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PITT MAGAZINE

Breathe Easy

Harold Rickenbacker knows the real value of a breath of fresh air.

He’s a clean air and innovation manager with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in Washington, D.C., one of the world’s leading environmental organizations. Working with EDF+Business, Rickenbacker (ENGR ’19G) manages clean air projects in the United States and abroad and promotes technologies, business models and partnerships needed to reduce pollution and improve health outcomes.

PITTWIRE

Pitt Arrival and Housing Details for Fall

In preparation for the upcoming fall term move-in — known as Pitt Arrival — the Office of Business and Auxiliary Services has been hard at work to ensure students and families are ready. 

Harold Rickenbacker

The Ones to Watch

In an environment where innovation and inspiration are in no short supply, meet the trailblazers.

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Fodun Ologunde in an orange shirt and black and white jacket stands at a podium

Fodun Ologunde

From summa cum laude to Apple Inc. software engineer.
Jim Withers in a leather jacket holding a bag

Jim Withers

His Street Medicine Institute provides “street rounds” and social services to people who live outdoors.
Ashley Priore in a black top

Ashley Priore

A rising senior, political strategist and top chess player who’s making bold moves.
Toya Jones in a burgundy top

Toya Jones

Studying trauma and its impact.
Tre Tipton in his football uniform

Tre Tipton

This wide receiver and social work graduate student’s journey has taken him from despair to LOVE—living out victoriously every day.
Annie Kaitlyn Caulfield holding a prosthetic limb

Pitt Prosthetists

Making prosthetic limbs fit every amputee, from Navy SEALs to diabetes patients.
Lisa Coe in front of a pool, holding a rainbow flag

Lisa Coe

Athlete. Activist. Leader.
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Reinvention never stops

Schenley Quadrangle
Schenley Quad

Schenley Quadrangle contains five of Pitt’s 14 residence halls.

Schenley Fountain
Schenley Park

Schenley Park, with 456 acres of trails, woods and attractions, is a quick walk or bike ride from the Pittsburgh campus.

Cathedral of Learning
Cathedral of Learning

The 42-story Cathedral of Learning (“Cathy” to many students) stands at the heart of the Pittsburgh campus.

Heinz Field
Heinz Field

Heinz Field is home to Pitt Panthers football.

The Allegheny River
The Allegheny River

Pittsburgh is home to 440-plus bridges—more than any other city, even Venice—and three rivers.

Pathfinder with Panther
Panther Statue

Students rub the nose of the Pitt Panther statue on campus for good luck on exams.