Pitt’s new journalism certificate prepares students for modern ‘media ecosystem’
For the first time since 2009, Pitt will offer a journalism program in the Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences this fall.
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Move over, Hubble; there’s a new star in town
Much of Rachel Bezanson’s professional career in astronomy has revolved around data collected from the Hubble Space Telescope, but soon she'll have a new, larger data pool to explore. The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope launched this Sunday, and with it the hope of a greater understanding of our universe and beyond.
With decades of Pitt researchers’ input, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope preps for launch
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center shortly before 7:30 a.m. Aug. 30. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have spent decades working on Roman (pictured above) along with other recent missions, including the Vera C. Rubin Legacy Survey of Space and Time and the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument.
‘Slowboarding’ concept designed to make Dietrich faculty orientation easier to digest
The moment one gets a job offer, the anxiety and stress that typically carries through the interview process and the waiting period that follow tend to melt away, replaced by a sense of accomplishment and eager anticipation to take on a new professional endeavor.
Before taking on actual job duties at Pitt, however, there’s still hoops to jump through. Employee orientation, or “onboarding,” involves a virtual deluge of institutional and Human Resources-based information of varying degrees of urgency and relevance.
Pitt introduces a new Journalism Certificate
Beginning this fall, the Dietrich School will offer a new Journalism Certificate.
The certificate was a collaborative effort between the English and Communications Departments, with English Chair Gayle Rogers at the helm. Gayle says it was designed with the ever-changing news landscape in mind. Journalists are constantly updating their roster of skills, and this certificate aims to best prepare students for their careers.
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Pitt students can now bop to the top with the new Musical Theatre Certificate
Musical Theatre enthusiasts can rejoice over the new Musical Theatre certificate being offered by the Department of Theatre Arts in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. The certificate is an interdisciplinary effort between the theatre and music departments that aims to offer a more niche experience for students looking to either expand their theatre knowledge or dabble in theatre from outside of their main major.
Prepared for Anything: How a Pitt Humanities PhD Led to an Unconventional Career
When Spyros Sakellariadis (A&S ’80G) arrived at the University of Pittsburgh in the late 1970s, he wasn’t following a carefully designed career plan.
Fresh off a degree in physics and philosophy from Oxford University, Sakellariadis was fascinated by questions about space, time and the philosophy of science. After reading work by renowned Pitt faculty member Adolf Grünbaum, he decided he wanted to study with him.
What happened next was a lesson in the power of relationships.
5 ways Pitt people helped shape America
The radio in your car, the ambulance that arrives in minutes, the dance number you can’t get out of your head — most Americans go a full day without realizing how many ordinary moments trace back to the University of Pittsburgh.
How Debate Set Sarayu Cheemalapati's (A&S '26) Course
In high school, Sarayu Cheemalapati (A&S ’26) was nearly unstoppable as a debater. By her senior year at Council Rock North High School in Newtown, PA, she was ranked as one of the best in the country. Her specialty was congressional debate, where individuals take on the role of a member of Congress, writing and building support for their legislation.
“The better I did at the competitions, the more I thought a career in law might be for me,” Sarayu said. “So, I did an internship at my local DA’s office and loved learning about law and, in particular, public service law.”
New quantum research lab will provide ‘shared engine for discovery’
This story was written by Shannon O. Wells for The University Times
In a lab in Pitt’s Old Engineering Building, a newly installed stainless-steel box called a dilution refrigerator can cool its contents to 20 millikelvin, or 20 thousandths of a degree above absolute zero.