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Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the G.I. Bill, drafted by a Pitt Law graduate
June 22 marks the 75th anniversary of the original G.I. Bill, which has benefited 8 million veterans by providing education and training benefits. And it was made possible through the vision of Harry
Swanson School’s Piervincenzo Rizzo to Receive Durelli Award
The Society for Experimental Mechanics has selected Piervincenzo Rizzo, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering, to receive the
Bioengineering Researcher Gelsy Torres-Oviedo Awarded Grant to Study Stroke Patients
Gelsy Torres-Oviedo, assistant professor of bioengineering in Pitt’s Swanson School of Engineering, recently received a $805,670 CAREER Award by the National Science Foundation to apply a novel
Eight Receive Mascaro Faculty Program in Sustainability Awards
The University of Pittsburgh’s Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation named eight faculty awardees for the 2020 John C. Mascaro Faculty Program in Sustainability. The one-year awards, created to
Lina Dostilio leads study on hyperlocal community engagement
The benchmarking report examined the hyperlocal practices of 22 CUMU institutions with a total of 26 engagements across 33 sites — including Pitt’s Community Engagement Center in Homewood.
Pittsburgh Among Cities with Greatest Longevity
Besides being the third most livable city in the U.S., Parade listed Pittsburgh as one where residents have a higher chance of reaching their 100th birthday. Parade cited health care as Pittsburgh’s
Basketball’s Jeff Capel Treats Hillman Cancer Center Staff with Lunch
Doctors, researchers and staff critical to the essential needs of patients at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center were recently treated to lunch, courtesy of Pitt men’s basketball Head Coach Jeff Capel and his
