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Difficult Conversations: How to give bad news, according to a palliative care doctor
Bob Arnold, founder of UPMC’s Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, shares his expertise and tips in this Q&A.
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Christmas Day at Pitt returns
After a year’s absence, the Pitt community will come together to bring back the holiday service tradition.
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Pittwire’s pictures of the year
Check out some of our favorite photos from the University of Pittsburgh in 2021.
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Get ready for the Peach Bowl with these recipes
When Pitt takes on Michigan State on Dec. 30, you'll be ready with these peachy recipes from a Pitt Athletics nutritionist.
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Allegheny County Policing Project simplifies police policies for the community
This Pitt-initiated project is designed to create a greater understanding of local policing and police accountability.
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Pitt astronomers will be among the first to use the latest and greatest NASA telescope
Four faculty members are on teams that will point the James Webb Space Telescope at distant objects, galactic winds and exploding stars.
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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.
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’Tis the season for a gingerbread Cathedral of Learning
Two Pitt teams took on this sky-high baking challenge. See the sculptures — and some familiar faces — on campus this week.
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9 things to do in Pittsburgh if you’re sticking around for the holidays
Bonus: They’re all accessible from campus by bus.
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How you can help your neighbors this holiday season
Calls to the United Way’s 211 crisis hotline have soared over the past 18 months. Help them help neighbors in need.
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A team effort gets a child a new kidney for Christmas
Molly Trott gave her Pitt Athletics coworker Mary Beth George and her family an exceptional early Christmas present.
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8 ways to study smarter, according to Study Lab tutors
Exams are approaching — here’s how to ace ’em.
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Kenny Pickett is a finalist for the Heisman Trophy
The senior quarterback is Pitt's first Heisman finalist since 2003, when receiver Larry Fitzgerald finished as the runner-up.
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Big changes to the Pitt Seed Project
The makeover will focus on our people, programs and purpose — and will provide more support to bring projects to fruition. Applications are due in January.
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Lead from the front
Going to school for 23 years doesn't necessarily mean you can run a clinic. A new Pitt program helps physicians and other clinicians build their leadership skills and business savvy.
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Why do some people get jet lag and others don’t?
A $6.2 million grant from the WoodNext Fund will help Pitt researchers find out — and potentially unlock other sleep mysteries in the process.
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Pitt beat Wake Forest to take the ACC championship
Saturday’s 45-21 win is the program’s first ACC title after sharing the Big East title in 2004 and 2010. Next stop: The Peach Bowl.
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A Pitt alumnus on his much more than 'OK' career
A phone call from the governor changed Samuel McCullough’s life. Now he’s giving back to help change lives at his alma mater.
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Alumnus Joseph Kannarkat is Pitt’s newest Schwarzman Scholar
He has studied health care systems in the U.K. and Kenya, hoping to bring insights back to the U.S. His next stop, supported by the prestigious scholarship, is China.
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Pitt’s Health Justice Scholars focus on equity in public health
Students are addressing issues including health disparities in transgender communities and links between racism and asthma.