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Engineers Without Borders works to aid impoverished communities

By Abby Lipold, Staff Writer • September 17, 2023

When Claire Gendron traveled to Bolivia for the first time, some of the local members asked her if she liked it. Despite sleeping on the floor in a sleeping bag and watching a tarantula crawl past her...

Pitt’s Office of Facilities Management offers new apprenticeship program for engineers

By Alaina Goldberg, For The Pitt News • October 31, 2021

A new apprenticeship program with Pitt’s Office of Facilities Management began this fall for individuals from the Hill District interested in becoming licensed engineers.

Virtual engineering expo falls short of some student’s expectations

By Nathan Fitchett, Senior Staff Writer • February 1, 2021

The Swanson School of Engineering hosted its first virtual design expo last semester on Nov. 23. The event has historically been held in person at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event was forced to move online.

Researcher, advocate: Sossena Wood promotes diversity in engineering

By Maggie Young, Staff Writer • March 6, 2019

Sossena Wood entered the Swanson School of Engineering in 2007 as an electrical engineering major, a major where only 0.9 percent of degree-earners nationwide are black women.

Pitt students search for aerospace program

By Mary Rose O'Donnell, Staff Writer • February 4, 2019

From Air Force ROTC cadets to Swanson engineers, many Pitt students yearn for a solid aerospace program that can prepare them for future careers in the United States Air Force and other related aerospace fields.

Irene Mena: A world of opportunities

By Brian Gentry, Staff Writer • April 19, 2018

When Irene Mena got her U.S. citizenship Feb. 28 at the Pittsburgh Courthouse, her colleague and friend Dan Budny brought her a cake adorned with an American flag and the words “Congratulations Irene!”...

Ruthann Omer: Fixing with family

By Sid Lingala • March 27, 2018

When Ruthann Omer installed a door backward in a handicap restroom project she was working on as a civil engineer, she felt like it was the end of the world. But her father, Frederick, an engineer himself,...

Swanson School announces new dean

By Salina Pressimone | Assistant News Editor • March 21, 2018

Pitt named James R. Martin II — currently the chair of the civil engineering department at Clemson University — as the new dean of the Swanson School of Engineering on Wednesday. Martin is the...

Students discuss diversity in engineering

By Zane Crowell | Staff Writer • February 21, 2018

Since joining the National Society of Black Engineers in 1980, Karl Reid has dedicated his career to advancing opportunity and inclusion for African-American engineers across the country. “I got my...

Students mix beer and engineering

By Rose Luder | Staff Writer • February 16, 2018

Groups of students sat around several computer-topped desks in a Benedum Hall classroom, casually making conversation as they waited for their Thursday afternoon class to begin. Suddenly, a question flashed...