Teachers, leaders, innovators, researchers鈥擯itt faculty members are world-renowned for expanding the boundaries of knowledge while educating new generations of thinkers and doers.
Great teaching isn鈥檛 just respected at Pitt鈥攊t鈥檚 also honored and rewarded. Each year, the University鈥檚 highest teaching honor, the , goes to outstanding Pitt educators. Individual schools and departments also bestow their own teaching awards.
Among the honors our leading professors have won are the National Medal of Science (the nation鈥檚 highest honor for science and engineering), the MacArthur Foundation鈥檚 鈥済enius grant,鈥 and election to the world鈥檚 most prestigious academic societies, including the Institute of Medicine, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Innovators From regenerating human tissues to creating a coating that prevents ice buildup on wind turbines, innovations by Pitt professors benefit humankind. Launched in 2013, the Innovation Institute advances Pitt's successes in entrepreneurship, commercialization and economic development.
Pitt researchers push the boundaries of knowledge in areas ranging from literary criticism to the quest for quantum computers. They frequently reach across disciplines within Pitt and collaborate with colleagues at other universities and the 桃花视频 Medical Center, as well as with corporate partners.