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44 Pitt undergraduates received 2024 Brackenridge Fellowships
As recipients of one of the University’s most prestigious awards, the students will conduct independent research, scholarship or creative work under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
Jason Togyer won two awards from Press Club of Western Pennsylvania
The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion communications manager was honored for reporting and service to journalism.
Tiana Wilson earned an Organization of American Historians dissertation award
The assistant professor in Pitt's Department of Africana Studies won the 2024 Lerner-Scott Prize.
9 undergraduates earned public service fellowships from the Frederick Honors College
The awards cover cost-of-living and other associated expenses for students participating in congressional or public service internships.
Panthers Forward can now help graduates find loan forgiveness and repayment options
Pitt’s innovative debt-relief program has partnered with Savi, which can help some borrowers save thousands.
A new Pitt-Bradford partnership gives seniors early acceptance to Neumann University graduate programs
Any senior with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher may apply for advance acceptance after Aug. 1.
Pitt’s national patent ranking improved to No. 14 in 2023
Some 114 patents put the University up two spots on the National Academy of Inventors list.
16 Pitt students will research electrical grid sustainability through SHURE-Grid
The summer program is a collaborative partnership between the David C. Frederick Honors College, Swanson School of Engineering, Pitt’s Office of Research and the Idaho National Laboratory.
Lina Insana will study Italian American experiences through a National Endowment for the Humanities grant
The Heinz History Center and West Virginia University are co-partners on the Italian Diaspora Resource Map project.
What makes a career go?
A lifelong love of cars and his Pitt education drove KJ Jones (A&S ’85) to become editor at MotorTrend.
Introducing Pitt’s 2024-25 Fulbright winners
These 13 students and alumni will travel across the globe to study, teach and conduct research.
5 Pitt students were named Community Research fellows
The Frederick Honors College will fund their summer work on a long-term sustainable project.
See US pharmacy closures over the last decade on an interactive Pitt map
The School of Pharmacy and American Pharmacists Association project demonstrates the importance of health care access in local communities.
Forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht dies at 93
In a career spanning medicine and politics, the Pitt alumnus made a mark on Pittsburgh and the country.
Pitt biologists are part of a $12.5M NSF grant to study a widespread genetic phenomenon
Tia-Lynn Ashman and Martin Turcotte will use the pond plant duckweed to learn about organisms with more than two copies of their chromosomes.
5 Pitt honors students earned summer Creative Arts Fellowships
The undergraduates will produce a piece of creative work under the mentorship of a faculty member or subject-matter expert.
Oakland will be home to a new affordable housing community for LGBTQ+ older adults
The Mosaic complex, which will offer 48 units for people 62 and older, is a first for Western Pennsylvania.
15 Pitt students were named Health Science Research fellows
The Frederick Honors College program supports students as they conduct full-time independent research over the summer.
Dwayne Pinkney is Pitt’s new executive senior vice chancellor for administration and finance and CFO
As executive senior vice chancellor for administration and finance, he will serve as a key advisor to Chancellor Gabel and University leadership.
Carla Panzella is named Pitt's vice provost for student affairs
She brings more than two decades of student-centered work to the role, effective June 1.
