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There’s no stopping Pitt volunteers

Throughout the past year, students, faculty and staff have found creative ways to keep tutoring, gardening and donating to their communities. During National Volunteer Week, find out how you can join

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Class of 2021: Fill Out the Post-Graduation Survey

Pitt’s Career Center would like to know your plans after graduation and how they can assist you.

Pitt Volunteer Efforts to Continue Throughout Summer

During this National Volunteer Week, we thank the hundreds of members of Pitt’s family who have been helping out during the pandemic. Their work is not over yet.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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He, they, she: Zooming with Jonathan Van Ness

Miss last night’s event? Here’s your recap.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Pandemic Pivots: Logging on with Quincey Johnston

Join the Pitt Program Council lecture director on April 19 as she interviews “Queer Eye” host, author and activist Jonathan Van Ness.

Pitt Police Town Hall Addresses Community Concerns

The April 15 conversation ranged from police training at Pitt to a new student-focused committee that will address public safety concerns.

Healthy Practices and COVID-19 Concerns: April Update

Reports to the Pitt COVID Concern Connection have increased slightly since the March update. See the latest data and reminders for the end of the term.

  • Covid-19

What the Vaccine Means to the New Public Health Dean

Maureen Lichtveld moved to Pittsburgh and took the helm of Pitt Public Health during the darkest days of the pandemic. A recent vaccination clinic at the Pete showed her brighter days ahead.

  • Covid-19

Virtual Games, Real Connections

The Pitt Global Ties game night connected domestic and international students across the country for an evening of fun and food.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Ashley Priore

A rising senior, political strategist and top chess player who’s making bold moves.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Community Impact
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Ready to Learn Something New?

Check out the University’s newest academic offerings, including a sports studies certificate, museum studies major, redesigned MBA program and more.

The Space Research Coordination Center

Transparent collaboration informed Pitt's modernized IP policy

The policy improves the mechanisms that return revenues to Pitt innovators, departments, schools and other research units when their inventions find commercial success.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
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University of Pittsburgh Police Department joins peer intervention program

The Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement project is a national training and support initiative for U.S. law enforcement agencies committed to building a culture of peer intervention that prevents

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • University News
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Two Pitt students win 2021 Goldwater Scholarships

Meet Pitt’s two newest Goldwater Scholars, Mark Farino and Asher Hancock. To date, 62 undergrads have received this top scholarship for STEM studies.

  • Students
  • Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Plan for Pitt 2025 Framework Released

The framework serves as a blueprint of the forthcoming strategic plan, and the University’s strategic planners are looking for feedback on the draft from the Pitt community.

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Daughter and dad duo team up against misinformation on social media

Undergrad Riley Wolynn and her father Todd Wolynn (MED '92) teamed up to study misinformation surrounding vaccines online.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Covid-19
  • School of Medicine

Volunteers Needed for 7 Second-dose Clinics at the Pete

Pitt will host vaccine clinics at the Petersen Events Center in the upcoming weeks and volunteers are needed to help the process run smoothly. Learn more about how to enroll as a volunteer.

  • Covid-19
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5 research-backed steps for a pro-vaccination social media campaign

What can vaccine proponents, clinicians and public health communicators learn from anti-vaxxers? A lot, say Pitt researchers. See what they suggest.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Covid-19
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Restaurants, students relish partnership program

Since 2020, Pitt Eats Local has infused more than a half-million dollars into the community and helped Oakland neighborhood restaurants bridge the gap during COVID-19.