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Gina Bleck is vice chancellor for planning, design and construction

The architect will lead a new office within Pitt’s Business and Operations.

  • University News
  • Staff
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Jason Togyer co-authored a book about local journalism

Reporting by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’s communications manager helps to recount and shed new light on the events of 2020 in “American Deadline.”

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Staff
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Ann E. Cudd will depart Pitt for Portland this summer

The provost and senior vice chancellor will become Portland State University’s next president.

  • University News
  • Provost
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The 2023 Vanscoy Winter Academy focused on demystifying the brain

Presentations during the Naples, Florida, event covered novel imaging for the eyes, ketamine treatment for depression and stroke interventions.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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David Hickton is a senior advisor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies

The Pitt Cyber founding director will provide his expertise to the think tank’s Strategic Technologies Program.

  • Technology & Science
  • Faculty
  • Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security
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Here are the 2023 Community Engaged Scholarship Forum awardees

Pitt celebrated contributions to COVID-19 mitigation, drinking water quality and more at the March ceremony.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
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This Pitt program is helping small minority-owned businesses succeed

The Mentor-Protege Program pairs large construction firms with smaller companies to create a more resilient regional economy.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Attend Pitt’s signature Women’s History Month event on March 29

Submit your three-minute song, prose or poem by March 15 to participate in the storytelling event.

  • University News
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Why movies like ‘Black Panther’ matter

Ahead of the Oscars, Pitt professor and Hollywood veteran Kevin Smith discusses the importance of Black representation in cinema and why Stan Lee is a model for allyship.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Pitt's Community Engagement Center in the Hill District

Celiwe Jones joined Pitt’s CECs as workforce development career counselor

The School of Social Work alumna will work with both community engagement centers to discuss career journeys and share University employment opportunities.

  • Community Impact
  • School of Social Work
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Sign up for two workshops for single moms in the Pitt community

Sponsored by the Year of Emotional Well-Being, the series will discuss coping strategies and managing stress.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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Pitt Law alumnus Todd Clark is the new dean of Delaware Law School

The professor and expert in topics ranging from corporate governance to hip-hop law will lead the historic Widener University program.

  • Alumni
  • School of Law
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Three Pitt leaders were named to a higher education Power 100 list

City & State PA recognized Patrick Gallagher, Valerie Kinloch and Anantha Shekhar in its ranking of local leaders.

  • Faculty
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Education
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14 Pitt faculty members won 2023 Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards

Honor thought leaders, educators and innovators from across the University at a March 16 ceremony.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Faculty
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Pitt students can access free peer-to-peer mental health support

Togetherall is an anonymous platform monitored by licensed mental health practitioners 24/7.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • Students
A portrait of Yvette Conley

Yvette Conley was named associate dean for research and scholarship for Pitt Nursing

The nationally recognized molecular genetics researcher called the position her “dream role.”

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • School of Nursing
  • Innovation and Research
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Register for Pitt’s Faculty Honors Convocation on March 16

The ceremony celebrates distinguished faculty members’ teaching, research and public service.

  • University News
  • Faculty
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Circle Up conversations empower students to discuss agency and intimacy

The pilot program, funded by a Pitt Seed Grant, helps groups explore relationships and consent in a comfortable setting.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Social Work
Portrait of Vidya Surti

Undergraduate student Vidya Surti joined the Allegheny Regional Asset District citizen advisory board

The junior in Pitt’s David C. Frederick Honors College will help inform spending for libraries, parks and more.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Undergraduate students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Pitt PhD students played key roles in a new study that helped stroke patients regain hand movement

With the help of implanted electrodes, two patients recovered everyday skills like holding a soup can. See video of the tech in action.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Graduate and professional students
  • School of Medicine