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32 faculty projects have earned Momentum Funds awards
The awards support both individual faculty members and large groups that are scaling up world-changing scholarly projects.
All about Pitt’s plan to go carbon neutral by 2037
The newly released Pitt Climate Action Plan spells out how investments in clean energy, transportation and efficiency will reduce the University’s carbon footprint to zero.
Decoy proteins could protect people from a deadly mosquito-borne virus
Pitt researchers received $14.5 million from the Department of Defense to fight viruses that cause brain infections and could be used in biowarfare.
Pitt will name the indoor track at Victory Heights after Panthers legend Herb Douglas
The honor for the trailblazing alumnus and oldest living Olympic medalist was announced at his 100th birthday celebration March 12.
Notable Pitt women you should know this Women’s History Month
Learn about the lives of just a few of the incredible Pitt women whose path-forging work changed our past — and is shaping our tomorrow.
An NBA player taught Pitt students how to be better speech therapists
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist spoke with a speech-language pathology class, part of a panel of speakers who shared how stuttering affected their lives.
Learn how to get a NASA job in a new presentation series
Webinars offered through a Pitt-Bradford collaboration with NASA will provide students from all campuses and majors with detailed resume tips and other resources.
The Pittsburgh Foundation grants $1.3 million to Pitt health sciences researchers
Ten grants will fund studies of addiction prevention, sleep and teen substance use, cranial surgery and rheumatoid arthritis.
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.
After living near Chernobyl, these Pitt researchers set their eyes on thyroid cancer
Yuri Nikiforov and Marina Nikiforova saw the effects of thyroid cancer on children in Belarus. Now, their test for the disease has eliminated thousands of unneeded surgeries.
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.
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.
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.
For tadpoles, what’s in their gut may be key to enduring climate change
A new Pitt study is the first to show a connection between heat tolerance and the microbiome in animals like amphibians.
Translate science into action with the dean of public health
Maureen Lichtveld was the youngest and first female physician to work directly in the Amazon rainforest. Join her on a study abroad program there this summer.
25 projects awarded Pitt Seed funding and support
The projects range from using Netflix in student services to diversifying academia.
See the ‘women in the windows’ at Heinz Chapel this March
Throughout Women’s History Month, anyone with a Pitt ID can attend a free tour of the chapel’s stained-glass windows featuring historical women.
Pitt announces $5 million gift to Men’s Basketball from Thomas E. and Mary Beth Richards
Thomas E. Richards, former Board of Trustees chair, and his wife Mary Beth made the commitment to the Pitt Men's Basketball program, fulfilling a wish Tom made before his passing in October.
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.
Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards recognize exceptional Pitt faculty
Faculty members, as well as an entire office, were honored for going above and beyond in their contributions to the University and the world.
