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Mantilla stands behind a table of books

The Pitt library’s vast and varied Latin American collection can ‘speak to anyone’

Meet Martha Mantilla, whose global experiences and passion for culture prepared her to manage the collection.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
A "Jitney" playbill in the Hillman Library from the August Wilson collection.

How Pitt helped August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ make its debut in Italy

The groundbreaking performance, translated in part by Lina Insana’s Italian language students, featured an all-Black Italian cast of actors.

  • Global
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Doyen's photograph of a factory.

This Pitt grad student is creating a historical map of the Hill District, one photo at a time

Landscape photographer Kale Serrato Doyen’s PhD research is inspired by Teenie Harris and informed by her work documenting Latino spaces in her Michigan hometown.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Cultivate student success
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Portrait of chemist, pharmaceutical executive and editor-in-chief at the journal Science Holden Thorp

Science editor Holden Thorp is Pitt’s 2024 winter commencement speaker

Hear from the chemist, former UNC chancellor and pharmaceutical executive Dec. 18 at the Petersen Events Center.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Commencement
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS.

Look to the western skies this month to see a once-in-a-lifetime comet

We talked with Edward Potosky about how to see Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which won’t be back for 80,000 years.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Space
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
The front of the School of Public Health Building and sculpture.

A recent Pitt study sheds light on the correlation between cholesterol and Alzheimer’s disease in women

Epidemiologist Samar El Khoudary found it’s a matter of HDL quality over quantity in women entering menopause.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Public Health
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
Karikari

Pitt scientists validated a new panel for blood biomarkers of Alzheimer’s

Senior author Thomas Karikari hopes the test could help physicians capture the disease’s multifaceted nature and develop an approach for early intervention.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
Jahanian, Robbins and Gabel clap as Shapiro holds up the signed document

Pitt and Carnegie Mellon are collaborating with NVIDIA to launch its inaugural AI Tech Community

The University will lead a center focused on computational opportunities in the health and learning sciences, including applications of AI in clinical medicine, biomanufacturing and K-12 education.

  • University News
  • Technology & Science
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
A panther statue through yellow leaves

Pitt is a top employer for people with disabilities, according to the National Organization on Disability

The University is the only institution of higher education to receive NOD’s 2024 Leading Disability Employer Seal.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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  • Promote accountability and trust
Students work on laptops a the CEC

How Pitt is helping the commonwealth thrive in an increasingly digital world

The University joined a Greater Pittsburgh Digital Inclusion Alliance project to increase access to internet in 11 rural Pennsylvania counties.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • It's Possible at Pitt
An instructor teaching emergency medicine students

Pitt-Bradford is partnering with SHRS to offer an emergency medicine degree

Students will graduate from the four-year program ready to become certified paramedics.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
A bird's-eye view rendering of Panther Outlook.

Work on the Panther Overlook hillside development will begin soon

The nationally recognized design, which will unify the upper and lower Pittsburgh campus and update aging infrastructure, was approved by Pitt’s Property and Facilities Committee.

  • University News
  • Sustainability
  • Students
  • Pittsburgh Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • It's Possible at Pitt
Students walk by the bronze panther statue

5 ways Pitt is reaching its sustainability goals

Plus, 5 ways you can get involved during Campus Sustainability Month.

  • University News
  • Sustainability
  • Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
Volunteers wearing Pitt t-shirts pack bags of supplies

Pitt’s United Way Campaign is back

Learn how you can volunteer to support financial stability, educational opportunities and more for communities across Southwestern Pennsylvania.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • It's Possible at Pitt
A space device undergoing testing

A new Pitt class is taking engineering to greater heights

Space engineering is just the first Swanson School course in a new effort to train students for the growing demand in aerospace and other industries.

  • University News
  • Technology & Science
  • Space
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Dave DeJong smiles during a recognition ceremony by Pitt's Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees recognized Dave DeJong’s long career of service to Pitt

After 35 years in various academic and leadership roles, DeJong will serve as a senior advisor to the chancellor and then return to the faculty.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Promote accountability and trust
  • Chancellor

Everything you need to know for Election Day on Nov. 5

Check registration deadlines, find your polling place and learn what to expect in November with Pittwire’s voter guide.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Promote accountability and trust
Individuals connected with Pitt's Disability Studies Certificate pose for a group portrait on the starts on Frick Fine Arts.

This Pitt program equips students with the skills to be impactful disability advocates

The Disability Studies Certificate prepares students to incorporate accessibility and inclusion into their fields, from digital design to health care.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Promote accountability and trust
A professor demonstrates taking a pulse on a dummy in a hospital bed

Pitt’s undergraduate nursing program is No. 4 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report

The University also joined the ranks of Most Innovative Schools in the 2025 Best College rankings.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
  • School of Nursing
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Anthony Delitto

Anthony Delitto will lead Pitt’s new Center for Excellence in Digital Education

Known as Pitt EDGE, the dedicated hub will support the development of the University’s online and continuing education programming.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Cultivate student success
  • It's Possible at Pitt
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences