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Katie Kefalos stands in an enclosure with an owl on a branch at her side

Gone Wild

At the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Katie Kefalos (A&S ’12) helps injured and abandoned animals make it back home.

  • Community Impact
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt people help with Afghan resettlement efforts

A Pitt professor and dozens of volunteers are helping to connect Afghan citizens with former employers so they can apply for asylum in the U.S. Plus, Pitt resources for veterans.

  • Community Impact
  • Global
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
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School of Medicine welcomes newest class

The Class of 2025 continued last year’s pandemic-inspired tradition of writing their own oath professionalism.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Medicine
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6 things to know about returning to campus

Pitt Arrival starts this week: Here are six important things you need to know before you get to Pittsburgh.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Covid-19
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Audio, Books

Read about — and listen to — some of the books Pitt alumni are writing.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Alumni
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Pitt-Johnstown
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Pitt's Big Idea Center names new director

Entrepreneur Rhonda Schuldt will be the next leader of the Big Idea Center, an on-campus innovation hub open to all students.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Staff
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Pitt’s vaccination center offers more than just shots

Have questions about your health? Lost your vaccination card? Want more details about vaccines? The professionals in the University’s Pitt CoVax Vaccination Center on Fifth Avenue can help.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Covid-19
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Apply Now for Provost’s Award for Diversity in the Curriculum

The award, which comes with a $2,000 prize, recognizes a faculty member’s efforts to integrate diversity and inclusion concepts into courses and curricula.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty

Participate in a Group Lifestyle Balance Program This Fall

If you’re pre-diabetic or struggling to develop a healthy lifestyle, sign up by Aug. 31 to participate in a program to help you lose weight, become more active and reduce stress.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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New policy details gift acceptance and naming process

The standards seek to protect academic freedom and develop partnerships with donors.

  • University News
  • Division of Philanthropic & Alumni Engagement
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Register for Second Annual Internal Funding Showcase

Pitt faculty and staff are invited to the Internal Funding Showcase: Fueling Our Future event on Sept. 2, from 1–3 p.m.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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Shelome Gooden Named Research Leader Fellow

Shelome Gooden, Pitt’s first-ever assistant vice chancellor for research in the humanities, arts, social sciences and related fields at the University of Pittsburgh, is one of eight new Research

  • Innovation and Research
  • Arts and Humanities
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Vice chancellor to focus on interdisciplinary collaboration

As the new vice chancellor for research infrastructure, Robert K. Cunningham will focus on the effective operation, financial stability and future growth opportunities across Pitt research platforms.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research

Researchers Get $100K Grant to Track Aneurysms and Predict Rupture

Abdominal aortic aneurysm is the 15th leading cause of death in the United States. It occurs when the aorta weakens and begins to irreversibly dilate, like a slowly inflating balloon. If left

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Vaccine Incentive Prize Winners

The University’s current vaccine incentive program and prize drawing has drawn to a close — see who won the last round.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students
  • Covid-19
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Pitt report: K-12 schools need to change for success in a post-pandemic world

Improving access to broadband and technology and creating personalized learning environments were some of the top recommendations noted in the report from Pitt’s Institute of Politics.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Institute of Politics
Ceari Robinson and Angel Albright-Sexton

Student-run cafes add to coffee offerings at Pitt

A partnership is brewing that will give two Pitt Business students hands-on experience as CEOs of new cafes on campus.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Teaching & Learning
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Jennifer A. Koget (SOC WK ’97G) Named National Director for Veteran’s Health Administration

Jennifer A. Koget (SOC WK ’97G) has been named national director of social work, Fisher House & Family hospitality and intimate partner violence assistance programs in care management and social work

  • Community Impact
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Docs try app to boost mental health in COVID-19 longhaulers

Even people with mild COVID-19 sometimes have lingering issues. The UPMC Post-COVID Recovery Clinic is using a new cognitive behavioral therapy app to help people with anxiety and depression.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Technology & Science
  • Covid-19
  • School of Medicine
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Waverly Duck Wins Charles Horton Cooley Book Award

University of Pittsburgh faculty member Waverly Duck has won the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction’s (SSSI) Charles Horton Cooley Book Award for “Tacit Racism.”

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Arts and Humanities