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The first Black Pan Am pilot reflects on his career and time at Pitt

Though Perry Jones (ENGR ’59) encountered discrimination on his way to becoming a pilot, encouragement from his grandfather kept him going.

  • Alumni
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Institute of Politics Intern Will Put Her Experience to Use in Peace Corps Work

Kayla Scoggin, a 21-year-old urban studies major, will enter service with the Peace Corps in Uganda upon graduation this spring. Her internship through the Elsie Hillman Civic Forum helped prepare her

  • Students
  • Institute of Politics
  • Department of Biology
The KanKouran West African Dance Company dancing on stage in bright yellow and orange attire.

Black History Month programming looks at the past and future

Born of a lunchtime conversation among three women faculty members and sponsored by multiple units on campus, the upcoming “Black to the Future” festival will showcase artistic talent, resilience and

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Department of Africana Studies

Physics Researchers Uncover New Electronic State of Matter

Most people are familiar with solid, liquid, gas and plasma, but there are other states of matter too. Jeremy Levy and Patrick Irvin of Pitt recently uncovered an electronic state that adds to the

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Physics and Astronomy

Naming the New Coronavirus—Why Taking Wuhan out of the Picture Matters

While identifying a new disease by its place of origin seems intuitive, history demonstrates that doing so can harm the people who live there, contends Pitt historian Mari Webel.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of History

Gut Immunity Before Birth More Developed Than Previously Thought

Liza Konnikova from pediatrics and her colleagues discovered that the fetal gut possesses almost complete immune capacity as early as 14 weeks, challenging the ideas that most biology textbooks teach.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Pediatrics

Alumnus Carries on Family Legacy of Investing in Education

Coming from a family that cherished education, Tony Fountain (A&S '70) is demonstrating what it looks like to empower the educators who teach the next generation.

  • Alumni

To Fight Cancer, We Must Fight Ourselves

The immune system often stops itself from destroying cancer cells. In order to win against cancer, we need a deeper understanding about how our bodies work.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Immunology

In Light of the 100th Anniversary of the Negro Leagues, a Look Back at What Was Lost

For The Conversation, Professor Rob Ruck detailed a brief history of the Negro Leagues, the integration of Major League Baseball and how Pittsburgh played an influential role in the new face of the

  • Department of History

Undergrad Innovators Design Wearable Device to Aid People in Posture

Posture Protect doesn’t just help users sit up straight—it could help people with Parkinson’s disease avoid falls. The student innovation effort that started in Joseph Samosky’s bioengineering course

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Bioengineering

U.S. Department of Justice, News of the Day Topics of Pitt Cyber Event

Author and attorney Preet Bharara and Pitt Cyber’s David Hickton engaged with the Pitt community on subjects ranging from the Department of Justice, citizen responsibility and how future lawyers can

  • Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security

Staffer Summons Satan for Starring Role

As part of the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, public health project manager Scott O’Neal recently debuted the role of Satan in a metal opera based on “Paradise Lost.” The production was the

  • Staff
  • Epidemiology Data Center

University of Pittsburgh To Begin Work on Novel Coronavirus Vaccine

The University of Pittsburgh is among a select few institutions expected to receive samples of the coronavirus for study. In his remarks to the University Senate, Paul Duprex, director of the Center

  • Innovation and Research
  • Center for Vaccine Research

Informing the Community on Novel Coronavirus

More than 250 people attended a panel discussion on Feb. 12 to hear a group of Pitt and county experts discuss the coronavirus outbreak.

  • Global Studies Center
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Department of Pediatrics
  • Department of History
  • Center for Vaccine Research
  • Asian Studies Center

Researchers Celebrate Pioneer’s Work on World Radio Day

On World Radio Day, Pitt faculty from engineering and health and rehabilitation sciences remember the work of Reginald Fessenden, who made technologies like music streaming, video chatting and

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Pitt Sets New School Record for Producing Fulbright U.S. Students

The University of Pittsburgh once again is among the nation’s top institutions for producing Fulbright students, breaking its own record with 14 students—who are now alumni—earning the prestigious

  • Students
  • Department of Sociology
  • Department of Linguistics
  • Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures
  • Department of English
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Biological Sciences

Professing a Love for One Another and for Pitt

Heinz Memorial Chapel holds a special place in Pitt alumnus’ Roger Glunt’s memories: It was a refuge from the stressful academic life during his student days as well as a place where he and his wife

Mucus, Mechanics and Disease

Lance Davidson’s bioengineering lab researched the origins of mucus by studying skin cells of an aquatic frog. The findings could affect how cancer researchers manipulate tumors in humans.

  • Innovation and Research

Former Pitt Fellow Puts Leadership Skills to Use in Fight Against Coronavirus

Zhiyong Peng, a former fellow at the University of Pittsburgh, heads the department of critical care medicine at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, which has seen 28,000 cases of coronavirus. He

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Critical Care Medicine

Redistricting and Electoral Reform Draw Attention

In Pennsylvania, efforts are underway to redraw electoral maps, but it’s a complicated process—and one that that other states are watching closely. A group called Draw the Lines PA invited students

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of History
  • Department of Economics