When you think about the Film & Media Studies Program, you probably think of Hollywood, feature-length films, and maybe even documentaries. But did you know that the film program also offers classes and a certificate in Broadcast TV?
Many students and faculty know about the Dietrich School’s amazing Department of Music, and maybe you even know about a few of their ensembles. But did you know the special history the Music building holds?
It might be the piano lab, music studio, or ethnomusicology lab…
It’s two in the afternoon, you’re starting to feel that after-lunch sleepiness when suddenly sirens go off and the Cathedral is thrown into chaos. A day you thought was only reserved for fiction has arrived: it’s a zombie apocalypse, and it’s time to use your brain before your brain gets used.
I contacted a few professors in the Dietrich School for their expertise on how to survive a horde of cranium-hungry, infectious, zombies.
Boo! Did we scare you? If we didn’t, maybe knowing that the Cathedral of Learning is haunted might spook you.
Dear old Cathy has a few hauntings to speak of, and maybe you’ve experienced some of these spirits yourself. The most notable places of activity are the Early American Nationality Room and the Croghan-Schenley Ballroom.
Did you know Pitt is home to the Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory? The Collaboratory was started in 2017 by faculty members from the Dietrich School’s Geology and Environmental Science Department. In 2018 they were granted funding by the Heinz Endowment and have been leading research and outreach efforts throughout the region. They are aiming to bridge efforts in water research, government, and taking action with sustainability.
This article was originally published in PittWire.
Repairing a $3,000 glass apparatus, cutting a rare crystal for use in quantum technology, working quartz that glows brighter than the sun: It’s all in a day’s work for Pitt’s scientific glassblower Ryan Tate.
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.
