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Anne Newman is named Aging Institute clinical director

The chair of epidemiology will lead efforts to translate research into clinical practice and policy at the institute.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Health and Wellness
  • Institute on Aging

Life Sciences Week Brings Researchers, Business Leaders Together

Researchers in Pittsburgh are discovering and delivering new ways to improve life and health across the globe. This year’s Life Sciences Week events showcased the facilities, technologies and

  • Innovation and Research
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Pitt Cyber Director David Hickton leads election security commission

Commissioners will examine cybersecurity issues surrounding voting machines and voter registration information as well as the resiliency of Pennsylvania’s electoral system following a potential breach

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security
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Neeraj Gandhi earns funding for brain perception study

The Swanson School of Engineering professor will receive $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Swanson School of Engineering

Inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame Class Showcases More Than 100 Years of History

Representing football, basketball, swimming, gymnastics and track and field, 16 former Pitt athletes were named to the hall of fame. They will be honored in a September ceremony.

Panther Racing Revs Engines for 30th Year

Panther Racing, a student team from the Swanson School of Engineering, is getting its car ready for the annual Formula Society of Automotive Engineers competition May 9-12, all while gaining real

  • Students
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Bachelor of Science Degree Earned in 1930s Awarded Posthumously to Civic Leader

Joshua Rose attended the University of Pittsburgh and went on to lead a storied civic life that included breaking ground with the YMCA organization and serving as the first Black city council member

  • Alumni
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Pitt's University Library System acquires a rare Jorge Luis Borges book

The notebook is intact, meaning that it is possible to study the sequence of texts the influential literary figure wrote in 1950-51.

  • Arts and Humanities

Alumna Merges Passions for Art and Science

When it came time to choose, Pearl Galido didn't want to abandon her study of art. So she combined studio arts and chemistry majors and found they fit together better than she'd imagined.

  • Department of Studio Arts
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Alumni
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Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis is named a Searle Scholar

The assistant professor of computational and systems biology will receive $300,000 to support her research over the next three years.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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Mostafa Bedewy earns Society of Manufacturing Engineers award

A member of the society since 2017, Bedewy is among 18 recipients from the U.S. and China.

  • Technology & Science
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Center for African American Poetry and Poetics creative writing fellow wins 2018 Whiting Award

Granted annually in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, the $50,000 award is based on early career accomplishments and potential for continued success.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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University of Pittsburgh Press names marketing director

Alumnus John R. Fagan has 30 years of book publishing experience, including as vice president and director of marketing for Penguin Books.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus

Class of 2018 Celebrates Commencement

The University of Pittsburgh commencement ceremonies on April 26 and 29 celebrated all that Pitt students have accomplished thus far — as well as the promise of what is yet to come. Visit the media

Pittwire Begins Summer Schedule

With the end of the spring term comes a change in Pittwire’s publication schedule. New stories will publish on Mondays and Thursdays until the fall term begins in August. The Pittwire staff

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PhD candidate María Lis Baiocchi is named a Woodrow Wilson fellow

She is one of 10 nationwide to be named a Dissertation Fellow in Women's Studies.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Student Newspaper Goes High Profile

Pitt’s award-winning daily student newspaper, The Pitt News, is celebrating its latest issue of Silhouettes — an annual special edition that profiles interesting characters around campus.

  • Students
  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of English
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Angela Gronenborn is elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The academy’s projects and publications generate ideas and offer recommendations to advance the public good in the arts, citizenship, education, energy, government, the humanities, international

  • Technology & Science
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
  • Swanson School of Engineering

Technology, Chocolate Combine to Create Business Student’s Recipe for Success

Elaine Khodzhayan has amassed a sweet army of fans with her And a Chocolate Drizzle Instagram page. The graduating senior says her passion for baking and her love of technology are part of what will

  • Students

Marine, Graduating Senior Brings Global Perspective to Engineering Classroom, Career

From backyard-built thrill rides to presidential security detail in Dublin, David Matelan's path to Pitt focused on leadership and ingenuity. After serving five years in the Marines, he's set to

  • Students
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering