Taiwan’s National Central Library for the Chinese Studies program in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature in the Dietrich School.
Pitt Researchers Published in Forbes
Earlier this year, researchers in the Dietrich School published their research on the potential for fracking Pittsburgh’s wastewater for lithium. If the researcher’s study can be confirmed it would be a huge step in the transition to renewable energy. That research has been sweeping the news world and was published in Forbes on June 11.
Chemistry Professor and Researcher Featured in Mining for Work on Fentanyl Sensor
Alexander Star, lead researcher and professor in chemistry and bioengineering in the Dietrich School has been leading a research team to create a sensor that can detect the presence of fentanyl. The sensor is a modified COVID-19 sensor which itself is already a modified THC sensor.
Dietrich Student Liam Weixel Talks About His Experience Studying the Amazon
When I heard about the project—since named HeritageRoots—and its goal of collecting and compiling indigenous narratives into a virtual experience, I was intrigued by its ambition. As a writing major, I saw the opportunity to study and adapt indigenous traditional knowledge as not only important work for cultural preservation, but a fascinating source of new knowledge to inform my own cultural understanding and writing.
Pitt Researchers are Preserving Indigenous Cultures in a Race Against Climate Change
When you think of climate change and saving Earth from more disastrous consequences, you likely think of the melting of ice caps, or endangered animals. You probably aren’t thinking about endangered languages and cultures.