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The Pitt News

Dr. Flordeliza Villanueva uses the UPMC Cam to investigate a possible new cancer treatment. | Photo courtesy of Xucai Chen

Pitt researchers studying bubbles for cancer treatment

Blowing bubbles may seem like child’s play, but Pitt researchers have added another element to the game by filling those bubbles with life-saving medicine. Researchers from UPMC’s Center for Ultrasound...

Pitt anti-virus software includes security vulnerabilities

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor July 5, 2016

The anti-virus software used by most Pitt campus computers includes several security vulnerabilities. Symantec Corporation announced two critical security vulnerabilities affecting several of its products,...

Peter Alexander, Siobhan Malany and Riccardo Gottardi accept CASIS grants at the White House. Photo Courtesy of Riccardo Gottardi

Pitt receives grant to research in space

By Yuanyuan Xiao / For The Pitt News June 28, 2016

Pitt is expanding its research on bone diseases while moving medical science to the “final frontier” — space. Rocky Tuan, a Pitt biology professor, recently received a $500,000 grant from the Center...

Pitt launches replacement login service

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor May 31, 2016

Pitt is updating how users access Pitt’s online services with a new login system, beginning in June. Pitt Passport — passport.pitt.edu — will replace the My Pitt portal and individual access pages...

Pitt establishes $1 million fund for faculty, student business ventures

On Thursday, Pitt announced it will give $1 million to Pitt faculty and students looking to put the products of their research on the market. The $1 million in gap funding money — called the Chancellor’s...

Dale Shoemaker | News Editor

German language tool wins mobile app challenge

By Josh Ye / Staff Writer April 7, 2016

After seeing countless first-year students waste their dining hall swipes — and others who wished they had some — two former Resident Assistants hit their laptops. Asim Viqar and Shil Patel designed...

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Pitt study links frequent social media use and depression in young adults

By Josh Ye / Staff Writer April 4, 2016

Even as she scrolls through her social media feeds, Erica Cunningham can see why the constant connection might not be so good for her. “When you are on social media, it is hard to compare what your...

Annabelle Goll | Staff Illustrator

Engineers model power grid to solve solar problem

By Josh Ye / Staff Writer March 16, 2016

After receiving federal funding in February, a team of Pitt engineers aims to create a model of an all-inclusive electrical grid that incorporates solar power. Right now, the electricity from solar power...

Pitt to open engineering labs off-campus

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor March 14, 2016

Making new metallic alloys for jumbo jet and turbine engines and turning Oakland into a self-sufficient power grid could both become realities within the next five years, according to researchers who will...

Emilee Betz (right) explaining her team's app to a judge. Emily Brindley for the Pitt News

Hacking away stereotypes

By Emily Brindley / Staff Writer February 24, 2016

At most Pitt hackathons, hundreds of men line the desks and tables, chattering and hammering away on keyboards. Yet the women who can design and code just as well as them are largely absent. The environment...

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