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Take part in the Pitt Advocates day of digital advocacy on Feb. 28

Write your legislators to tell them you support continued funding for the University.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
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Pitt Law student Kaleigh Dryden is a 2023 Presidential Management Fellow

As a finalist in the government’s flagship leadership development program, she will seek an appointment at a federal agency.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • School of Law
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Amit Sethi earned an NIH grant to study improving hand function in stroke survivors

The $425,000 in funding will support work in Pitt’s Neuromotor Recovery and Rehabilitation Laboratory.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Jennifer Lingler earned $2.1 million to study patient reactions to Alzheimer’s diagnoses

The National Institute on Aging is funding the research, led by the School of Nursing professor, to help support patients and their families.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • School of Nursing
A person stands in the wreckage of a city

A Ukrainian Pitt professor on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion

Economist Tymofiy Mylovanov has been documenting daily life in the war zone. Here’s what he has to say about the conflict and the future.

  • Global
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Black-owned businesses to explore in Pittsburgh

Pitt’s Office of Engagement and Community Affairs offered a list of boutiques, bakeries and more to support during Black History Month.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
Ray Jones in a blue shirt and black jacket

Worried about students using AI chatbots? This professor isn’t.

Ray Jones in Pitt Business is an avid user of ChatGPT — and he’s encouraging his students to try it, too.

  • Technology & Science
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Faculty
  • College of Business Administration
Mulitcolored galaxies against a black sky

See the new Webb telescope image that left a Pitt astronomer ‘starstruck’

Using galaxies like a magnifying glass allowed astronomers, including Rachel Bezanson, to capture never-before-seen details in a patch of sky known as Pandora’s Cluster. Look back in time with her.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • Space
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Don’t miss a historic performance of August Wilson’s ‘Seven Guitars’ by Pitt Stages this February

It’s the theater department’s first time featuring work from the celebrated American Century Cycle and the second show featuring an all-Black cast.

  • University News
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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The University of Pittsburgh Press announced its literature and poetry prize winners

Kelly Sather won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize for her book of short stories; Ryler Dustin’s collection earned him the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize.

  • Arts and Humanities
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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.

  • University News
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Pitt lands $14.3 million for research linking dementia and cardiovascular disease

Funded by the WoodNext Foundation, researchers will use an interdisciplinary approach to uncover the causes of two of the most costly and deadly illnesses in the U.S.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Center for Aging and Population Health
  • Institute on Aging
  • School of Medicine
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Graduate students: Apply for paid Pennsylvania Robotics and Technology Fellowships by March 2

Help regional companies adopt autonomous technology through this Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business collaboration.

  • Technology & Science
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
  • School of Computing and Information
  • School of Law
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Pitt-themed valentines for your campus crush

Let your special someone know that they Roc your world.

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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.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Cheerleaders with yellow pom poms pose with Roc the Panther

Pitt Day of Giving is a collective effort

And it's about a lot more than just fundraising.

  • University News
  • School of Computing and Information
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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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.

  • School of Pharmacy
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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.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Innovation Institute
  • School of Medicine
Amy Wildermuth speaks in front of a blackboard

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.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • School of Law
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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.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • University Center for International Studies (UCIS)
  • Center for Russian and East European Studies