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CLP President Andrew Medlar Discusses Collaboration in Dean’s Spotlight Series 2024
Feb. 8, 2024
Libraries are collaborative organizations that serve the people and community, and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) is an excellent example. President and director Andrew Medlar examined collaborative workplace environments in libraries in his Feb. 7 talk, “We’re Here to Help Each Other,” continuing the Dean’s Spotlight Series 2024.
Two SCI Students Receive Honorable Mention in CRA Undergraduate Research Awards
Feb. 5, 2024
Two students from the School of Computing and Information (SCI) Department of Computer Science have been recognized for their undergraduate research by the Computing Research Association (CRA)!
SCI Hosts SheInnovates Hackathon 2024
Feb. 5, 2024
Tim Huang’s “The Time-Traveling Project” Celebrates Black History in Pittsburgh
Feb. 1, 2024
Art has always been an immersive visual experience, but a project led by Tim Huang (assistant professor, Department of Information Culture and Data Stewardship) has taken it to the next level.
Debra King (SOC WK ’83, SCI ’85G) Knows the Importance of Giving Back
Jan. 30, 2024
In many ways, Debra King (SOC WK ’83, SCI ’85G) is a living, breathing, metaphor. She scaled figurative mountains to overcome disability and poverty, and today she scales literal mountains—recently returning from a trip to Mt. Everest Basecamp. Read more about this SCI alumna and SCI Board of Visitors member here!
Shyam Visweswaran, ISP Faculty, Kicks Off Dean’s Spotlight Series 2024
Jan. 29, 2024
Dr. Shyam Visweswaran, MD, PhD (SCI '06), a professor with Pitt's Department of Biomedical Informatics, spoke at the Dean’s Spotlight Series 2024 on Jan. 25, beginning the speaker series with his talk “Towards Development of AI-based Clinical Decision Support.”
Assistant Professor Stephen Lee Receives NSF Grant for Designing Sustainable Distributed Infrastructures
January 23, 2024
Dr. Stephen Lee (assistant professor, Department of Computer Science) received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for his project, “Data-Driven System-Design for Sustainable Long-Lasting Distributed Infrastructures,” on Oct. 1, 2023. The standard grant was issued for $522,995.000, with the project estimated to be completed in September 2026.