All Pittwire News
Filter By
![A hand on a laptop trackpad.](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/1946_ao_cgs_0656_smallhero.jpg?h=d8076212&itok=bCibK2Z6)
Comment on a draft policy regarding licensing of Pitt's name and trademarks through March 13
Members of the Pitt community are invited to provide feedback via an online form.
![Salk Hall](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/210377_029_dig_dsc_0383_01_smallhero-1.jpg?h=d8076212&itok=JIOwTJjn)
Amy Seybert was elected president of the ACPE board of directors
The dean of Pitt’s School of Pharmacy will lead the board of the national pharmacy education accreditation agency during 2023.
![red roses individually wrapped in plastic](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/20180214_ta_roses_0008_hero.jpg?h=de836872&itok=-ACr4GBT)
Pitt-themed valentines for your campus crush
Let your special someone know that they Roc your world.
![Holding hands](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/gettyimages-916307600_hero.jpg?h=de836872&itok=MtYSWrzt)
Attraction is key to keeping your relationship alive — but not how you think
How secure you feel in your relationship impacts how you view your partner’s attraction to other people, says Pitt psychologist Alexandra Black.
![A blue and yellow flag with a yellow panther logo](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/20200513-4a7a7811-zf-5488-62180-1-003-010_smallhero.jpg?h=d8076212&itok=_vCBV5yo)
A Pitt podcast was nominated for an Ambie award
A series produced by Pitt's Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies is up for Best DIY Podcast at the Awards for Excellence in Audio.
![Cathedral of Learning lawn with sunlight shining down through the trees](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2022-01/20191010_ta_stock_0100_smallhero.jpg?h=d8076212&itok=yooTpZ_9)
Three Pitt leaders were named to the Pittsburgh Business Times Power 100 list
The 2023 list of influential people included Chancellor Patrick Gallagher, Evan Facher and Don Yealy.
![Amy Wildermuth speaks in front of a blackboard](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/20221110_ao_lawschool_stock_0620_smallhero.jpg?h=d8076212&itok=YOsLt1-k)
Amy Wildermuth steps down as School of Law dean
Wildermuth will move to a faculty role; Vice Dean Haider Ala Hamoudi will serve as interim dean.
![A hand taking notes in a spiral-bound book](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/20191204_ao_chemistry_class_0144_smallhero.jpg?h=d8076212&itok=U91ybRZN)
Faculty, apply for an Open Educational Resources grant by March 15
Up to $5,000 will be awarded to projects that create or adapt free materials for Pitt courses.
![The Cathedral of Learning with Oakland in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/20210407_ta_cl-drone_0141_hero.jpg?h=de836872&itok=ltrmsbnZ)
Pitt has been named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students for 2022-23
Meet the nine Pitt scholars in this year’s cohort.
![a Panther statue at sunset](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2022-09/panther_smallhero.jpg?h=d8076212&itok=fyXJMwjJ)
Undergraduate student Silas Switzer published a chapbook on Pittsburgh’s AIDS crisis
The history major examines the erasure of LGBTQ+ stories through poetry and archival images in ‘Nine Parts Water, One Part Bleach.’
![A Pitt script sticker on the Enter key of a keyboard](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/20210723_ao_tech_stock_0309_smallhero.jpg?h=d8076212&itok=aIurZGI0)
Comment on University policies to be decommissioned through Feb. 27
Members of the Pitt community are invited to provide feedback via an online form.
![A line of people stand outside](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/20200914-6d8a3199-zf-4280-40697-1-002-010_hero-1.jpg?h=de836872&itok=dvHqcDOM)
Pitt’s pandemic practices could serve as an example for other institutions
The University’s approach to COVID-19 employed new testing strategies and put trust in its experts and community, a Journal of American College Health paper found.
![A person rides a bike in a bike lane](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/20220525_campus-stock_md_0035a_smallhero.jpg?h=d8076212&itok=s7hJZvza)
Bigelow Boulevard was ranked among the nation’s best new bike lanes
Pitt’s Bigelow Block Transformation Project upgraded the important connection for Pittsburgh cyclists.
![Scaife Hall](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/20210414_ao_scaife_hall_0039_smallhero.jpg?h=d8076212&itok=mFBlvDED)
Liron Pantanowitz was appointed to chair Pitt’s Department of Pathology
The researcher and noted industry leader returns to the School of Medicine in a role that will advance personalized medicine.
![A Pitt script flag on a lamppost beside a snowy path](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/20201201_md_fallstock_0069a_smallhero.jpg?h=d8076212&itok=KIttkrIY)
14 projects won Year of Emotional Well-Being funding
The Office of the Provost recognized events and activities that range from documentary production to Counseling Center certification.
![A person in a blue shirt shows a paper to someone in a white shirt and scarf holding a laptop](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/20210914_ta_4097_political-science_0224_smallhero.jpg?h=d8076212&itok=YcBRwr7m)
Register for the 2023 Mentoring and Advising Summit on March 3
Anyone who works to support students at Pitt and beyond can attend.
![A view of the Oakland neighborhood and Pitt's campus from the Cathedral of Learning balcony](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/20230111_ao_cathedral_balcony_0122_smallhero.jpg?h=d8076212&itok=KeWX9Bh5)
Sign up for Oakland neighborhood cleanup days
Register to volunteer on Sundays throughout the spring semester.
![A black street light with a University of Pittsburgh banner sits in the foreground in front of the Cathedral of Learning.](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2022-12/20220702_ao_campus_stock_00061_smallhero.jpg?h=f50d74a0&itok=r0k2Fcty)
Juan Carlos Puyana was selected as the O’Brien Professor of Global Surgery
The professor in Pitt’s School of Medicine will start his tenure with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in April.
![An illustration of archival documents and a Pittsburgh skyline against a yellow background](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2023-02/black-history-month-hero-1440x700-1.jpg?h=de836872&itok=kRqf5rjq)
Nominate a local hero of Black resistance by Feb. 6
Winners will be celebrated at Pitt’s 2023 K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month event on Feb. 22.