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Meet one of Pitt's ‘hidden figures’
After becoming the first Black woman to graduate from the Swanson School of Engineering, Elayne Arrington made aerospace history, too.
All Angles, a new Pitt speaker series, will help students explore differing viewpoints
The series kicks off with national political reporter Salena Zito and BridgeUSA CEO Manu Meel.
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.
A new Pitt-UPMC residency program is bringing better health care to patients in rural Pennsylvania
Second- and third-year residents will work in Tioga and Potter counties as part of the only such program in north-central Pennsylvania.
There's more to health inequities than income
Modern medicine promises bountiful health, so why have Black Americans been left behind? The risk factor is not race, but racism and its legacy.
The International Space Station got new Pitt-designed computers and sensors
The toaster oven-sized system can see cars, roads and trees from space.
Advice for activists from a former Pittsburgh NAACP president and Pitt alumnus
Tim Stevens has been advocating for Black people’s civil rights for 50 years.
Meet the Pitt alumnus giving a voice to NFL China
Adam Chang started commentating football games for Tencent Sports in September.
Advice for the best relationship from a Pitt psychologist
This Valentine’s Day, relationship expert Amanda Forest shares her research on how to be a supportive partner.
Pitt's new lacrosse team kicks off its inaugural season Feb. 11
Head coach Emily Boissonneault also debuts in the match. Here's how you can watch.
Pitt professor named to the National Academy of Engineers
Anna Balazs is the first Swanson School faculty member to also have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
4 new hydroponic micro-farms are feeding Pitt students
Over winter recess, Pitt became home to the largest installation of micro-farming units on any campus in the country.
Pitt and UPMC researchers improve heart-disease monitoring after pregnancy
Their at-home system for tracking blood pressure and providing ongoing care recently won a federal award.
Street Medicine at Pitt serves Pittsburghers without homes — and educates future medical professionals
On a cold night in January, students headed downtown to provide health care, cold weather supplies and a listening ear.
The University of Pittsburgh adds Juneteenth as an observed holiday
Beginning this academic year, all campuses will close in observation of Juneteenth, often referred to as Black Independence Day.
Pitt physicists built their very own quantum computer
While impressive for its size alone, the Lego-like computer’s real innovation is in how its components are connected.
See the University Art Gallery’s longest-running Black women’s exhibit
Quilts, photos, paintings and other artworks from 22 artists form the Women of Visions exhibit, which is on display through Feb. 25.
This startup is helping the insurance industry understand autonomous vehicles
Self-driving cars need to be insured if they’re going to become part of our daily lives. Koop Technologies, formed by international students at Pitt-Bradford, is collecting the data to make it happen
Pitt’s first Black female assistant drum major marches with passion and persistence
De’Jovia Davis may have been raised in the South, but she discovered her home at Pitt Band.
New Pitt School of Education program supports future Black educators
The initiative seeks to add 35 Black teachers to the Pittsburgh Public School District over seven years.
