Science and Technology

Known worldwide for its Eds and Meds, Pittsburgh is a hotbed of science and technology. From computer science--hello, Carnegie Mellon and Google--to robotics that's second to none, Pittsburgh leads the way. You'll see the innovation and technology and science everywhere, from the Carnegie Science Center to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and many places in between.

Science and Technology Features

Pop Filter Hot Pick: hot jazz, merry-making and the Milky Way at Carnegie Science Center

Jennifer Baron Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Can you say intergalactic spectacular? This Thursday night, out of this world sounds and interplanetary sights will converge on the North Shore at Carnegie Science Center's first-of-its kind holiday happening. Be surrounded by stars of the local stage and the outer galaxies.

Last chance to register for Marcellus Shale event

Tracy Certo Wednesday, June 22, 2011

It's happening, whether you like it or not. The question now is, how do we all co-exist? Join Pop City, WQED and our partners to help figure out the best role communities can play in safeguarding our assets in Managing Marcellus, a unique evening of deliberative theater and democracy.

Faces of Energy: Maura Clark of Direct Energy

Tracy Certo Wednesday, June 22, 2011

The president of Direct Energy Business, Maura Clark, talks about opportunities for hiring in the energy field today, how the field is growing so quickly in Pittsburgh and what to expect in the future. Note: they're hiring!

What's next for Dan Volz?

Deb Smit Sunday, April 17, 2011

Last week Conrad "Dan" Volz resigned as director of the Center for Healthy Environments and Communities (CHEC) at Pitt's Graduate School of Public Health. As a researcher and public health advocate at Pitt since 2004, Volz has been vocal on the impact of the hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale on the environment. So the question is, what's next for him?

Pop Filter Hot Pick: Geek Out & Go Green at the GA/GI Festival!

Jennifer Baron Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Geek + Art + Green is the only equation you need to know this weekend. Geek out on the latest eco-tech inventions, make sculptures out of lint and learn about how chemistry helps make one great Bloody Mary. Only at Pittsburgh's first-of-its-kind GA/GI Festival.

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Science and Technology Features

Pop Filter Hot Pick: hot jazz, merry-making and the Milky Way at Carnegie Science Center

Last chance to register for Marcellus Shale event

Faces of Energy: Maura Clark of Direct Energy

What's next for Dan Volz?

Pop Filter Hot Pick: Geek Out & Go Green at the GA/GI Festival!

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