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April Johnston

Kate Gundlach stands on a racing car track on a lightly cloudy day

Pitt Engineering alumna Kate Gundlach is still racing toward her dreams

This year she became one of two women in IndyCar to hold the coveted race engineer position.

Brett Ranon Nachman

This Pitt researcher is using his own experience to help autistic students thrive on campus

After a decade of surveying and studying autistic college students, Brett Ranon Nachman has come away with some important, and surprising, insights.

Man holding wooden lacrosse stick

One Pitt-Bradford student is reviving a (nearly) lost indigenous art

Tyrone Bowen-Collateta creates handmade lacrosse sticks from blocks of hickory.

Lacrosse players silhouetted against cloudy skies and mountains

Home field has a deeper meaning for Pitt-Bradford lacrosse

When the newly minted DIII team takes the field in March, they'll be playing for more than just a winning record.

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Rebecca Price

Transforming care for treatment-resistant depression.

Portrait of Pitt alum Alex Firestine, the University's first Luce scholar.

Alum Alex Firestine is Pitt’s first Luce scholar

As part of the program, he will spend a year in Asia learning about language, culture and sustainable food systems.

A woman builds a robot at a table

Angela Stewart is ensuring tech education is welcoming, creative and fun-filled

Her research, in collaboration with a local summer camp, ensures all students are recognized and their participation — whether overt, muted or cautious — is reinforced.

Baseball player throwing a pitch in a crowded stadium.

This Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher is taking a swing at raising mental health awareness

A family trauma almost toppled Pitt alum Isaac Mattson’s dream. A career roadblock may have saved it.

A woman smiles while petting her dog.

This Pitt alum got a humanitarian award from Farmworker Justice

Amy Liebman ensures the nation's immigrants are protected and supported. 

Chemistry class with senior lecturer George Bandik, held at Chevron Hall.

Time magazine again put Pitt on its Best Colleges for Future Leaders list

Pitt ranks No. 14 of 61 among public institutions for 2025.