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The Pittsburgh Quantum Institute appointed Michael Hatridge as its new director

The physics professor will lead the collaboration between Pitt, Carnegie Mellon University and Duquesne University.

  • Technology & Science
  • Faculty
  • Pittsburgh Quantum Institute (PQI)
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Staff Council named 5 award winners

Each year, the organization acknowledges excellence in mentoring and provides support for Pitt staff and their students.

  • Undergraduate students
  • Staff
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Pitt-Bradford is among the nation’s best for transfer students

An extensive course credit database, partnerships with other universities and merit scholarships earned the regional campus its third recognition.

  • Students
  • Pitt-Bradford
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The omission of women's contributions in 'Oppenheimer' is part of a harmful trend, Pitt experts say

Lack of representation can reinforce stereotypes about who belongs in the sciences, write Carl Kurlander and Chandralekha Singh.

  • Technology & Science
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt Law student Laras Susanti earned a grant from the American Indonesian Cultural and Educational Foundation

The SJD candidate will travel to her home country to continue her research on family law in its constitutional court.

  • Graduate and professional students
  • School of Law
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Registration is open for Pitt Homecoming 2023

Save the date for Oct. 12-14. This year, celebrations coincide with Health Sciences Alumni Weekend.

  • University News
  • Alumni
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Pitt’s Emmy Award winners

These writers, journalists, designers and other alumni are telling stories that matter, and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences noticed.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Alumni
  • College of Business Administration
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Computing and Information
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Alaina E. Roberts discusses the American West in a new docuseries

Her work on the topic also earned an honorable mention for the 2023 Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize.

  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Department of History
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2 Pitt students were elected to the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Student Advisory Board

Joe Chen and Shay Roth will serve a yearlong term advancing student interests’ within the association.

  • Graduate and professional students
  • School of Pharmacy
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The Pitt Sustainability Challenge is down to 5 finalists

From freezer upgrades in labs to geothermal heating and cooling at Johnstown, the winner will move Pitt toward its carbon neutrality goal.

  • University News
  • Sustainability
  • Pitt-Johnstown
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A Pitt Law alumna won Allegheny County’s Amram Award

Magistrate Judge Lisa Lenihan was recognized for professional excellence.

  • Alumni
  • School of Law
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Make move-in easier with Ship2Pitt

Send up to 5 packages directly to your residence hall room for free through this UPS partnership. Create yours online through July 29.

  • Students
  • Pitt Arrival
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The Innovation Institute is rolling out a new portal for disclosing inventions

Starting July 17, it will be easier than ever for Pitt innovators to let the University know about their next big invention.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
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10 ways faculty and staff can promote student well-being

A 9 p.m. assignment deadline will encourage better sleeping habits than 11:59 p.m. This and more tips from counseling and teaching experts at Pitt.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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Graham Hatfull earned a lifetime achievement award from the European Society of Mycobacteriology

The professor and researcher pioneered the use of bacteriophages to combat infections that are resistant to antibiotics.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt alumna Anette Nance will lead a governor’s advisory committee

As executive director of the Governor's Advisory Commissions on African American Affairs, she will work to ensure representation in the state government.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Social Work
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Pitt-Bradford was recognized for its culture of wellness

It’s the fourth year the regional campus has claimed a gold designation from Exercise is Medicine.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Students
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Alex Silver earned an award for her doctoral dissertation research

The graduate student in Pitt’s Learning Research and Development Center is one of two to receive the honor from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

  • Graduate and professional students
  • Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC)
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt hosted the Society for Philosophy and Psychology’s annual meeting

More than 200 gathered on the Pittsburgh campus to do cutting-edge work on the mind and brain.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Pittsburgh Campus
  • Center for Philosophy of Science
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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2 from Pitt’s children’s literature program earned a fellowship to work with social justice nonprofits

The recent PhD graduates will advocate for children and youth during the career-boosting postdoctoral program.

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