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4 incoming Pitt students are 2023 Stamps scholars

The scholarship supports Pennsylvania students who demonstrate leadership and service to their communities.

  • Students
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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Construction and renovation begins at the New Granada Theater

The historic building will be the future home of the Hill District Community Engagement Center.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
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An award-winning Pitt resource helps teachers and students understand Taiwan

The Centering Taiwan in Global Asia project provides lesson plans and other resources on the island’s rich history.

  • Global
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Asian Studies Center
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Pitt clinics now offer free mpox vaccinations

Anyone who’s at risk can get the JYNNEOS series at The Hub on the Pittsburgh campus. Students can also head to Student Health Services for the vaccine.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
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Alison Linares Mendoza earned a Vertical Flight Foundation scholarship

She’s the first female engineer from Pitt to receive the honor.

  • Technology & Science
  • Students
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Western Pa. is set to 'level up' its quantum capabilities with an $11.6 million investment from Pitt

The funding will establish the Western Pennsylvania Quantum Information Core, a cross-disciplinary effort that will position Pitt and its partners at the forefront of the field.

  • University News
  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Pittsburgh Quantum Institute (PQI)
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Regional campuses name new vice president and dean of academic affairs

Jeffrey Johnson will begin his duties at Pitt’s Bradford and Titusville campuses July 1.

  • University News
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Pitt-Titusville
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Michael Hatridge earned $5.7 million in research funding from the U.S. Army

The associate professor in the Dietrich School will work with interdisciplinary experts to overcome challenges in quantum computing.

  • Technology & Science
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How to mark Memorial Day weekend in Pittsburgh

Head to the Soldiers and Sailors annual celebration near campus, or visit these local memorials to honor the day.

  • Our City/Our Campus
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Alison Sanders received a grant to support an undergraduate student’s research

Pitt Public Health student Annika Spencer is studying climate change-related kidney toxicology in Sanders’ lab.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Undergraduate students
  • School of Public Health
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Patrick McKelvey won a summer stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities

The theatre arts assistant professor will write a book about the history of social services for disabled actors in the United States.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Erickson stands between his parents in an Army uniform. A U.S. flag and a yellow R.O.T.C. flag hang in the background.

Pitt-Bradford alumnus Nikolas Erickson was commissioned as a second lieutenant

The spring 2023 graduate has accepted a position as patrolman with the Allentown City Police.

  • Alumni
  • Pitt-Bradford
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Introducing the new director of the Hill District Community Engagement Center

Kelly Protho began her new role in the neighborhood she’s long loved on March 17.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Pitt’s Humanities Center named 8 graduate student fellows

The scholars in rhetoric, musicology, theatre arts and more will receive $10,000 for their summer research projects.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Humanities Center
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16 resources for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Celebrate Asian pop culture, join an Asian interest sorority and fight for civil rights with these Pitt and Pittsburgh-based groups.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Asian Studies Center
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Pitt's Humanities Center named its 2023-24 faculty and co-teaching fellows

Eight faculty members from across Pitt will lead colloquiums and develop courses while participating in the center’s activities.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Humanities Center
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt professors bring hands-on scientific research into Pittsburgh Public Schools

The EvolvingSTEM program gives high school classrooms the tools to deliver lab-ready lessons to kids. Key Pitt suppliers pitched in to help, too.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Medicine
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A new peregrine falcon moved into the Cathedral of Learning

Carla, a 3-year-old female falcon, has moved into the nest after a tough season for the previous resident female.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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NFL Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis pledges donation to Pitt’s new National Sports Brain Bank

The long-term study will help researchers better understand head trauma in former athletes of all levels.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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Marci Lee Nilsen earned a Betty Irene Moore Fellowship

The assistant professor in Pitt’s School of Nursing is one of 16 innovators chosen for the University of California, Davis program.

  • Faculty
  • Innovation and Research
  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Nursing