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2 School of Social Work students won Joseph and Helen Eaton Scholarship awards
The annual prizes honor the best single-authored works by a first- or second-year doctoral student.
The Pitt Pantry lockers won a national food waste reduction award
During the 2023-24 school year, the lockers provided easy access to meals for students, including those facing food insecurity.
A Pitt student startup won the prestigious Hult Prize
“Korion Health is the latest example of a social enterprise that will positively impact the world,” said the competition’s CEO.
A construction milestone for BioForge, Pitt’s biomanufacturing innovation facility
In a topping-off ceremony, leaders celebrated placing the last beam of a facility that promises to help push Pittsburgh into the life sciences century.
Experts are worried about cyber threats to infrastructure. This Pitt program is raising awareness.
The SHURE-Grid program brought together students from a variety of majors to create educational tools about designing with cybersecurity in mind.
This alumna is building a bike-friendly campus
Meet Lucy Klug, Pitt’s mobility specialist, who is working to make sustainable transportation options more accessible on the Pittsburgh campus.
Nominate faculty for distinguished University honors through Oct. 11
Submissions are now open for the Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards in teaching, research and public service as well as the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring.
Khirsten Scott and Angela Stewart won the 2024 Joint LRDC-School of Education Internal Award
The assistant professors will work to advance youth well-being, particularly among Black girls.
GSPIA student Jill Stemple was named as an acting state bureau director
She will lead the Bureau of Policy, Planning and Program Development within the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
Panthers Forward debt relief program, which has saved students $4.5 million, is accepting applications
Seniors, apply by Sept. 29 for federal student loan relief and exclusive mentoring opportunities.
A beam from the World Trade Center is at the heart of Pitt-Johnstown’s Heroes Memorial
The campus is 20 miles north of the Flight 93 crash site, one of three locations of the 9/11 terrorist attack.
Practice your language skills weekly with these 7 Pitt clubs
Enjoy conversation in Hindi, French, Slovene and more.
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After 6 years of helping Pitt students secure competitive scholarships, Lesha Greene has won her own
The director of national scholarships is heading to Germany with a Fulbright International Education Administrators award.
Mohammed Bamyeh earned an Einstein Fellowship
The Dietrich School professor will coordinate an international project to trace the lineage of sociology concepts across cultures.
The University’s new education benefit policy is open for public review
Members of the Pitt community are invited to comment via an online form through Oct. 2.
12 events supporting a culture of consent on campus in September
From trauma-informed yoga and self-defense classes to a march across Oakland, here’s how you can support survivors this month.
Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal is the new director of Pitt’s Learning Research and Development Center
The Department of Psychology chair has extensively studied the impact of socioeconomic inequality on human development during her two decades at the University.
Gina Bleck was named a trailblazer by City & State PA
Pitt alumni Paul Becker, Jon O’Brien and Rosanna Smithnosky were also recognized.
Check out Pitt’s newest academic offerings
Pick up a minor in dance, learn about giant monsters in cinema, become a data science expert and more.
