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Pitt’s vaccination center offers more than just shots
Have questions about your health? Lost your vaccination card? Want more details about vaccines? The professionals in the University’s Pitt CoVax Vaccination Center on Fifth Avenue can help.
6 things to know about returning to campus
Pitt Arrival starts this week: Here are six important things you need to know before you get to Pittsburgh.
Student-run cafes add to coffee offerings at Pitt
A partnership is brewing that will give two Pitt Business students hands-on experience as CEOs of new cafes on campus.
New designs, furnishings for residence halls
Rolling chairs, modern designs and storage: See the upgrades in select halls. Plus, what to bring when you move in.
New leadership for Nationality Rooms
Kati Csoman will be the new director of Pitt’s beloved Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, beginning Aug. 9.
Pitt arrival and housing details for fall
Incoming students: A new Pitt Arrival website has launched with all the information you need to know about move-in on the Pittsburgh campus. Get the details.
Carla Panzella is Pitt's new dean of students
She comes to Pitt from Salem State University following a comprehensive national search.
A record number of Pell-eligible students are coming to Pitt
Early figures show a near 24% increase in Pell-eligible students coming to Pitt this fall compared to last year.
Survey sheds light on campus needs
As part of a larger effort to learn more about vulnerable students, Pitt participated in the nation’s largest assessment of students’ basic needs. A committee is now acting on the results.
First editions of Twain, Hemingway works come to Pitt
Actor, bibliophile and philanthropist Richard E. Rauh (A&S ’62, ’64G) has donated his rare book collection to the University of Pittsburgh Library System.
Pitt hits a green building milestone
More than 1 million square feet of the University is now certified green. See some of the buildings across the Pittsburgh campus designated Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
Plan for Pitt Presented To Board For Final Input
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher unveiled the final draft of the framework for the new Plan for Pitt. The Board of Trustees is expected to offer its final input before the strategic plan goes into effect
Board of Trustees Welcomes New Members
At its June 2021 meeting, three alumni joined the University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees. The group also recognized Kathy Humphrey, outgoing senior vice chancellor for engagement and board
Project seeks to identify gaps and help staff
The new Administrative Services Design Project aims to better understand how Pitt can help staff, make their lives easier and improve the experience of University members who rely on their work.
10 takeaways from staff town hall
Here’s what you need to know from the June 15 return-to-campus planning town hall as the gradual campus return starts in July.
Three views on one strange year
What was it like to choose Pitt sight unseen? To live on campus? Teach a class? Three Pitt people reflect on their first year at the University.
Hail to faculty and staff!
Pitt leaders express their appreciation for the professionalism, dedication and countless contributions of faculty and staff members during the 2020-21 academic year.
A Curie-ous connection to Pitt
A century ago, Pitt played host to the world’s foremost female scientist, Marie Curie. But Pitt’s connections to the two-time Nobel Prize winner’s work go far beyond the honorary doctoral degree she
