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4 Pitt faculty members named 2021 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows
They join W.E.B. DuBois, Thomas Edison and Margaret Mead in having received one of science's highest honors.
How Pitt’s assistant vice chancellor for diversity plans to bring more voices to the table
Randi Congleton adds a personal touch to equity and inclusion.
3 staffers win 2021 Teaching Center awards
The annual awards recognize staff who demonstrate excellence in teaching and a commitment to learning.
Apply now for a new faculty development certificate program
To obtain the certificate of completion, faculty will be required to participate in about 15 hours of programming.
Submit your proposal by Feb. 1 for Year of Data and Society funding
Up to $8,000 will be allotted to approved proposals.
Pitt received a $245,000 innovation grant to improve students’ careers and lives
The University of Pittsburgh joins 14 other institutions in Strada Education Network’s $10 million Beyond Completion Challenge.
Zippo pledges $2 million to Pitt-Bradford
The gift will be dedicated largely to equipping state-of-the-art engineering labs in the new Engineering and Information Technologies Building.
Pitt recognizes community members creating a more just, equitable and inclusive University
The University Art Gallery and Associate Professor Gina A. Garcia were honored this week for their work.
When grief doesn't go away
Pitt researchers are trying to help people experiencing prolonged grief during the pandemic.
Pitt’s 51st Jazz Seminar and Concert celebrates legendary musician Erroll Garner
The Jazz Week performances will be hosted virtually from Jan. 24-29.
Submit nominations for the inaugural Black Excellence Service Award
The award will be given to a Black community member who is making a difference at Pitt and throughout the greater community.
Pitt named a new chief investment officer
Jeffer Choudhry will manage the University of Pittsburgh’s Consolidated Endowment Fund.
Register to hear Haben Girma at the Florence Gibbs Momeyer Endowed Lecture
The lecture celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Center on Race and Social Problems.
Pitt students help launch a Hollywood-based entertainment company
One of One Entertainment launched in November.
5 ways to stay connected during shelter in place
The Pittsburgh campus is under a shelter-in-place period until Jan. 26. Our student reporter shares ways to stay busy.
5 Pitt faculty members receive the 2021 Provost’s Award for Diversity in the Curriculum
The award is given to faculty who have successfully integrated diversity in the curriculum and inclusion in the classroom.
Pitt trustee SaLisa Berrien receives Black Founders Fund award from Google for Startups
The award will be used to expand her Tampa-based renewable energy services company, COI Energy.
A day in the life of Three River Battalion’s ‘Star Man’
Senior Matthew Starinsky is charged with leading 217 fellow cadets from 14 colleges and universities in the greater Pittsburgh region.
Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, OEDI offer walk-in hours
January sessions will be virtual, with in-person walk-in hours returning in February.
Year of Data and Society awards second round of projects
The deadline for the next round of funding is Feb. 1.
