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Volunteers Bring Spirit to Christmas Day at Pitt
More than 150 people from Pitt and Sodexo Campus Services, the University’s dining service, offer 2,500 meals to individuals and families in need at the annual Christmas Day at Pitt event. Pitt staff
Here are the 2017 Iris Marion Young Award for Community Engagement winners
The award annually recognizes Pitt faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and staff members for their work to advance social causes in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Nationality Rooms Share Holiday Customs
Thirty Nationality Rooms are decorated with holiday trimmings symbolic of the countries and heritages they represent, and tours celebrating the season are on offer to the public.
Pitt's Global Plan Recognized for Its Impact
At a time when the number of students traveling abroad for college continues to increase, experts cite the University of Pittsburgh as a top creative and innovative force in global education.
2 Pitt graduate students were awarded Fulbright research grants
Emilie Rose Coakley is going to Indonesia, and Trevor Thomas Wilson will study in Russia.
Pitt Business broke into the top 15 in Poets & Quants' ranking of public universities
The College of Business Administration leaped 14 spots in the ranking.
4 alumni were awarded 2017-18 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant grants
The Class of 2017 graduates are heading to Jordan, South Korea and Russia.
4 Pitt alumni were named Fulbright English Teaching Assistants to Brazil
John McGovern, Daniel Snyder, Sophia Winston and Benjamin Zhu will head to Brazil in January 2018.
Engineer Battles Noise Pollution With a Grant from the National Science Foundation
New research from Pitt engineer Piervincenzo Rizzo seeks to create a novel barrier to shield disruptive noises like traffic from occupants of buildings.
Large Pitt-led Study Uncovers Complex Genetics Behind Earlobe Attachment
Through a partnership with genetics company 23andMe, Pitt public health and dental medicine researchers studied nearly 65,000 people to discover at least 49 genes underlying earlobe attachment.
Pitt alumnus Bryan S. Wright was nominated for a Grammy Award
The Pitt instructor is recognized for his liner notes accompanying "The Complete Piano Works of Scott Joplin."
Humanities Fellows Share Expertise with Cultural and History Organizations
The inaugural class of Pitt’s Public Humanities Fellowship Program spent much of summer 2017 assisting Pittsburgh-based organizations with research support — including delving into Civil War-era
Psychiatrist investigates how neurofeedback may lessen depression
Kymberly Young is using neurofeedback — a process where patients respond to their own brainwaves — to help patients with depression rewire their brains to focus on the bright side.
Kenyon Bonner was named one of the New Pittsburgh Courier's Men of Excellence
The University's vice provost and dean of students joins a group of more than 500 local African American men who have inspired and encouraged their communities to excel.
Alison Slinskey Legg was awarded an NSF grant to help steer underrepresented groups toward STEM education
The senior lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences will collaborate with 10 investigators from five Pitt schools.
Cyber Experts Making Cloud Security Easier
Protecting personal or work data stored in the cloud takes more technical effort and time than most average users are willing to spend. But Pitt researchers are working on simplifying the process
Archival Collections Document the Black Arts Movement in 20th-century Pittsburgh
Papers from B.J. Johnson — a teacher and dancer who was integral in founding Pitt's Department of Africana Studies — and from the Kuntu Theatre and its founder, Vernell Lillie, shed light on the
Joanna Rivero earned a scholarship from the Universities Space Research Association
The senior in the Swanson School of Engineering is one of six scholars nationwide to receive the annual award.
The National Science Foundation will fund a Pitt study to develop a novel 3D printing method
If successful, this study could lead to efficient production of magnetic actuators, used in power generation and items like sensors, robotics and mechanical devices.
PhD Student Uses Personal Insight to Drive Research, Help Others With Disabilities
Jonathan Duvall has used a wheelchair since a sledding accident in 2007. His work, including creating sidewalk roughness standards and a simpler way for people who use wheelchairs to weigh themselves
