All Pittwire News
Filter By
Center for Creativity celebrates LGBTQ+ writing with community open mic
Hear stories and poems of friendship, aging and kitchen chats from LGBTQ+ elders.
Board of Trustees Welcomes New Members
At its June 2021 meeting, three alumni joined the University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees. The group also recognized Kathy Humphrey, outgoing senior vice chancellor for engagement and board
Our Students Are Our Strength
In the past year, the University of Pittsburgh embraced uncertainty, showed resilience and accomplished amazing things — and in many ways, our students led the way. See their stories.
Enrollment Begins for COVID-19 Pediatric Vaccine Trial
The Pittsburgh Vaccine Trials Unit has joined the KidCOVE Moderna vaccine trial to determine the shot’s efficacy in children. Find out how you can volunteer.
Better than he found it
LGBTQ advocate Drew Medvid (A&S ’19) shares how his time at Pitt led him to become regional lead for Human Rights Campaign and a champion for equality.
Pitt Leaps Eight Spots in Worldwide Patent Ranking
The University of Pittsburgh made a significant move up the list of the top recipients of U.S. utility patents among worldwide universities in 2020, according to the National Academy of Inventors and
The beat goes on
Face covering rules meant that students at Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School couldn’t use wind instruments this year. A gift of drums and maracas kept the students learning.
Disease of Disparities
Deborah Gentile (MED ’94) has spent the past decade analyzing asthma rates and who suffers most from air pollution. “It’s an environmental justice issue,” she says.
Anette Nance (SOC WK ’20) Named to Governor’s Advisory Commission on African American Affairs
Master of Social Work Alumna Anette Nance (SOC WK ’20) has been sworn in as commissioner on Gov. Wolf’s Advisory Commission on African American Affairs (GACAAA). The commission was established in 2015
Project seeks to identify gaps and help staff
The new Administrative Services Design Project aims to better understand how Pitt can help staff, make their lives easier and improve the experience of University members who rely on their work.
COVID-19 and Lingering Neurological Problems
A global study led by Pitt’s Sherry Chou found that eight out of 10 adults hospitalized with COVID-19 develop neurological problems, and they are six times more likely to die.
Leeches Get a Bad Rap
Leeches are all too happy to latch onto reattached body parts, skin grafts and transplanted tissue. Pitt Med magazine explains medicinal parasites in kid-friendly language.
Coming Out, Again
A film that began as a class project goes viral, enabling Pitt alumnae filmmakers to direct their first feature.
History, influence and joy: The story of Black emancipation
A recent panel discussion dove into the history of emancipation and the influence it’s had on Black families in Pittsburgh and beyond.
Pitt leads formation of Pittsburgh Life Sciences Alliance
Launched with a $1.2 million grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, the nonprofit, membership-based organization will help the region become a hub for the emerging life sciences economy.
The sounds of liberation
From the laments of spirituals to songs of pride, protest and freedom, watch 12 Pittsburgh artists perform in honor of Juneteenth.
William Wagner and Savio Woo are inducted to International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering
To date, there are fewer than 250 fellows of the academy throughout the world.
10 takeaways from staff town hall
Here’s what you need to know from the June 15 return-to-campus planning town hall as the gradual campus return starts in July.
Pitt expands access to physical therapy and physician assistant studies programs with hybrid offerings
The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is now offering its top-ranked Doctor of Physical Therapy program and its physician assistant studies program in a hybrid format to serve more
Pitt Disinformation Lab launches
“It’s not just the federal government and social media platforms that have a role to play in combating disinformation,” says Pitt Cyber founding director David Hickton of the new Pitt Disinformation
