Sit-In Commemoration

Fifty years ago, a sit-in by Black Action Society students and community partners brought change to Pitt.

Counting Each Tree

A tree inventory is the first step in tracking progress toward increasing Pitt's campus tree canopy by 50 percent.

Raising No. 24 to the Rafters

Women's basketball standout Lorri Johnson becomes the first female athlete at Pitt to have her jersey retired.

On Balance

Symmetry abounds in the natural world. Pitt’s Xiangyun Wei shows how it gets started in the central nervous system.

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Longtime Pitt Mentor, Engineer Works on the Future With Soft Robotics

Inspired by the inner workings of a mechanical pencil in grade school, Anna Balazs went on to launch a career that blurs the boundaries between the living and nonliving in engineering and biology.

Archives Illuminate Life, Creative Process of Alumna, Author and Former Trustee

Best-selling author and Pitt alumna Bebe Moore Campbell (EDUC ’71) explored racial justice, childhood and friendships in her work. Recently, Pitt acquired her archives.

Alumna Lands on New York Times Best Seller List With Help of Faculty Mentor

Rachael Lippincott (A&S ’17) wrote the young adult love story “Five Feet Apart" with the support of Siobhan Vivian of Pitt's English department. A film version will hit theaters in March.