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This year’s Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh clinic filled health care gaps for more than 1,500 patients
Hearing, vision and dental care is rarely covered by insurance. Here’s how 1,000 volunteers, many of them Pitt people, stepped in to help.
This Pitt medical student wants to make tests for cerebral aneurysms simpler and more effective
Adi Mittal balances research, classwork and business as a student and startup founder.
Peng Liu is unraveling new reactions — and new ways of working together
With a pair of Nature papers among a flurry of recent studies, the computational chemist is on a hot streak that shows no sign of stopping.
Pitt’s third Community Engagement Center has found its home in Greater Hazelwood
The CEC will be housed in Center of Life’s new headquarters, which will offer neighborhood residents a variety of services, classes and wellness programming.
Out now: ‘Nightbloom’ and more winter reading from Pitt alumni authors
Peace Adzo Medie’s new novel gives voice to African women.
How a fish could lead to new hope for treating persistent wounds
An unexpected discovery by School of Medicine Professor Michael Tsang led to his startup Zegenex — and a new way to treat serious wounds.
Tray Crayton III is staying in the game
The former Pitt football player’s recently released book charts his new direction.
Audrey Murrell is helping develop emerging Black leaders at Pitt and beyond
She’s among experts from across the US mentoring young talent through The Advanced Leadership Institute. Hear from staffers who completed the local program.
5 takeaways from last week’s event on civic engagement
Rajiv Vinnakota and Kristin Kanthak shared their thoughts on a range of topics, including young people’s views of democracy and investing in one’s community.
Pitt’s first signing day for startups celebrated a milestone for researcher-entrepreneurs
Five new companies founded by Pitt researchers aim to improve wound care, cancer immunotherapy, chronic pain care and more.
This Pitt alumna uses state-of-the-art technology to help patients navigate hearing loss
From everyday citizens to sportscasters and late-night headliners, Jennifer Raneri is keeping people connected to the world around them through comprehensive audiology care.
Unwind with 5 relaxing campus events this November
Fall brings beautiful leaves, pumpkin-spiced lattes and … stress? Take a break with guided meditation, crafts and more.
How can anyone possibly run 100-plus miles? Just ask Kaylee Frederick.
The 19-year-old Pitt-Johnstown student shares lessons she’s learned from powering through the world’s most grueling races.
Pitt-Johnstown will regain the former Met Life building, thanks to a gift from alumnus John R. Musulin
His $2.2 million donation supports the purchase of the 178,000-square-foot, four-story office building.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
