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Pitt’s latest Newman Civic Fellow is using data to fight food insecurity
Pitt Pantry volunteer and statistics grad Yunge Xiao is headed to Harvard to transform nutrition and well-being in communities.
Michael Giazzoni was elected to the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships board of directors
Michael Giazzoni, director of Pitt’s College in High School program, was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP), as the organization’s
Pitt’s School of Medicine awarded its highest honor to a Princeton bioengineer
Clifford P. Brangwynne will receive the 2023 Dickson Prize in Medicine.
Highlights from the 2018-2022 Pitt Sustainability Plan progress report
From declining greenhouse gas emissions to innovative educational campaigns, Pitt is on its way to meeting many of the 68 goals established in the 2018 plan. Here’s what you need to know.
7 Pitt-Titusville students earned their nursing degrees
Seven nursing graduates from the region were recognized April 30 during the annual nursing pinning ceremony and commencement exercises at the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville. “It takes a very
Why everyone at Pitt should care about the state budget
State funding provides more than $16,000 annually in direct support for Pennsylvania students at Pitt, but it’s not guaranteed. Here’s how you can help.
10 Pitt students and alums are 2023-24 Fulbright winners
The announcement comes a year after the University was named a top producer of U.S. recipients in 2022-23.
2 Pitt people earned a History Makers Award
Pittsburgh’s Heinz History Center will honor James Adovasio and Loren Roth on June 8.
8 faculty won Pitt’s 2023 Innovation in Education Awards
The Office of the Provost recognizes projects that enhance teaching at the University and foster new instructional approaches.
9 Pitt projects won $210,000 to support sustainable innovation
The seed grants from the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation fund teams focused on finding solutions to the world’s toughest problems.
Don’t miss these 5 things in Pitt’s new Jonas Salk exhibit
An iron lung, an award from Disneyland and an iconic desk are among the objects on display from the polio pioneer’s archives.
Students took a leading role in creating Pitt’s new Jonas Salk exhibit
Museum studies and public health students helped choose, clean and display the objects that make up the new exhibit in the School of Public Health building.
This Pitt program trains members of Black churches to provide bereavement counseling
Thanks to the Pitt Innovation Challenge, the TRIBUTE program is increasing mental health support in communities of color. You can fund your bold idea, too.
4 Pitt students earned Boren Awards to study language abroad
The recipients will travel to Croatia, Latvia, Montenegro and Tajikistan.
The graduates who received Pitt’s top honors in 2023
A political poet, the student behind Roc himself and a nurse in training earned the ODK Senior of the Year Awards and the Emma Locke award.
Aditi Gurkar was awarded $375,000 to research healthy aging
The assistant professor in Pitt’s School of Medicine earned an inaugural New Investigator Award from Hevolution and the American Federation for Aging Research.
NFL Hall of Famer Rickey Jackson received his Pitt degree at age 65
Forty years after leaving Pitt for the NFL Draft, Jackson earned his diploma. “I’d put it up with the Super Bowl,” he said.
2023-24 is the Year of Discourse and Dialogue at Pitt
The theme, set by the Office of the Provost, will focus on the power of differing perceptions to enrich community and open inquiry on campus.
The American Educational Research Association recognized Pitt Education researchers and reviewers
AERA presented awards to four faculty members and a PhD graduate.
Commencement 2023 at Pitt, in photos
Relive moments of graduates' joy and parents' pride with this gallery.
