by Ken Chiacchia | Jan 3, 2018 | Press release
MEG-derived results from a CamCAN volunteer are superimposed on MRI images. The images from left to right move upward through the brain. Activity in the right inferior parietal cortex (yellow markers) is higher (red) than that in the adjacent white matter rim (blue),...
by Ken Chiacchia | Dec 8, 2017 | Press release
Finding the Balance Pitt Researchers Use Bridges to Optimize Doctor Visits for Kidney Patients The biggest causes of death in developed countries—heart disease, cancer, chronic organ failure—are complex conditions that may be best treated by long-term management...
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 1, 2017 | Press release
Summer’s Up PSC Interns Advance AI, Cybersecurity, Computer Administration Sept. 1, 2017 On two dates in July and August 2017, PSC’s summer interns—a central part of the center’s educational mission—reported the results of their projects to the PSC staff. The...
by Ken Chiacchia | Aug 17, 2017 | Press release
Brain Function—What’s Next? A Conversation with David Hildebrand, Harvard University Aug. 17, 2017 The May 10, 2017, issue of the prestigious journal Nature featured an article by researchers at Harvard University and PSC that charted out the first “nano-scale”...
by Ken Chiacchia | Jul 26, 2017 | News
Nick Nystrom Appointed Interim Director of PSC July 27, 2017 Nick Nystrom, senior director of research at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), has been appointed interim director of the center. Nystrom succeeds Michael Levine and Ralph Roskies, who have been...
by Ken Chiacchia | Jun 8, 2017 | Press release
Bridging Students to STEM Skills “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin The future of employment is increasingly STEM-related. To prepare its students for higher-paying, computationally savvy jobs in...
