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James T. Johnson, Pitt alum and co-founder of Pittsburgh’s Afro American Music Institute, died at age 76
The beloved educator used music to help generations connect to their history and identity.
Meet the students helping Pitt get fit
We asked these School of Education students to share encouragement for anyone who wants to be more physically active, plus their favorite post-workout snacks and songs for your gym playlist.
Nev Jones wants people with lived experience at the center of mental health research
The School of Social Work researcher, who herself has schizophrenia, is trying to build a better academia — and a better world — for those with psychiatric disabilities.
A public health professor is bringing the National Bioethics Bowl to Pitt
The competition, organized this year by Cindy McCarthy, gives students a chance to consider challenging questions about health and technology.
See some of the ways Pitt students turn classroom learning into real-world projects
The Experiential Learning Student Showcase on March 18 highlights how students apply classroom learning through engineering design, global study and more.
Pitt’s Nationality Rooms are turning 100. Here’s how to celebrate.
We found six ways to learn about the history of the global scholarship and heritage program from faculty and student experts this spring.
A Pitt alumni couple committed $1.5M to the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research
The Chabals’ gift will advance treatments that improve survival and reduce disabilities after traumatic brain injury and cardiac arrest.
Introducing the 2026 Community Engaged Scholarship Forum awardees
The March 3 forum on “Community-Centered Futures” was an opportunity for faculty, staff and community members to present their work and discover new avenues of partnership.
Developing an online course? Pitt EDGE’s instructional designers are here to help.
From collaborating with faculty to developing course templates, these specialists play a key role as the University works to meet a growing need for flexible education options.
More than 50 online and hybrid programs extend Pitt’s reach virtually anywhere
A Pitt education has never been more accessible.
Jason Bittel wants you to love America’s wildlife like he does
In his new National Geographic Explorer book ‘Grizzled,’ the Pitt alum composes an ode to our animal neighbors, from grizzly bears to salamanders.
An impromptu stop started this senior vice chancellor’s 25-year Pitt journey
Kevin Washo’s own story reaches all 67 of Pennsylvania’s counties — much like the story of Pitt.
These students are producing local indie films using skills they picked up at Pitt
Plus, don’t miss the web premiere of “No Encore,” a gothic short film by recent alumna Gigi Vitolo Gonzalis Butkewitsch.
Pitt Social Work turns research into better child-welfare training
The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center, driven by Pitt, helps professionals serve children and families with greater competence, compassion and consistency.
16 Pitt faculty were honored with 2026 Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards
The awardees, who hail from schools across the University, exemplify excellence in public service, research and teaching.
Pitt has partnered with Google to offer a real-time glimpse of our dynamic cosmos
An alert broker will make data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory freely available online within seconds of receiving them, lowering the barrier of entry to studying the universe.
Pitt ranked No. 7 for NIH research funding in 2025
All six schools of the health sciences were among the top 20 recipients of National Institutes of Health dollars for their categories in the latest Blue Ridge Institute ranking.
This Pitt-Greensburg alumnus turns generosity into a way of life
Jamal Woodson, Pitt-Greensburg's 2025 Alumnus of Distinction, lives his life trying to "do all I could to help as many people as possible."
6 free things to do this March
Make nature-themed art, get ready for internship season and check out local theater productions all over Pittsburgh.
A Pitt-Bradford alumna writes the next chapter of her hometown's story
No matter how far she wandered, Kane, Pennsylvania (and McKean County, home to UPB) would always be Kate Kennedy's home
