Pitt and Riverview Park will soon be stewards of a seedling grown from seeds that flew around the moon on NASA’s Artemis I mission in 2022. The agency selected the site, within view of Allegheny Observatory, after careful review of hundreds of applications.
Graham Hatfull, an Eberly Family Professor and HHMI Professor in the Department of Biology in the Dietrich School was interviewed about his research in Phages and the possibility of their efficacy in erasing antibiotic resistance in viruses.
Michael Glass, the Director of the Urban Studies program and a professor in the Department of Sociology in the Dietrich School was interviewed in the Philadelphia Inquirer about whether or not Pennsylvania is considered Midwest.
Graham Hatfull, an Eberly Family Professor and HHMI Professor in the Department of Biology in the Dietrich School was interviewed for an article in Chemical & Engineers News. Hatfull is a Phage researcher and spoke to the publication about his thoughts on the ELIMINATE clinical trials. You can read more here.
Sam Woolley, the Dietrich School’s Endowed Chair of Disinformation Studies, was recently interviewed for a story with KXAN on using AI in the context of election campaigns, and specifically the current presidential campaign. You can watch the story here or read it here.
Jackie Smith, a sociology professor in the Dietrich School was interviewed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the current rise in homelessness in the area.
Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Dietrich School, Evan Schneider was interviewed for an article in Nature, on supercomputers. Currently, Schneider is using a supercomputer to study the evolution of Milky Way galaxies.
Chris Bonneau, chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and a professor in the Department of Political Science in the Dietrich School was interviewed for an article in PublicSource on Tuesday.
Michael Sayette, a professor of psychology in the Dietrich School was interviewed for an article in LiveScience published on Monday. The article investigates how truthful people are when under the influence of alcohol.
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.
