Danielle Commisso is a Pittsburgh-based freelance writer who has worked in STEM education and research.
Engineering the Future at Pitt
It was the early 1960s, and it was a different time, recalls John “Jack” Mascaro. Like many of his fellow baby boomers, the young student showed up to his engineering classes at the University of Pittsburgh sporting a sweater and a tie, while his professors wore suits. It was a time when engineering students were …