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Salah Al-Zaiti earned a Fulbright Scholar Award
The Pitt Nursing vice chair of research will travel to Jordan to advance his research in cardiovascular disease, biomedical informatics and machine learning.
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Joan T.A. Gabel named 19th University of Pittsburgh chancellor
The Pitt Board of Trustees on Monday elected Gabel to succeed Patrick Gallagher.
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It’s time to celebrate Pitt’s graduate and professional students
The Office of the Provost and Pitt’s Graduate and Professional Student Government will have events April 3-8.
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Pitt Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for April 3
The Pitt community is invited to watch via livestream at 11 a.m.
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Law alum Ted Black is Point Park University’s new SVP of institutional advancement and strategy
He will lead alumni affairs, marketing, external relations and more.
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6 things to do around the Pittsburgh campus in April
Design a spacecraft, attend free concerts and celebrate Pitt innovators.
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D. Michael Elnicki was named editor-in-chief of the Journal of General Internal Medicine
The professor in Pitt’s School of Medicine and two other editors will lead the journal for five years starting July 1.
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Pitt helped bring a gospel pioneer’s music back to life
A daylong community celebration honoring composer Charles Henry Pace and his activist wife, Frankie, resurrected songs not heard in more than six decades. Learn more about their legacy.
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Students, look out for an annual student loan notification
These Pitt resources can help you understand your repayment options.
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Graduate student Hebah Uddin published a YA novel
The doctoral student in Pitt’s Department of English is better known to young readers as Karuna Riazi.
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He’s going to predict your next favorite song
Pitt graduate student Hunter Osterhoudt is mixing his love of music with the power of algorithms as he pursues a master’s in computer science, thanks to Pitt2Pitt.
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This Pitt-Johnstown professor boosted COVID-19 vaccination rates in rural Pa.
Jill Henning harnessed her expertise as an infectious disease researcher and consummate collaborator to get a remarkable number of shots in arms.
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Calling all volunteers: Your help is needed at commencement
Sign up to lend a hand at Graduation Central or the April 30 ceremony by March 24.
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8 new projects received funding in the Pitt Seed 2.0 competition
This summer, they’ll pitch their ideas to campus leadership for the chance for $75,000 in funding.
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Pitt’s HexAI lab earned a grant to address challenges in total joint arthroplasty research
The Oracle for Research award will fund a project that uses AI to improve diagnosis and treatment mechanisms.
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Don’t miss Pitt’s 2023 Student Sustainability Symposium on April 21
The 16th annual event will showcase class projects and celebrate this year’s sustainability awardees.
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Register to volunteer on Be a Good Neighbor Day by March 27
Service projects on April 1 will take place in Oakland, Homewood and the Hill District.
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Pitt researchers earned an EPA grant to study the health impacts of increased rainfall
The project, which earned $1.3 million in funding, will analyze the climate change phenomenon’s impact among residents of two low-income Black neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.
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Pitt Med students meet their match
On Match Day 2023, 135 fourth-year medical students found out where they’ll continue their training as residents.