Xavier Littlejohn on the Pitt campus in a black jacket

Just 3% of teens from Pennsylvania’s foster system go to college. This Pitt program aims to change that.

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Here’s how a Pitt project is addressing skin cancer disparities in Black communities

School of Medicine students connected with community leaders and distributed 750 pamphlets to spread the word throughout Pittsburgh.

Making batteries takes a lot of lithium. Some of it could come from wastewater.

Water from Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of U.S. demand for the metal, according to a new Pitt study.

8 Pitt students were named Gilman scholars

Seven undergraduates from the Pittsburgh campus and one from Pitt-Greensburg received the competitive study abroad grant.

6 tips for hanging your hammock without harming trees

The University’s Pittsburgh campus is home to almost 4,000 trees; here’s how to pick an optimal spot for your afternoon siesta.

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Announcements and Updates
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Pitt has published an update on endowment investing related to environmental, social and governance factors

Daffodils in front of the Cathedral of Learning

Employees, benefits open enrollment is May 1-15

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Attend pinning and commencement for Pitt-Titusville’s nursing graduates

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Registration is open for the Swanson School’s summer day camp

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Accolades & Honors
Nursing graduates in white coats holding lamps read aloud from a booklet

Pitt-Greensburg held its first pinning ceremony for nursing graduates

The Cathedral of Learning, distorted and reflected in glass.

4 Pitt Business people were named up and coming marketers by Pittsburgh’s AMA chapter

Chandralekha Singh, holding a marker, points at a whiteboard with graphs on it.

Chandralekha Singh received an AAPT award for physics education

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Pitt has three new National Endowment for the Humanities awardees

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