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Oliver Eickelberg

Pitt will host the journal JCI Insight for the next 5 years

A team of physician-scientists led by Oliver Eickelberg will serve as the editorial board for the American Society for Clinical Investigation publication.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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Jessica Ghilani presented to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

The Pitt-Greensburg professor is a well-regarded expert on misinformation and disinformation.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Greensburg
A bronze Panther statue

Pitt will conduct evacuation exercises throughout August

Here’s the schedule for each building on campus.

  • Pittsburgh Campus
The Fort Pitt Bridge leads into Downtown Pittsburgh

3 Pitt leaders were named 2024 Men of Excellence

Shawn Ellies, Mark Henderson and Robert Hill will be honored by the New Pittsburgh Courier on Sept. 13.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Staff
Meghana Dodda, Garrett Whitney and Gabriella Garvin

These Pitt students took to the world stage to share a database project designed to combat systemic racism

The Frederick Honors College scholars presented their research to international leaders at the United Nations’ Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.

  • Community Impact
  • Global
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
A group of adults and children posing for a photo.

She’s built a welcoming place for Latino immigrants in Pittsburgh

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

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Alumni
Pitt-Bradford students talk around an outdoor table

Pitt-Bradford has been a College of Distinction for a decade

It’s the campuses 10th consecutive recognition for its efforts to help students learn, grow and succeed.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Pitt-Bradford
Shailendra Gajanan

Rural students took a mental health hit during the pandemic, a Pitt-Bradford professor found

Shailendra Gajanan is now helping several Pennsylvania counties make a plan to lower stress levels among youth.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Pitt-Bradford
The Cathedral of Learning

Who is: Neilesh Vinjamuri, Pitt alum and 'Jeopardy!' champion?

The Swanson School of Engineering graduate took home $56,009 over a three-day winning streak.

  • Alumni
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Apples and leaves

This alum’s handbags are good enough to eat

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

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Sustainability
  • Alumni
Three men in suits pose for the camera.

Former Pitt Olympians look back at their Games and what they’ll be watching this year

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

  • Global
  • Alumni
  • Athletics
Five volunteers pose in a line

Pitt Education alumni volunteered at a day camp for children impacted by cancer

Adjunct Assistant Professor Denise Esposto (EDUC ’77, ’81G, ’23G) serves at Camp Clubhouse each year.

  • Community Impact
  • School of Education
A goat eats invasive weeds, with Pitt's campus visible in background

These grazing goats helped the Pitt grounds crew clear a hillside

The herd provides a fossil fuel free solution to combating invasive vines and underbrush.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Sustainability
Chitiyo

Jonathan Chitiyo published a book for African educators

The associate professor of education investigated how teachers in Ghana, South Africa and Zimbabwe support students with disabilities.

  • Teaching & Learning
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Global
  • Pitt-Bradford
A box of Narcan, gloves and papers

How Pitt is taking on the next phase of the opioid epidemic

Those tracking fatal overdoses in Pennsylvania have seen increasing rates of the adulterant xylazine, or tranq. Pitt people are on the forefront of establishing best practices for treatment.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
Pitt United Way volunteers participate in a kit packing and collection event.

Volunteers needed: Contribute your time to Pitt’s United Way Campaign

The campaign will earn $35 for each two-hour shift at the University Store on Fifth.

  • Community Impact
Man sitting at desk behind a microphone.

A new book by Pitt professors showcases the life of a pioneering Black journalist

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

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Alumni
Sherrard accepts the NACUBO award

Pitt was recognized with the NACUBO Excellence in Sustainability Award

The sole university recognized by the organization this year, Pitt earned the honor for its Climate Action Plan.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Sustainability
A high school student focuses on their laptop during Pitt's CyberCamp.

Pitt’s CyberCamp is diversifying the tech professional pipeline in Pittsburgh and beyond

The program, now in its eighth year, was spotlighted in a recent White House report for helping to develop the national cybersecurity workforce.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Prospective students
  • Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security