The Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory is making waves
The Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory, with Jonathan Burgess at the helm, has collaborated with the National Wildlife Federation to help kickstart the restoration of the Ohio River
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Alaina Roberts mentioned in two articles about Beyonce's Buffalo Solider Imagery
Alaina E. Roberts, an associate professor of History at the Dietrich School, was cited in two recent articles in AP News and NBC News about Beyoncé's use of Buffalo Soldier imagery.
Economics professor cited in research on traffic jams and fast food
Lester Lusher, an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the Dietrich School, was noted in a recent Study published on StudyFinds. The research groups involved were looking at the correlation between traffic jams and fast-food consumption.
Michael Wood-Vasey interviewed for WESA
Michael Wood-Vasey, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, was interviewed for a WESA story on the Rubin Observatory. Wood-Vasey created a data broker to help the observatory prepare for operations.
Research Funding Makes Digitizing History Possible
Ruth Mostern is an interdisciplinary scholar with research interests bridging the humanities, social sciences, information science and environmental science. She applies her expertise in spatial and environmental history to understand large-scale environmental impacts of human activity.
History professor interviewed in Smithsonian magazine
Marcus Rediker, a distinguished professor in the Department of History at the Dietrich School, was interviewed in Smithsonian Magazine recently. 40 tattered pages were discovered that chronicled Thomas Avery’s escape from Slavery almost 200 years ago. Rediker was consulted on the find.
See the first photos from the world’s largest astronomical camera on June 23
On June 23, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University will host a viewing party for the first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera, which, with 3 billion pixels, is the largest astronomical camera ever built.
Rachel Bezanson and research team featured on NASA website
Rachel Bezanson, an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Dietrich School, was featured in a NASA article about studying galaxies.
Dietrich School Chemistry Professor and Research Team Interviewed in C&enc&en
Peng Liu, a Richard King Mellon Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Dietrich School, and a team of researchers were interviewed for an article in c&en. The article discusses protein creation research that the team has been working on.
Alaina Roberts interviewed by the New York Times about upcoming museum exhibits
The New York Times recently published an article about two museum exhibits showing Black cowboys' roles in the American West. There was an earlier exhibit at the Witte Museum in San Antonio and an upcoming exhibit at the Los Angeles Autry Museum. Alaina E.