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In photos: Pitt Police carry the torch for Special Olympics Pennsylvania
The Law Enforcement Torch Run raises money and awareness for the Special Olympics movement. Pitt Police will participate in all legs of the journey from Pittsburgh to State College.
When Pitt students move out, Clutter for a Cause finds a new life for stuff that’s left behind
The annual program diverts usable and quality items to reuse and recycle instead of landfills, and it also helps students be good neighbors.
Targeted outreach is bringing more students from rural Pennsylvania to Pitt
The pioneering efforts, including hiring a new rural recruiter, are boosting geographic diversity at the University of Pittsburgh.
A recent broadband symposium highlighted the growing digital divide
Presenters at the Pitt event warned about the opportunity gap between those with and without high-speed internet access.
This Pitt alumna is on a mission to stop relationship abuse
Thais Ridgeway (A&S ’13) is fighting dating violence through her work as a lawyer, Army reservist and Miss New York United States 2020.
Pitt students to lawmakers: Preserve our state-funded tuition discount
The Pitt community steps up and speaks up to protect the in-state tuition rate for Pennsylvania’s students and families.
A Pitt Urban Studies major won a fellowship for her work addressing food insecurity
Junior Nina Mennies has been awarded a Newman Civic Fellowship, which supports community-minded students in their journey to becoming change-makers.
Nearly 30,000 vaccines and counting
One year after Pitt acquired its vaccine supply, volunteers, staff and interns share the lessons they’ve learned.
Could your neighborhood influence the health of your brain?
A $9.6 million grant will help Pitt and RAND researchers measure the link between structural racism and cognitive decline in two Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
How Pitt’s executive director of the engaged campus forges community connections
Jamie Ducar is helping Pitt be a responsive, effective and visible collaborator within its local communities.
Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher asks state lawmakers for continued support of Pennsylvania students
Here are the three things you need to know about his testimony in Harrisburg this month.
A new Pitt fellowship supports social justice in health
Five health sciences faculty members will get $10,000 and be paired with a community organization to address structural inequities and racism at Pitt and beyond.
A new Pitt Cyber report shows how policymakers and the public can address bias in algorithms
Algorithms can reflect existing biases in data and our society and can accelerate and exacerbate harm, especially along racial and gender lines.
Community Engaged Scholarship Forum celebrates collaborations improving the Pittsburgh area
The forum featured 13 sessions, virtual lounges and networking spaces, and announced the winners of the Partnerships of Distinction Awards.
25 projects awarded Pitt Seed funding and support
The projects range from using Netflix in student services to diversifying academia.
Pitt Education’s Ready to Learn program empowers middle schoolers to use math for social change
The Center for Urban Education hosts the after-school and summer math program, inspired by civil rights icon and educator Bob Moses.
More than 11,000 people gave $3 million on Pitt Day of Giving 2022
Donations from 50 states and six continents will benefit dozens of areas and funds representing every University of Pittsburgh school, college and campus.
See the new digital archive that puts Black history front and center
The Blue, Gold and Black Archive, debuting Feb. 21, will provide a permanent home for the stories and photos of Pitt’s Black community. Register now.
Pitt's Black History Month Program is named after the first Black speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Alumnus K. Leroy Irvis was instrumental in reshaping education in the commonwealth.
Pennsylvania's next budget has high stakes for Pitt's in-state students and families
Legislators are starting to work on the state’s budget, and Pennsylvania students’ tuition discount is at risk. Here’s what you need to know.
