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As the Center for Creativity has expanded, so have opportunities for experimental research
Three locations across the Pittsburgh campus offer a low-pressure space for multidisciplinary scholars to gather, make and perform.
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This Pitt MD/PhD student invented a new kind of DJing in his spare time
Joe Maggiore is studying how to make more realistic kidney analogs in the lab. He’s also trying to create unique nightlife experiences. See his performance Aug. 19.
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Why public art is essential to community, from Pittsburgh to Paris
Associate Professor Caitlin Bruce studies how murals and graffiti vivify public spaces.
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What did silent films sound like?
A newly digitized collection of silent film music at Pitt is already getting attention from historians recreating an important era of cinema.
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Pitt’s Emmy Award winners
These writers, journalists, designers and other alumni are telling stories that matter, and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences noticed.
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Mark hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with Pitt and 1Hood Media on June 15
A free multimedia discussion will examine the rebellious art form that’s gone mainstream.
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A Pitt history professor’s play debuted in London
The play, about abolitionist Quaker Benjamin Lay, is based on a book by Markus Rediker and was born at a conference protest in Germany.
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How to live more creatively, according to a Pitt poet
In her poems and the classroom, Diana Khoi Nguyen explores hard stuff and healing by simply paying attention.
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Meet Pitt’s first Berlin Prize recipient
Michael Meyer, a professor in the Writing Program, will present his studies on Taiwanese history to German audiences.
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4 Pitt students earned Boren Awards to study language abroad
The recipients will travel to Croatia, Latvia, Montenegro and Tajikistan.
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Pitt’s Adam Lowenstein is a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow
The professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences is known for his research on horror films and helping to bring George A. Romero’s archives to Pitt.
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6 things to do around the Pittsburgh campus in April
Design a spacecraft, attend free concerts and celebrate Pitt innovators.
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Pitt helped bring a gospel pioneer’s music back to life
A daylong community celebration honoring composer Charles Henry Pace and his activist wife, Frankie, resurrected songs not heard in more than six decades. Learn more about their legacy.
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He’s going to predict your next favorite song
Pitt graduate student Hunter Osterhoudt is mixing his love of music with the power of algorithms as he pursues a master’s in computer science, thanks to Pitt2Pitt.
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Don’t miss a historic performance of August Wilson’s ‘Seven Guitars’ by Pitt Stages this February
It’s the theater department’s first time featuring work from the celebrated American Century Cycle and the second show featuring an all-Black cast.
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Nikki Giovanni’s advice for a Pitt audience: Find your own path
The acclaimed poet and writer spoke on emotional wellness during MLK Social Justice Week.
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The World History Center won a Digital Humanities Advancement Grant
Principal investigator Ruth Mostern will use the $350,000 award to fund an expansion of the World Historical Gazetteer.
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5 activities to kick off the spring semester
From mask crafting to Indian dancing, there’s plenty to do in January.
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2022 in photos
Pitt’s photographers see everything — from behind-the-scenes lab work to candid moments between students and alums. See some of our team’s favorite pics of the year.
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Our favorite Pittwire stories of 2022
These are the pieces about the University of Pittsburgh we loved writing and reading this year.