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Limited registration is open for the Racial Equity Consciousness Institute’s spring cohort
The series creates a framework for fostering anti-racist practices and creating racial equity.
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Review the University’s closure and class cancellation policy ahead of Winter Storm Landon
The University-wide Closure and Class Cancellation Policy governs Pitt’s operations in circumstances including severe weather.
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Upload your COVID-19 booster shot information
Learn how to upload a new photo of your vaccination card.
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Proposals due March 1 for dB-SERC Course Transformation Awards
Several grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to cover projects undertaken between May 1, 2022, and Aug. 31, 2023.
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Register for the Community Engaged Scholarship Forum
The annual event celebrates mutually beneficial partnerships with the University.
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Register for the In Our Own Write creative workshop for LGBTQ elders
The no-cost, virtual workshop will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:30-9 p.m. between Feb. 16 and May 9.
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School of Education summer academy to complement Pittsburgh Promise’s Advancing Educators of Color scholarship
The scholarship aims to add 35 Black educators to the Pittsburgh Public School system in the next seven years.
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Don’t miss Pitt’s Internship Week
The four-day event will help students start planning for summer internships.
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University of Pittsburgh Press announces the 2021 Starrett Award winner
Poet Anuradha Bhowmik will receive a cash award and publication through the press.
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Pitt will provide one N95 respirator per person starting Jan. 27
Get yours at the concierge entrances to buildings or at three pickup stations this week. Surgical masks will continue to be available.
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Apply now for a new faculty development certificate program
To obtain the certificate of completion, faculty will be required to participate in about 15 hours of programming.
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Submit your proposal by Feb. 1 for Year of Data and Society funding
Up to $8,000 will be allotted to approved proposals.
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Pitt’s 51st Jazz Seminar and Concert celebrates legendary musician Erroll Garner
The Jazz Week performances will be hosted virtually from Jan. 24-29.
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Register to hear Haben Girma at the Florence Gibbs Momeyer Endowed Lecture
The lecture celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Center on Race and Social Problems.
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Submit nominations for the inaugural Black Excellence Service Award
The award will be given to a Black community member who is making a difference at Pitt and throughout the greater community.
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Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, OEDI offer walk-in hours
January sessions will be virtual, with in-person walk-in hours returning in February.
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Register by Friday for She Innovates, a hackathon celebrating women in tech
The Women in Computer Science, School of Computing and Information and the Big Idea Center will host the event for newcomers to tech and seasoned professionals.
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Year of Data and Society awards second round of projects
The deadline for the next round of funding is Feb. 1.