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Schools of medicine and social work researchers received a $5M NIH grant
A multidisciplinary team will conduct a study to find effective interventions for systemic racism. Plus, join the fall cohort of Pitt’s Racial Equity Consciousness Institute.
Pitt Space is bringing researchers together at the start of a new space race
The new initiative will focus on research and workforce development in space engineering, biomedicine and science.
Pitt celebrates Paul Supowitz upon his retirement
The alum and longtime vice chancellor helped to revitalize the Pittsburgh campus and community during his Pitt career.
Researchers built an autonomous system to help detect the most urgent victims in mass casualty events
The Pitt and Carnegie Mellon team will keep testing and readying its robots for real-world missions as part of a three-year DARPA Triage Challenge.
A moon tree is taking root near Pitt’s historic Allegheny Observatory
A seed that circled the moon with NASA will be planted in Riverview Park. Celebrate its arrival on Oct. 6.
From advanced degrees to personal enrichment, here’s how staff can use Pitt’s education benefit
Join the ranks of nearly 2,000 University employees who enrolled during the 2023-24 academic year.
Pitt teamed up with Penn State and Temple to award a joint office supplies contract
The University of Pittsburgh has contracted with ODP Business Solutions and Supra Office Solutions, a minority-owned Philadelphia business, for more than a decade.
This author found an incomplete George Romero novel in Pitt’s archive. Here’s how he finished it.
Daniel Kraus will talk about the new book, “Pay the Piper,” at a free Sept. 12 event.
Experts are worried about cyber threats to infrastructure. This Pitt program is raising awareness.
The SHURE-Grid program brought together students from a variety of majors to create educational tools about designing with cybersecurity in mind.
A construction milestone for BioForge, Pitt’s biomanufacturing innovation facility
In a topping-off ceremony, leaders celebrated placing the last beam of a facility that promises to help push Pittsburgh into the life sciences century.
This alumna is building a bike-friendly campus
Meet Lucy Klug, Pitt’s mobility specialist, who is working to make sustainable transportation options more accessible on the Pittsburgh campus.
Panthers Forward debt relief program, which has saved students $4.5 million, is accepting applications
Seniors, apply by Sept. 29 for federal student loan relief and exclusive mentoring opportunities.
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A beam from the World Trade Center is at the heart of Pitt-Johnstown’s Heroes Memorial
The campus is 20 miles north of the Flight 93 crash site, one of three locations of the 9/11 terrorist attack.
After 6 years of helping Pitt students secure competitive scholarships, Lesha Greene has won her own
The director of national scholarships is heading to Germany with a Fulbright International Education Administrators award.
12 events supporting a culture of consent on campus in September
From trauma-informed yoga and self-defense classes to a march across Oakland, here’s how you can support survivors this month.
Check out Pitt’s newest academic offerings
Pick up a minor in dance, learn about giant monsters in cinema, become a data science expert and more.
Get a sneak preview of Pitt’s upcoming Campus Recreation and Wellness Center
A team of engineering and architecture students created a detailed model, which will be on display in the William Pitt Union through spring 2025.
3 reasons to go to office hours this semester
Your professors can help you explore your academic interests, build your network and find resources to improve your Pitt experience.
This professor’s insect collection will help measure ecosystem health across the continent
Mary Mulcahy spent the summer trapping, sorting, weighing and tracking key species around Bradford.
