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Molly Stitt-Fischer is Pitt’s new director of environmental health and safety

She most recently served as the University’s biosafety officer.

  • University News
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MaCalus V. Hogan is the new chair of Pitt’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

He’s also been named the David Silver Professor.

  • University News
  • School of Medicine
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Pitt’s search for its next chancellor begins

The search committee is seeking community feedback and has hired a search firm to find the University’s 19th chancellor. Here’s how you can participate.

  • University News
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Jen Silver joined the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Association of Social Workers’ Board of Directors

Silver (A&S ’13) is a second-year master's student in the School of Social Work who plans to advocate for people with substance use disorders.

  • Community Impact
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Social Work
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4 Pitt students earned inaugural Voyager Scholarships

The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service supports young leaders who can bridge divides and help solve the world’s biggest challenges. Meet our winners.

  • Community Impact
  • Global
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt’s first Indigenous Cultural Festival kicks off Sept. 19

The weeklong collaboration with the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center will welcome past and present Indigenous University community members and educate newcomers on Native cultures.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Pitt geologists mapped how metal pollutants have traveled across the city

A new study shows where industry and weather dropped metals like lead and cadmium in Pittsburgh soils.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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5 ways to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Pittsburgh

From a night of salsa music to a lively street festival, here are just some of the activities commemorating the month at Pitt and beyond.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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One way to help college students get enough sleep — pay them to go to bed

When Pitt economist Osea Giuntella offered students just $30 per week to sleep longer, they did — and the results persisted past the study period. Here’s what that could mean for other habits.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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The Big Idea Center is opening in the heart of Oakland

Students, alumni and friends are invited to a Sept. 16 grand opening ceremony to meet entrepreneurs in residence and learn about upcoming programs.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Celebrate Africa brings together guests from the continent with Pitt community on Sept. 16-17

The first-ever event — part conference and part celebration — will include lectures, roundtables, performances, crafts and a food market.

  • Global
  • University Center for International Studies (UCIS)
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Pitt researchers are leading the way toward a Google Maps of cells

By using the city’s supercomputing superpowers, their goal is to develop a global atlas of healthy cells in the human body that any researchers can access.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Technology & Science
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The School of Public Health named two new department chairs

Mary Hawk and Yan Ma will lead the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences and the Department of Biostatistics, respectively.

  • University News
  • School of Public Health
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Music’s Eric Moe won a commission from the Barlow Endowment

He will write a 20-minute work for an ensemble featuring flute, clarinet, cello, piano and percussion instruments.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Q&A: This Pitt professor’s new novel explores identity, immigration and bureaucracy

Angie Cruz’s “How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water” tells the story of a “God-awful” middle-aged heroine looking for work. Join Cruz at a Sept. 13 book launch event.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt business and computer science jumped in U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings

The University also ranked No. 39 for undergraduate research and No. 23 among public universities in the U.S.

  • University News
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Pitt affiliates dominate Pittsburgh Magazine’s 40 Under 40 list

13 students, alumni and staff made the cut.

  • University News
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Nominations for top faculty honors are due Oct. 14

The call for Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching, Research and Public Service Awards is now open, as is the call for the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring.

  • University News
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9 essential apps for Pittsburgh campus students

Stay on top of your classwork, order food and keep yourself safe with these downloads.

  • Technology & Science
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Pitt and UPMC Enterprises partner to accelerate research commercialization and build Pittsburgh’s life sciences economy

Pitt investigators studying women’s health, autoimmune disease and rare neurological diseases can get up to $1 million per year for up to two years through a new partnership.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Our City/Our Campus