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2 faculty won Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Awards
This annual award recognizes outstanding and innovative teaching in undergraduate studies in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.
Community members and Pitt partners work together to plan how the field of life sciences can benefit Greater Hazelwood
For more than 25 years, Pitt has partnered with residents and nonprofit leaders to build a brighter future. Here’s what’s next.
New research shows migrating neurons may play important roles in development
Findings from the lab of Shawn Sorrells suggest the movement of immature cells is related to periods of neuroplasticity when the brain is especially receptive to changes and adaptation.
Rachel Bezanson was on a team of astronomers that detected a black hole in the early universe
Their findings on the supermassive red mass, which combined James Webb Space Telescope observations with gravitational lensing, were published in Nature.
Pitt research on small galaxies was published in Nature
Their findings from James Webb Space Telescope observations show they may be responsible for opening the universe to light.
Pitt experts predict the changes that will shape their field before the next leap day
Leap ahead with leaders in immunology, neuroscience and public health.
Solved at Pitt: What are Saturn’s rings made of?
Pitt researchers have made many leaps in their fields — here's how Professor James Keeler settled the debate about the planet at the University's own Allegheny Observatory.
To find rare frogs and birds, Pitt researchers are using machine learning algorithms and hundreds of microphones
A new generation of conservation technologies is allowing researchers like Justin Kitzes to search more broadly and efficiently than ever before.
He was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease in high school. As a Pitt postdoc, he’s committed to finding answers.
Anthony Anzell came to the School of Public Health to study the mechanisms of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia with Beth Roman, a leading expert and basic research director in Pitt’s HHT Center.
A federal grant will create a new drug discovery center at Pitt
Researchers and clinicians at the School of Medicine and UPMC will use the $7.8 million in funding to start the Pitt Translational Center for Microphysiology Systems.
15 Pitt faculty members won 2024 Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards
The annual honor recognizes outstanding scholarly accomplishments in research, teaching and public service.
A record-setting 11,400 alumni and donors raised $2.4 million on Pitt Day of Giving
Across the globe, supporters helped fund University scholarships, research, academics, athletics and more.
The 1969 publication of Pitt’s Black Action Society is now fully digitized
The annual issue, titled "As-Salaam-Alaikum," highlighted Black student life through artwork, poetry and photos.
Jonathan Rubin will chair a Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics activity group
In the role, the professor in Pitt’s Department of Mathematics will lead forum discussions on dynamical systems.
2 Pitt Public Health professors led a Collaborative Filmmaking study on grief
“Visualizing Loss” follows 5 Pennsylvania families and their experience with bereavement after the death of a child.
General Education Task Force aims to transform Pitt’s undergraduate experience
The three-year project will streamline degree planning, reduce financial burdens and foster interdisciplinary exploration.
These are the 2024 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring winners
The annual award recognizes Pitt faculty for outstanding mentoring of graduate students pursuing a research doctorate degree.
Pitt extends the Fall 2024 commitment deadline to May 15
The U.S. Department of Education's announcement that student financial aid information from the FAFSA is delayed until mid-March means financial aid offers will likely be sent around mid-April.
Kayla Heffernan won a 2024 POGIL Early Achievement Award
The associate professor of mathematics at Pitt-Greensburg is one of two educators nationwide to receive the honor.
2 Pitt-Greensburg students presented their honors research on genetics
Their project was led by Assistant Professor of Biology Logan Johnson.
