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Pitt ophthalmologists provided free vision care at an October clinic

Almost 300 pairs of glasses were ordered, and serious vision issues were identified in 100 patients.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • School of Medicine
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Pitt is BikePGH’s Organization of the Year

From bike caves to free rides, the Pittsburgh campus is building a bike-friendly culture, no matter the weather.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Grad students: Applications for the Super Analytics Challenge are due Dec. 3

Team up with fellow students to address hunger in this year’s challenge.

  • Community Impact
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

Phone service will be briefly interrupted Nov. 30 at the Pittsburgh campus

From 9-11:30 a.m., incoming calls to Pittsburgh campus individual phone numbers may be unavailable for up to 15 minutes during the transition while the phone number is being moved to the new service

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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Pitt Black Faculty Development Initiative receives grant to tackle health disparities

The $250,000 from the Richard King Mellon Foundation will both support Black faculty at Pitt and address Black maternal and infant health in Western Pennsylvania and beyond.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
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ICYMI: Holiday break extended for staff

Winter Recess will now run Dec. 20 through Jan. 3, 2022 for all full- and part-time Pitt employees.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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One of Pitt’s oldest startups just got FDA approval for its artificial lung device

ALung was approved for emergency use during the pandemic. It’s now going to help asthma, cystic fibrosis and transplant patients, too.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Meet Pitt’s chief diversity officer

Vice Chancellor Clyde Wilson Pickett shares what he’s been doing to create a more equitable and inclusive university.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Education
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Let there be sight

A patient enrolled in a trial to restore sight to blind people shares his journey in the latest Pitt Med Magazine, and the glow-in-the-dark science behind the advance is astonishing.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Department of Ophthalmology
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Richard Su Fang

One of two U.S. Presidential Scholars at Pitt.

  • Students
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Understanding Pitt's strategic plan

Our people, programs and purpose are the pillars of the new Plan for Pitt. Here are five ways the University is working to improve our academic and research programs.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
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Year of Data and Society funding will support projects on air quality, social justice and more

The first round of winning projects for the year’s theme have been announced. Submit your own application for the next round of funding by Dec. 1.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Community Impact
  • Faculty
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Valerie Fulmer earns Educator of the Year Award

Fulmer is director of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's Standardized Patient Program.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
  • Teaching & Learning
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COVID-19 Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists will support researchers with family caregiving responsibilities

The gift will support at least 250 biomedical early-career faculty at medical schools and their affiliated hospitals in 17 states.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Technology & Science
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Pitt researchers are part of an international team awarded $1 million Magee Prize

The team, led by Pamela Moalli, is working to develop materials to repair tissue loss in people with compromised vaginal structure and function.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation announces new program

The Covestro Circular Economy Program will enable graduate students at Pitt to address the challenge of global waste and material use.

  • University News
  • Technology & Science
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Pitt expands apartment-style housing options through hotel acquisition

The University intends to purchase the Residence Inn, which will be earmarked for housing graduate students and additional Pitt community members.

  • University News
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Students
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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A vaccine clinic in Homewood helped more than 400 people get their flu and COVID-19 vaccines this week

Sponsored by a half dozen local organizations, including Pitt, the clinic boosted access to the life-saving shots.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Pharmacy
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Does Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill address America’s needs?

A Pitt professor in civil and environmental engineering weighs in.

  • School of Public and International Affairs
  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Innovation and Research
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Robert K. Cunningham appointed interim executive director of the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition

The CNBC is a collaboration between Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University that advances research into the cognitive and neural mechanisms that give rise to behavior.

  • University News
  • Faculty