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A fertilizer startup co-founded by a Pitt alumnus won the 2022 TransTech Energy Evolving Energy Technology Showcase
Ecotone Renewables uses zero-emission upcycling to produce sustainable Soil Sauce — an innovation that earned the company a $7,500 prize.
Your Pitt winter survival guide
Taking these precautions from the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management will help keep you safe and warm all season.
Rory Cooper has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
With the honor, the Pitt professor and wheelchair technology innovator joins an illustrious group of innovators.
Undergraduate student Vidya Surti was appointed to the board of directors of Radiant Hall
The Pitt junior said she hopes to increase support for disabled artists through community partnerships and programs at the nonprofit.
Sign up for Pitt’s MLK Day of Service by Jan. 11
Volunteers will commemorate the national “day on” by serving at local nonprofits on Jan. 16.
These Pitt English classes used a video game to teach interactive fiction
Night School Studio donated copies of its supernatural thriller ‘Oxenfree’ to Amanda Tien's writing courses.
5 activities to kick off the spring semester
From mask crafting to Indian dancing, there’s plenty to do in January.
2 students completed the MAC basic machining course at Pitt-Titusville
Two students completed the 15-week basic machining course offered by the Manufacturing Assistance Center at the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville Education and Training Hub, which gave them a
How to turn the tide of the opioid epidemic
A group of bipartisan politicians and health care experts shared their plans, progress and hope during a Dec. 16 Pitt panel discussion.
Pitt’s Small Business Development Center earned Member of the Year honors from the Regional Export Promotion Program
REPP aims to expand export opportunities and the presence of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in local communities.
Susan Baida has been named the first executive director of the Collaboratory Against Hate
As leader of the Pitt-CMU initiative, she will facilitate partnerships to research how hate radicalizes through social platforms and potential intervention.
The teachings of a Pitt psychiatrist live on in the Twerski Fellows Program
The program, sponsored by Chabad House on Campus, aims to empower students with mental health workshops.
Thuy D. Bui received the 2022 Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Award
The Pitt School of Medicine professor was recognized for her dedication to underserved and vulnerable populations in health care.
Pitt will host celebrated poet Nikki Giovanni on Jan. 17
The seven-time Image Award winner will speak as part of MLK Social Justice Week and the Year of Emotional Well-Being.
Our favorite Pittwire stories of 2022
These are the pieces about the University of Pittsburgh we loved writing and reading this year.
2022 in photos
Pitt’s photographers see everything — from behind-the-scenes lab work to candid moments between students and alums. See some of our team’s favorite pics of the year.
These students want to make Pitt cleaner and greener
Once a class project, the Clean Green pilot program could bring more sustainable laundry options to campus.
9 Pitt students were named Gilman Scholars
The federal program will fund the undergraduates’ study abroad endeavors from Jordan to Turkey to Argentina.
Christmas Day at Pitt expands to better meet community need
This year’s service event will feed 2,500 guests at four locations throughout Pittsburgh.
