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The entrance to Pitt's Global Hub

Pitt passport fairs have helped nearly 200 students over 2 years

Pitt Global Experiences has partnered with the U.S. Postal Service to empower students to obtain the important document.

  • Global
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Portrait of Kathryn Schmitz.

Kathryn Schmitz was honored by the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition

The visiting professor in the School of Medicine is a Lifetime Impact Award recipient.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)
  • Department of Medicine
Portrait of Geovette Washington.

Geovette Washington is a 2024 Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania

The senior vice chancellor and chief legal officer is among 11 inductees.

  • Community Impact
  • Be welcoming and engaged
The Cathedral of Learning stands visible through trees in the fall.

Pitt undergrad Dylan Fearing earned a Congressional Award

He completed 200 volunteer hours over the past year to earn the Silver Medal.

  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Community Impact
Patrick Dunn and Alireza Mohammadzadeh

2 Pitt graduate students are finalists in the Collegiate Inventors Competition

Patrick Dunn and Alireza Mohammadzadeh, both studying in the Swanson School of Engineering, will compete in the finals with their innovation, AgriNUE.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Cultivate student success
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Daniel Pan

A Pitt medical student won the West Virginia Governor’s Service Award

Daniel Pan dedicated time to mentor high school students with an interest in STEM at Morgantown High School.

  • Community Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Medicine
Jay Tan

Jay Tan received a Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award

With funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the School of Medicine assistant professor will study how our cells repair one of their key components.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
Fall campus photo depicting trees and leaves on the Cathedral lawn.

7 Pitt faculty won Black Excellence in the Academy awards

The annual Office of the Provost honors recognize outstanding achievements, contributions and leadership.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Andrey Parkhitko

Andrey Parkhitko will use a new National Institute on Aging grant to study the methionine cycle

Studying this pathway may reveal how nutrient sensing is related to the signs of aging.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
Cuilan Liu

Cuilan Liu published a new book on religion and law in China

The Oxford University Press publication examines a long-overlooked campaign for Buddhist monks and nuns to receive legal exemptions.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Price

Jamelle Price has graduated from the Appalachian Leadership Institute

The nine-month curriculum is designed to help fellows create positive change and strengthen economic development in their communities.

  • Community Impact
  • Faculty
  • Be welcoming and engaged
The Cathedral of Learning behind tree branches

Lark Song won a poster award from the Mathematical Association of America

The Pitt undergrad presented his research on the Truncated Octahedral Conjecture at MAA MathFest this year.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Cultivate student success
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
Portrait of Commander Bradley Kiefer.

Commander Bradley Kiefer graduated from the FBI National Academy

He’s the second Pitt police officer ever to attend the 10-week law enforcement training.

  • Community Impact
  • Promote accountability and trust
Studio portrait of Marc Coutanche.

Marc Coutanche was elected as board secretary of the Federation of Associations in Brain and Behavior Sciences

The associate professor will help the board oversee the nonprofit’s activities and create an agenda to advance its disciplines.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC)
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Cathedral of Learning, with blurry students in foreground

Samuel Woolley won a book award from the Association of Internet Researchers

An AoIR committee recognized “Manufacturing Consensus: Understanding Propaganda in the Era of Automation and Anonymity” with the Nancy Baym Book Annual Award.

  • Technology & Science
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Pitt-Bradford brick signage.

Pitt-Bradford was named among the best colleges in the mid-Atlantic

Along with the 21st consecutive Princeton Review honor, Washington Monthly recognized the regional campus as a best value college.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Sustainability
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Cultivate student success
Trinh

Quoc-Dien Trinh was named chair of Pitt’s Department of Urology

The surgeon-scientist, physician leader and health equity advocate will also be recommended for appointment as the Dr. Frederic N. Schwentker Endowed Chair.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
Math camp for girls attendees pose for a group photograph in front of the Cathedral of Learning.

2 Pitt faculty organized a math camp for girls in Pittsburgh

Sabrina Streipert and Marta Lewicka, both of the Department of Mathematics, spent a week in August introducing young students to the field’s versatility.

  • Community Impact
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Pitt Panther statue.

Khirsten Scott and Angela Stewart won the 2024 Joint LRDC-School of Education Internal Award

The assistant professors will work to advance youth well-being, particularly among Black girls.

  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • School of Education
  • Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC)
A student grabs an item from the Pitt Pantry lockers.

The Pitt Pantry lockers won a national food waste reduction award

During the 2023-24 school year, the lockers provided easy access to meals for students, including those facing food insecurity.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • Sustainability
  • Students
  • Health Equity
  • Be welcoming and engaged