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Pitt cheer and dance teams were ranked among the best at national championships
A perennial top-10 finisher, Pitt’s cheer team broke through this year to win its first national title since 1994.
Chemistry Major Brings Service Dogs to Pitt
Chemistry, poetry, puppies. As Emma Oaks' undergrad career at Pitt comes to a close, she leaves behind the Perfect Fit Canines Campus Scholars — a club that trains service dogs to help people with
Pitt Theatre Arts Graduate Heads to Central California Amid a Sprinkling of Fairy Dust
After founding a theater company and side business called Fairytale Entertainment in her small hometown in the heart of Ohio’s Amish country, Pitt senior Chloe Torrence will head to Santa Maria
A Pitt e-car team qualified for a national competition
The Swanson School team brought two cars over the finish line at the Regional Chem-E-Car Competition.
Commencement 2019 Livestreams
Watch the commencement ceremonies live on Pittwire.
Pitt+Me Registry enrollment has topped 200K
The large and diverse group of adult and pediatric participants helps Pitt and UPMC researchers make groundbreaking discoveries and contributes to advancing exceptional medical care across the region.
Pitt Alumnae Share the Gift of Life
Tracy Floyd (NURS ’91) and Carla Jackson (CGS ’91) weren’t close friends when they attended Pitt, but a life-changing illness brought them together in 2015. April is National Donate Life Month, and
Mary Ganguli was honored with a distinguished scientist award
She received the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry award in recognition of her many years of significant contributions to the field.
Michel Gobat was named a finalist for the PROSE Award
The associate professor of history is being honored for his book, “Empire by Invitation.”
Justin Phillip Reed was named a Center for African American Poetry and Poetics fellow
A South Carolina native, the “Indecency” author won the 2018 National Book Award in Poetry and was a finalist for the 2019 Kate Tufts Discovery Award.
Robert Sweet was honored by the American College of Psychiatrists
The UPMC Endowed Professor in Psychiatric Neuroscience received the Award for Research in Geriatric Psychiatry.
Compounding Privileges in White, Affluent Neighborhoods Drive Urban Inequality
In her most recent paper, Pitt sociologist Junia Howell explores an understudied driver of inequity: the hoarding of educational resources and opportunity in middle- and upper-middle class
Announcing the winners of this year’s Iris Marion Young Awards
Each year, the Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Program honors outstanding social justice efforts.
For Those Too Tired to Brush
For people traveling, in the military, without access to water — or just too exhausted to get out of bed — skipping the toothbrush for a day is sometimes inevitable. Pitt undergrads Lauren Yocum and
Librarian Helps Aspiring Entrepreneurs Clear Pathways to Their New Ventures
LaMonica Wiggins, the new entrepreneurship librarian at Pitt’s University Library System, works with people who are exploring new business ventures and assists them with industry, company and market
Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew received a Gateway Medical Society Lifetime Achievement Award
She is an adjunct professor an alumna of the School of Medicine.
Pitt’s retirement savings plan won a Plan Sponsor of the Year Award
The Office of Human Resources was recognized for its Write Your Own Financial Story communications campaign, its education initiative and overall plan updates.
Undergraduate John R. Starr won a Beinecke Scholarship
The $34,000 award will fund graduate studies for the Bachelor of Philosophy student.
New President Named for University of Pittsburgh at Bradford and University of Pittsburgh at Titusville
Catherine Koverola, inaugural provost and senior adviser at the African Leadership University in Mauritius, Africa, will begin her tenure at Pitt–Bradford and Pitt–Titusville on June 1, 2019.
Jeannette South-Paul was honored by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf
The Andrew W. Mathieson Professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine served in the U.S. Army for 21 years.
