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This Pitt professor's book explores Black freedom on native land
Alaina E. Roberts says people are usually stunned to learn that five Native American tribes in what’s now Oklahoma owned Black slaves in the 1800s.
More Than Just Flytraps: Student Brings Carnivorous Plants to Campus
In his new book, longtime plant collector and Pitt junior Alvin Liu offers an in-depth look at the wild carnivorous plants that thrive in the New Jersey Pinelands.
The research consequences of COVID-19
As labs have shifted attention to SARS-CoV-2, efforts have been duplicated and precious time and resources have been used ineffectively, writes Terence Dermody for The Conversation and Knowable
Health Sciences Students and Faculty Join Forces to Support Vaccination Clinic
In just two and a half weeks, Pitt and the Allegheny County Health Department pulled together a vaccination clinic for 800 patient-facing health care students and professionals in the Pittsburgh
Are Snow Days a Thing of the Past?
Much to the disappointment of schoolchildren everywhere, probably, says Cassie Quigley in Pitt’s School of Education. But there’s a silver lining.
Pitt’s Hydropower Plans Spark a New Clean Power Commitment
The University plans to tap the Allegheny River for electric power as part of its commitment to carbon neutrality. Now, Allegheny County has announced a similar plan to source energy from the Ohio
Sustainability Distinction now available for undergraduates
The Office of the Provost has established a Sustainability Distinction, which adds to transcripts a credential signaling the student’s academic, community service and professional commitment to
Pitt Joins Wellcome Leap’s Global Network to Accelerate Breakthroughs in Human Health
The University of Pittsburgh joins 21 other leading academic and research institutions in the Leap Breakthrough Network. Its charge? Spark breakthrough scientific and technological solutions in human
Katz MBA Rises to New Heights in The Economist Rankings
Now ranked No. 30 in the world, the Master of Business Administration program in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business jumped 23 spots in The Economist’s 2020-21 rankings. The Katz MBA also
Meet Ella P. Stewart, the first Black woman to graduate from Pitt's pharmacy school
The first Black woman to graduate from Pitt's pharmacy school triumphed over racial barriers "with dignity and an effortless grace."
Students: Keep Connected and Safe with These Three Apps
Pitt IT encourages students on all campuses to download the Pitt Mobile, Rave Guardian and Duo Mobile apps.
K. Leroy Irvis
This Pitt Law alumnus was the first Black American since Reconstruction to serve as speaker of a state House of Representatives.
Creating a Just Community at Pitt
Special honors were given this week to Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems and Department of Africana Studies Chair Yolanda Covington-Ward, who led the development of Pitt’s new Anti-Black
Jean Hamilton Walls: The First African American Woman to Earn a PhD at Pitt
The first African American woman to earn a PhD at Pitt went on to a distinguished educational career spanning four decades.
Scholars at Risk Program Provides a Home for Vietnamese Pop Star-Turned-Activist
Mai Khoi, in exile because of her political beliefs, has found a home at Pitt and is thriving under the Scholars at Risk program. Watch her latest performance, “Bad Activist,” on Jan. 27 at noon.
New Pitt-Greensburg Reading Series Focuses on Diversity of America
Voices: Celebrating the Beauty and Diversity of America’s Literary Landscape launches Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. The free virtual series brings together student writers and award-winning authors.
Alumna, Instructor founds National Society of Black Physician Assistants
Kathryn Reed (SHRS ’14 ’16G) wants to make Pitt and the physician assistant profession itself more inclusive.
Pitt-Led NIH Trial Platform Shows Blood Thinners Decrease Need for Life Support in COVID-19 Patients
Early results of the trial, which is part of a three-trial platform consortium spanning more than 300 hospitals worldwide, found that full doses of heparin, a blood thinner, were not only safe but
Annual Social Justice Symposium Sought Common Ground for the Common Good
Miss yesterday’s symposium? We’ve got a recap of the conversations, which ranged from what to call protestors, how trauma relates to violence and how storytelling can foster belonging.
Pitt senior on Presidential Inaugural Committee’s media and logistics team sees history unfold
Enhanced security and pandemic precautions limited the number of people at the Inauguration Day proceedings, but Gabriella Ogude was able to see history in the making.
