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See latest updates on Pitt's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Helping Kids Understand COVID-19

Pitt medical students Devon Scott (pictured) and Samantha Harris coauthor a children’s book aimed at helping kids ages 3 to 8 understand the pandemic.
How Can We Keep Elections Safe?

A report from Pitt’s Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security recommends expanded vote by mail, avoiding online voting and recruiting less vulnerable poll workers.
COVID-19 Cuisine

Hot dogs, chips, frozen dinners—why does a pandemic make us want to eat like little kids? Pitt nutrition researcher Carli Ligouri has some answers.
One Step Closer to Ending Rejection

A discovery about the immune system by Pitt and Houston Methodist Hospital researchers could help to end chronic rejection of transplanted organs.

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By the Numbers

33,744 Students

8 Rhodes Scholars

331,873 Living Alumni

$4.2B Economic Impact

14:1 Student to Faculty Ratio

15,000 Employers recruiting Pitt students in 2019

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Explaining the Advantages and Effects of Common Cleaning Agents for Household Tasks

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Acts of Kindness: Pandemic Service Initiative Engages Pitt Community

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Pitt Researchers Create Durable, Washable Textile Coating That Can Repel Viruses

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Drug Use is Transmitted from Old to Young

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