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Have you seen the giant gumball machine in Litchfield Towers?
Proceeds from the normal-sized gumballs benefit the Pitt Pantry and families facing cancer through the GRACE Giving Foundation.
Pitt's Black History Month Program is named after the first Black speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Alumnus K. Leroy Irvis was instrumental in reshaping education in the commonwealth.
See the new digital archive that puts Black history front and center
The Blue, Gold and Black Archive, debuting Feb. 21, will provide a permanent home for the stories and photos of Pitt’s Black community. Register now.
Pitt was named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes
The University came in at No. 212 in the 2022 ranking.
Rob Rutenbar receives Pioneering Achievement Award
The senior vice chancellor for research is recognized for his outstanding contributions in electronic design automation.
The Pitt News won a Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association
The annual honor recognizes overall excellence in publications.
Exercise can help older adults retain memories, a Pitt study shows
PhD student Sarah Aghjayan and colleagues pooled data from dozens of studies to discover whose brains benefit the most from exercise.
New name and new era for Pitt Public Health
The School of Public Health is dropping “graduate” from its name to reflect its expanding offerings.
A new global study will address disparities in access to insulin
Pitt has been awarded a grant to determine whether long-acting analogue insulin is better than other treatments for Type 1 diabetes.
Reminder: Register today for the Community Engaged Scholarship Forum
The fourth annual event is set for March 1.
Sidewalk and road closures planned on Allequippa Street through early April
The temporary closures are due to hillside-area infrastructure improvements on the Pittsburgh campus.
This Pitt anthropologist studies race, class and sports. Here’s what he thinks about the 2022 Olympics.
Gabby M.H. Yearwood turned his experience as the only Black kid on the ice rink into a career of thinking critically about the cultural importance of sports.
All Angles, a new Pitt speaker series, will help students explore differing viewpoints
The series kicks off with national political reporter Salena Zito and BridgeUSA CEO Manu Meel.
Pennsylvania's next budget has high stakes for Pitt's in-state students and families
Legislators are starting to work on the state’s budget, and Pennsylvania students’ tuition discount is at risk. Here’s what you need to know.
Meet one of Pitt's ‘hidden figures’
After becoming the first Black woman to graduate from the Swanson School of Engineering, Elayne Arrington made aerospace history, too.
The 2022 Community Engaged Scholarship Forum agenda is now available
Tracks for the virtual March 1 event include health equity, coalition building and environmental justice.
A new Pitt-UPMC residency program is bringing better health care to patients in rural Pennsylvania
Second- and third-year residents will work in Tioga and Potter counties as part of the only such program in north-central Pennsylvania.
Human Resources announces new policy for full- and part-time staff
University guidelines for paid volunteer and professional development time have been updated.
Give back to Pitt and have fun doing it
Participate in Philanthropy Week events beginning Feb. 15 and join a scavenger hunt, sock giveaway and more on Pitt Day of Giving, Feb. 22.
