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Meet Martha Mantilla, whose global experiences and passion for culture prepared her to manage the collection.

After 35 years in various academic and leadership roles, DeJong will serve as a senior advisor to the chancellor and then return to the faculty.

Gretchen Rosado’s childhood curiosity led her to science. A Spanish-speaking lab at Pitt just may lead her home.

The alum and longtime vice chancellor helped to revitalize the Pittsburgh campus and community during his Pitt career.

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The Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative is setting a new standard for community engagement in Fayette County.

The former Johnson & Johnson executive has helped to fund dozens of Pitt programs.

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Bill Pierce believes in the power of Pitt pride.

Vernard Alexander, the new director of Pitt’s Homewood Community Engagement Center, sees himself as the ultimate connector.

Alumni spanning eight decades networked, met Chancellor Gabel and played some Pitt trivia in NYC. 

The Pitt professor is showing how important community pharmacies are through his teaching and research.

The CHURCH program aims to improve mental health outcomes in Black communities in Pittsburgh and beyond.

A Pitt English class called Secret Pittsburgh invites students to explore the city's most interesting, unusual or historic sites — and discover some things about themselves along the way.

GSPIA alum Rosamaria Cristello created the Latino Community Center to help the city's immigrant community thrive.

OK, not really, but they are made from fruit.

Here’s who hurdler Roger Kingdom, swimmer Susan Heon-Preston and Judoka Marisa Pedulla are keeping an eye on in 2024.

Remembrances 

Alumnus Mal Goode was the first Black broadcast reporter on national television. Learn about his career.

When an autoimmune disease came for his sight, Pitt alum Benny Schwartz picked up a paintbrush. The rest is (art) history.

Ashley Lynn Priore uses chess to teach life and leadership lessons.

He made national headlines as a senior when he became the first Black player in the Sugar Bowl.

The award-winning researcher and engineer’s adventures have included advising the Obama administration and taking Arctic expeditions to advocate for global sustainability. 

A National Science Foundation CAREER Award will help Sophia Choukas-Bradley develop new ways to approach her research.

A lifelong love of cars and his Pitt education drove KJ Jones (A&S ’85) to become editor at MotorTrend.

In a career spanning medicine and politics, the Pitt alumnus made a mark on Pittsburgh and the country.

Brandon Som and Brett Murphy took home the nation’s most prestigious award for poetry and public-service journalism, respectively.

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In his book, Michael Rosella provides a tender and compelling glimpse of Pitt in the past.

Alumnus David Shafer’s entrepreneurial mind developed an innovative shuttle service that makes getting to the airport cheaper, faster and oh-so-reLAXsan.