Filter By

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
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
Maja Lynn wearing brown plaid sweater on Pitt campus

Pitt student Maja Lynn wins 2022 Marshall Scholarship

The anthropology and museum studies senior wants to ensure that museums are a force for good in post-conflict societies. She’ll use the prestigious award to study in Northern Ireland.

  • University News
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
An arch of purple and green Holiday lights in the shape of flowers

9 things to do in Pittsburgh if you’re sticking around for the holidays

Bonus: They’re all accessible from campus by bus.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
Holiday decorations in Nationality Rooms

Take virtual tours of the Nationality Rooms this holiday season

Get in the holiday spirit with a gallery of images and virtual events that begin Dec. 5.

  • University News
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Cathedral of Learning
Choir performing in Heinz Chapel

Heinz Chapel Choir returns with its first public concerts in two years

The theme for the choir’s winter series is “ponder the treasure in your heart.”

  • University News
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Cathedral of Learning behind trees during Fall

Year of Data and Society funding will support projects on air quality, social justice and more

The first round of winning projects for the year’s theme have been announced. Submit your own application for the next round of funding by Dec. 1.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Community Impact
  • Faculty
Yunge Xiao sitting outside in a striped sweater

Meet the Pitt sophomore who won WYEP's 2021 Singer-Songwriter Competition

Listen to two of Yunge Xiao's original songs.

  • University News
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Ken Gormley with Pittsburgh buildings in background

A pro bono past in Pittsburgh’s Orphans’ Court inspired an alum’s new book

With “The Heiress of Pittsburgh,” Duquesne University President Ken Gormley (A&S ’77) has earned himself a new job title: novelist.

  • Alumni
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Arts and Humanities
Ricky Lyle Campbell wearing blue hat, red vest and red bowtie.

Procrastinators, this Pitt costume designer will save your Halloween 

Ricky Lyle Campbell explains how to put together a last-minute look on a budget.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Community Impact
  • Department of Theatre Arts
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Six Tree of Life scholars sitting together

See an archive of student reactions to the Tree of Life massacre

Memorabilia, notes, programs, historical documents and more are now housed at the Senator John Heinz History Center. Learn how students and faculty curated the materials.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Johnstown group holding large check from Cambria County Library

Johnstown organizations benefit from first John P. Murtha fellowship class

A group of Pitt-Johnstown students gave $10,000 in grants to support community organizations as part of the new public service program.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Community Impact
  • Students
  • Pitt-Johnstown
Woman with face mask holding plastic butterflies in front of light

This play about climate collapse and butterflies was sustainably produced

You can see the Department of Theatre Arts’ play ‘Somewhere’ through Oct. 22.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Students
  • Department of Theatre Arts
Say Her Name white dress with names written over it

This gown at Pitt memorializes Black women killed by police

You can see the “Say Her Name Memorial Gown” through Sept. 24 at the University Art Gallery.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Daren Ellerbee and Thaddeus Mosley standing by wooden art piece

Gallery brings outside in

Pitt’s Community Engagement Center in Homewood uses a gift from sculptor Thaddeus Mosley (A&S ’50) and works from other artists to highlight the value of art in building connections.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Community Impact
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Brett Bankson smiling with grey Pitt sweater, ocean in the background

PhD student wins ‘Top Chef Amateurs’

If psychology graduate student Brett Bankson were to create a dish inspired by the University of Pittsburgh and the city at large, it would be a dish with undeniable character. "The Pittsburgh salad

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A pile of books, four of which are held together with a headset

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
Paolo Pilladi in a dark shirt and headset, holding papers

Home Movie

Filmmaker Paolo Pilladi (A&S ’97) found local inspiration for his recent IFC films comedy, “Last Call,” starring Jeremy Piven.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Alumni
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Artwork of a brick wall and a bench, with the inscription "TO THE CHILDREN OF ONE DAY 2020"

Art of Diversity Showcase highlights the role of creativity in building just communities

Nearly 70 entries from students, alumni, faculty, staff and the public celebrated the role of creativity in changing the world.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
a woman in a dark tank top standing in front of trees

No trees were harmed in the making of this issue

Laura Clark Rohrer, editor-in-chief of Pitt Magazine, introduces the alumni publication’s first-ever fully digital issue. Watch for a mini documentary on George Romero, music from Uganda and more.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Alumni