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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.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Nursing

Don’t miss Creating a Just Community on Jan. 18

The virtual event starts at 11:30 a.m.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Education
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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.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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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.

  • Alumni
  • Students
  • Division of Student Affairs
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Our City/Our Campus
Two windows side-by-side showing hot and cold seasons.

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.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Get your COVID-19 booster at the Petersen Events Center on Jan. 12

Appointments are preferred, though walk-ins will be welcome.

  • Health and Wellness
  • University News
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Pitt dermatologists expand access to uninsured and underserved

MobileDerm offers care in "dermatology deserts" in Pennsylvania.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Medicine
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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.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students
Large metal reactor with several people working around it.

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.

  • Technology & Science
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Danielle Obisie-Orlu

The Allegheny County Youth Poet Laureate with a 30-year plan.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Undergraduate students
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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.

  • University News
Mateus Martins standing with bicycle on the sidewalk.

This alum is making Pittsburgh’s roads more accessible for cyclists and pedestrians

Mateus Martins approaches traffic engineering with a focus on equity.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Alumni
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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How emotions fuel fake news on social media

Angry about that headline? Then you’ll probably share this story, Pitt researchers show.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
  • School of Education
E.J. Borghetti clapping hands during Pitt football game

Meet the chronicler of all things Pitt football

Ahead of the Peach Bowl, hear E.J. Borghetti’s take on this year’s football team, the program’s history and which former player he named a son after.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Staff
  • Athletics
Gayle and Bill Pamerleau sitting on a rock, Galye with MSU sweater and Bill with Pitt sweater

Pitt vs. Michigan State is a win-win for this Pitt-Greensburg couple

Bill and Gayle Pamerleau, both long-time Pitt employees and Michigan State University alums, say they’re torn between the two teams facing off in the Peach Bowl.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Pitt-Greensburg
Pitt volunteers preparing food during Civic Action Week

How Pitt helped Pennsylvania in 2021

Revisit stories of the University’s impact around the commonwealth.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pitt-Titusville
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Three Pitt researchers earned Charles E. Kaufman Foundation grants

The awards support critical research at Pennsylvania universities.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Medicine
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Christmas Day at Pitt returns

After a year’s absence, the Pitt community will come together to bring back the holiday service tradition.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Athletics
Students raising hands at the Cathedral Ball

Pittwire’s pictures of the year

Check out some of our favorite photos from the University of Pittsburgh in 2021.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
Man comforting a woman during a difficult conversation

Difficult Conversations: How to give bad news, according to a palliative care doctor

Bob Arnold, founder of UPMC’s Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, shares his expertise and tips in this Q&A.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine