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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.
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.
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 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.
They benefited from Pitt’s Student Success Hub. Now, they’re giving back.
Peer Success Guides like Kam Chan and Alivia Melius play an important role in the University’s goal of cultivating access, affordability and support for all students.
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
These two Pitt-Johnstown alumni prove the power of teaching
Amy Arcurio and Nicole Kuzmiak turned their experiences at UPJ into roles as local educational leaders.
Q&A: Pittsburgh’s little-known role in the Great Migration
We asked Pitt-Greensburg Assistant Professor Adam Cilli to share highlights from his research into this essential Black history that changed the city.
Care for community gives this Pitt-Titusville alumnus the right frame of mind
First as a nurse, now as a small-business owner, UPT alumnus Corey Young continues to play a vital role in his tight-knit community.
11,431 donors raised more than $3M for vital University initiatives on the 10th annual Pitt Day of Giving
This year’s daylong fundraising sprint generated funding for scholarships, research, academic programs, student organizations, athletics and other vital initiatives.
A six-decade Pitt Pharmacy family tradition
Since Bill Thompson Jr. graduated from Pitt in 1962, the Thompsons have used their Pitt education to serve their Blair County community as pharmacists.
