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What you need to know about Dry January
Taking a break from booze? Sober curious? Abstaining from alcohol can improve your health. Learn more about University resources for students.
Difficult Conversations: So you messed up. Here's how to apologize.
Karina Schumann, director of Pitt’s Conflict Resolution Lab, shares her tips in this Q&A.
Pitt’s Boo Kyung Jung received a grant from the Academy of Korean Studies
The grant is in the amount of $21,000.
University Center for Teaching and Learning names director for equitable and inclusive teaching
The new director will evaluate teaching initiatives and work with faculty to assess the learning process.
The University of Pittsburgh is launching an undergraduate public health program
More than 800 students have already applied for the inaugural class starting this fall.
Remembering the 1969 Computer Center Take Over
On Jan. 15, 1969, students in the Black Action Society staged a nonviolent sit-in to demand change from Pitt. Read four participants’ accounts in this oral history.
A Pitt astronomer is helping assemble the biggest-ever 3D map of the universe
The massive Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument project has already mapped millions of galaxies. It’s thanks to Jeff Newman that they know where to look.
New scholarship agreement helps graduate students in the sciences
Pitt’s partnership with an all-women, all-volunteer philanthropic organization is getting deeper, stronger and planning for perpetuity.
Don’t miss Creating a Just Community on Jan. 18
The virtual event starts at 11:30 a.m.
Pitt dermatologists expand access to uninsured and underserved
MobileDerm offers care in "dermatology deserts" in Pennsylvania.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day events postponed
The Martin Luther King Day of Service and the Martin Luther King Social Justice Symposium will be rescheduled for later this spring, due to the University’s shelter-in-place policy.
Watch: The Pitt Time Capsule Project tracked the Class of 2021 from start to finish
Nine students shared how their lives changed in this Student Affairs video series.
These windows will outsmart the elements
The Pitt and Oxford researchers' design harnesses the sun’s energy in winter and reflects it in the summer.
Get your COVID-19 booster at the Petersen Events Center on Jan. 12
Appointments are preferred, though walk-ins will be welcome.
Got a New Year’s resolution? Pitt’s got resources.
Whether you want to exercise more, save money or quit smoking, Pitt is here to help students and employees live better in 2022.
A six-year search for a new particle has turned up empty
With help from Pitt researchers, MicrobooNE was looking for a long-theorized “sterile neutrino” that would buck the standard model of physics.
Danielle Obisie-Orlu
The Allegheny County Youth Poet Laureate with a 30-year plan.
This alum is making Pittsburgh’s roads more accessible for cyclists and pedestrians
Mateus Martins approaches traffic engineering with a focus on equity.
Understanding Pitt's strategic plan: our purpose
People, programs and purpose are the pillars of the new Plan for Pitt. Here are four ways the University intends to carry out its purpose of changing lives for the better.
How emotions fuel fake news on social media
Angry about that headline? Then you’ll probably share this story, Pitt researchers show.