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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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems marks 20 years with lecture on disability justice
Hear from human rights lawyer and White House Champion of Change Haben Girma Feb. 2 at 4:45 p.m.
Save the date for these Black History Month programs at Pitt
See the Blue, Gold and Black Experience Gallery, contribute to a new digital archive and attend the Black Excellence Bash.
Latest greenhouse gas inventory shows Pitt's progress toward carbon neutrality
A report led by grad student Jessica Vaden shows a decrease in campus emissions by almost a third since 2008.
Mental health professionals will now respond to crises on campus, thanks to a new partnership
The University Counseling Center and Pitt Police have launched a new initiative to de-escalate situations where students are in distress.
How fecal transplants could transform cancer care
Changing bacteria in the gut can cause remarkable effects in some melanoma patients, Pitt researchers proved.
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Pitt student groups
Here are three ways to ring in the Year of the Tiger, beginning Feb. 1.
How to find Pitt’s Black History Month events
This year's theme is the Blue, Gold and Black Experience.
Pitt School of Nursing tops U.S. News & World Report online master’s ranking with a perfect score
Programs in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and the School of Education also ranked among the best in the nation.
Brush up on boosters
Get the latest info from the experts in Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office.
Pitt biologists found hundreds of plant viruses hitchhiking on pollen
The first-of-its-kind study points to honeybees as a potential “superspreader” of plant disease.
A Pitt hiring initiative aims to reduce racial disparities in the region
The program's goals are to engage more faculty to conduct research, educate students and engage in service.
4 Pitt faculty members named 2021 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows
They join W.E.B. DuBois, Thomas Edison and Margaret Mead in having received one of science's highest honors.
How Pitt’s assistant vice chancellor for diversity plans to bring more voices to the table
Randi Congleton adds a personal touch to equity and inclusion.
