Hot Metal Campus’s 2025 Year in Review: The Book
This past year marked a defining chapter for Hot Metal Campus. Researchers, entrepreneurs, students, creatives, and innovators across campus came together to strengthen a growing ecosystem rooted in collaboration, discovery, and Pittsburgh’s continued momentum in life sciences, technology, media, and entrepreneurship.
The Book captures that momentum. The inaugural year-in-review publication highlights the people, projects, research, events, and ideas that shaped Hot Metal Campus throughout 2025. Featured stories include projects emerging from Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center alongside life sciences initiatives connected to University of Pittsburgh programs at Bridgeside Labs, including work tied to the Aging Institute and other research groups advancing healthcare and biotechnology innovation.
Situated along the Hot Metal Bridge, the campus continues to serve as a connective point between institutions, industries, and disciplines. The Book reflects a year of growth not only for the campus itself, but for the broader innovation community taking shape around it.
The Book is both a record and a resource: a way to revisit what’s happened and a tool to spark new conversations.
Explore the digital edition below and keep your eyes pealed for physical versions around campus. Please contact Hot Metal Campus’s Jen Luke at jluke@collabre.co if you are interested in a physical copy.