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Amber Johnson earns 2022 Escalator Award for Research
Johnson plans to explore neighborhood-level determinants of health for patients with hypertension.
4 new hydroponic micro-farms are feeding Pitt students
Over winter recess, Pitt became home to the largest installation of micro-farming units on any campus in the country.
Pitt and UPMC researchers improve heart-disease monitoring after pregnancy
Their at-home system for tracking blood pressure and providing ongoing care recently won a federal award.
Apply for $50,000 from the Virginia Kaufman Pain Research Challenge
The funding program aims to advance ideas and solutions addressing problems in the area of pain.
The University of Pittsburgh adds Juneteenth as an observed holiday
Beginning this academic year, all campuses will close in observation of Juneteenth, often referred to as Black Independence Day.
Street Medicine at Pitt serves Pittsburghers without homes — and educates future medical professionals
On a cold night in January, students headed downtown to provide health care, cold weather supplies and a listening ear.
Pitt physicists built their very own quantum computer
While impressive for its size alone, the Lego-like computer’s real innovation is in how its components are connected.
See the University Art Gallery’s longest-running Black women’s exhibit
Quilts, photos, paintings and other artworks from 22 artists form the Women of Visions exhibit, which is on display through Feb. 25.
Limited registration is open for the Racial Equity Consciousness Institute’s spring cohort
The series creates a framework for fostering anti-racist practices and creating racial equity.
This startup is helping the insurance industry understand autonomous vehicles
Self-driving cars need to be insured if they’re going to become part of our daily lives. Koop Technologies, formed by international students at Pitt-Bradford, is collecting the data to make it happen
Upload your COVID-19 booster shot information
Learn how to upload a new photo of your vaccination card.
2 doctoral candidates received the 2021 Dick Thornburgh Forum Disability Service Award
The honor is given to a Pitt student from any campus who has made an impact in the lives of children and adults with disabilities.
New Pitt School of Education program supports future Black educators
The initiative seeks to add 35 Black teachers to the Pittsburgh Public School District over seven years.
4 Pitt innovation teams receive Chancellor’s Gap Fund commercialization grants
The funds will accelerate their path from the lab to the market.
Pitt’s first Black female assistant drum major marches with passion and persistence
De’Jovia Davis may have been raised in the South, but she discovered her home at Pitt Band.
Review the University’s closure and class cancellation policy ahead of Winter Storm Landon
The University-wide Closure and Class Cancellation Policy governs Pitt’s operations in circumstances including severe weather.
School of Nursing professor praised by top doctors leading the fight against COVID-19
John Gallagher received special recognition from Francis Collins and Anthony Fauci for contributions to the National Institute of Health COVID-19 Guidelines Panel.
Latest greenhouse gas inventory shows Pitt's progress toward carbon neutrality
A report led by grad student Jessica Vaden shows a decrease in campus emissions by almost a third since 2008.
Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems marks 20 years with lecture on disability justice
Hear from human rights lawyer and White House Champion of Change Haben Girma Feb. 2 at 4:45 p.m.
