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5 free things to do this November in Pittsburgh
Keep busy as the cold sets in with a micro-movie festival, a jazz listening session and a big downtown celebration.
This Pitt alum is promoting fitness and perseverance through competitive martial arts
Bill Viola Jr. offers advice for setting and achieving goals in his book, “Common Sensei.”
The Surukuchi Lab is helping solve mysteries of the universe with CUORE
These Pitt physicists are pushing boundaries in the hunt for neutrinoless double beta decay.
Pitt Homecoming 2025, in photos
See highlights from the weeklong celebration, which saw Panthers return to the Pittsburgh campus for spirit, tradition and connection.
How SHREC went to the moon — without even knowing
The NSF lab’s radiation-hardened computer system was adopted by the NASA Kennedy Space Center.
AI’s transformative impact is already here — and other takeaways from this week’s ‘Forging the Future’ summit
Leaders from around the globe gathered at Pitt to explore how emerging technologies are reshaping health care, economic competitiveness and the global innovation economy.
Pitt is teaming up with Anthropic and AWS to create an AI-enabled Campus of the Future
The University is the first to launch institution-wide Claude for Education integrated with Amazon Web Services, empowering a new era of learning and innovation across Pitt’s five campuses.
3 Pitt faculty were elected to the National Academy of Medicine
John C. Byrd, Terence S. Dermody and Kate Rubins are among the latest recipients of the prestigious health and medicine honor.
Pitt’s Day of Caring connected volunteers and the community
108 faculty, staff and students said yes to helping their neighbors on Oct. 17.
Pitt is launching its first online undergraduate degree in health informatics and artificial intelligence
The curriculum blends health care knowledge, data science and emerging technology to prepare students to lead in a rapidly evolving digital health landscape.
Bobby Grier’s Sugar Bowl stand: How one Pitt player changed the game
A recent Heinz History Center event commemorated the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Pitt football legend’s watershed moment.
Just how clean do recyclables need to be?
In this Q&A, Pitt Sustainability’s Emily Potoczny offers tips for how students, faculty and staff can recycle, compost and reduce their environmental impact without leaving campus.
See photos from Pitt’s Health Sciences Alumni Weekend
More than 300 graduates from the University’s six schools of the health sciences returned to campus to connect with their Pitt community.
Pitt has launched a first-of-its-kind Horror Studies Center
Just in time for Halloween, the new Dietrich School center approaches the genre through an interdisciplinary and global lens. See some of the chilling materials.
These Pitt researchers are making steady progress toward a confident gait
A recent study, led by Gelsy Torres-Oviedo, shows an assured walk may start with being able to perceive changes.
Pitt regional campuses are among the best in the North, per U.S. News & World Report
Pitt-Bradford and Pitt-Johnstown both earned top 20 spots in the regional category and were named among the nation’s best colleges for veterans.
Remembering Betty and ‘Jimmy Joe’ Robinson, who transformed parts of Pittsburgh through education and service
The Pitt alumni, who were married for 74 years and credited with reshaping the city’s Manchester neighborhood, died weeks apart.
Pitt was named a Leading Disability Employer for a second year
The National Organization on Disability once again recognized the University for inclusive workplace practices and accessibility efforts.
Pitt-Bradford’s panther mascot finally has its name
The new moniker, Piper, is a tribute to the campus’ ties to aviation history.
7 fall events around Pittsburgh this October
Explore the city this October with street festivals, spooky tours and leaf-peeping spots
