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Recruiting Rural Students

Targeted outreach is bringing more students from rural Pennsylvania to Pitt.

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Stemming a Mental Health Crisis in Ukraine

A dual emergency of trauma and destroyed infrastructure is emerging in Ukraine. Pitt psychiatrists Alexandre Dombrovski and Carmen Andreescu are using their expertise to help.

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Pitt Nursing Students, Graduates Rise Up

The national need for well-trained nurses is as serious as ever. Students and graduates of Pitt’s School of Nursing are, as always, rising to the occasion.

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Going Carbon Neutral by 2037

The Pitt Climate Action Plan spells out how investments in clean energy, transportation and efficiency will reduce the University’s carbon footprint to zero.

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The Ones to Watch

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

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Olivia Miller

A gymnast using the power of positivity.

Asher Hancock

This engineer wants to put autonomous vehicles in the sky.

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Richard Su Fang

The U.S. Presidential Scholar and first-year Pitt student is already exploring research opportunities and taking on leadership roles.

Danielle Obisie-Orlu

The Allegheny County Youth Poet Laureate with a 30-year plan.

Jim Withers

His Street Medicine Institute provides “street rounds” and social services to people who live outdoors.

Ashley Priore

A rising senior, political strategist and top chess player who’s making bold moves.

Toya Jones

Studying trauma and its impact.

Tre Tipton

This wide receiver and social work graduate student’s journey has taken him from despair to LOVE—living out victoriously every day.

Catherine Cavanaugh

This nationally lauded scholar is helping Spanish speakers learn complex science.

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Support PA Students, Support Pitt

Every year for nearly six decades, Pennsylvania has funded a tuition discount for in-state students attending Pitt and other state-related universities. This funding packs powerful benefits, reducing tuition costs by $15,000 annually for in-state Pitt students and making a world-class education more accessible and affordable for families throughout the state. This is a powerful, life-changing benefit for the state’s residents—and it’s at risk.

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