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Bennet van Houten and Deborah Polk

Two Pitt Health Sciences researchers are 2023 AAAS fellows

Deborah Polk and Bennett Van Houten received the prestigious honor for their respective work in dental guidelines and DNA damage and repair.

  • Innovation and Research
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The University Pharmacy has switched to biodegradable prescription bottles

The push to up the office’s sustainability game was led by director Michelle Covone.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Sustainability
Two people hold small black hearing aids

Learn about hearing health care at a June 7 symposium

Registration is open for Pitt’s inaugural OTC Hearing Aid and Hearing Self-Care Symposium, which will bring together pharmacists and audiologists.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • School of Pharmacy
A bed of red flowers in front of the Cathedral of Learning

5 Pitt students earned Boren Awards to study language abroad

They will study critical languages around the world, from Senegal to Croatia.

  • Global
  • Arts and Humanities
Matzo crackers on a plate with literature on Passover

Pitt’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute held a model Seder

The event was an interfaith and intergenerational gathering to learn about the ritual Jewish feast.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Fort Pitt Bridge leads into Downtown Pittsburgh

Join local experts as they discuss revitalizing American industry on April 24

Co-hosted by Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University, the Brookings Institution event will explore the future growth of industry in Southwestern Pennsylvania in the context of the 2024 election.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
Ruth Mostern

Ruth Mostern is named World History Association vice president

The Pitt professor of history will also serve a two-year presidential term starting in 2026.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
The Cathedral of Learning

Pitt placed across all subjects in the 2024 QS World University Rankings

The Department of Philosophy remains ranked at No. 5 internationally.

  • University News
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Win a $50 gift card when you take a Career Center survey

Share feedback on your career development experience in just 10 minutes.

  • University News
  • Students
  • Division of Student Affairs
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Pitt researchers are solving a mini mystery of cell division

Scientists have long thought the minuscule organisms were using a risky division process. Pitt physicists looked at molecular levels to set the record straight.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A reLAXsan van in an airport parking lot. A plane flies low overhead.

This Swanson School grad solved a California transportation conundrum

Alumnus David Shafer’s entrepreneurial mind developed an innovative shuttle service that makes getting to the airport cheaper, faster and oh-so-reLAXsan.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Alumni
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Chandralekha Singh teaching female students

What will it take to make physics more diverse?

A new Nature Physics paper by Pitt’s Chandralekha Singh provides a road map for creating equitable physics environments — including the roadblocks.

  • Innovation and Research
Two people hold up a blanket

A Pitt alumna is tying up loose ends for fellow crafters

Jen Simonic’s nonprofit finishes knitting projects for those who can no longer do it themselves.

  • Community Impact
  • Alumni
Blue Pitt flags hang on poles beside a sidewalk

Pitt was awarded a second Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education STARS Gold rating

The designation reinforces Pitt’s commitment to sustainable solutions.

  • Sustainability
  • Our City/Our Campus
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The Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory and Women for a Healthy Environment join forces to investigate local water systems

Their findings help ensure Allegheny County’s water systems are safe and accessible for all.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education, and Outreach
A line of people play horns with Pitt flags

Here are the speakers for Pitt’s graduate school commencement ceremonies

Hear from alumni and pioneers leading the fields of infectious diseases, social work, entrepreneurship and more.

  • University News
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Commencement
Doreen Hernández and Belkys Torres pose with their Michele Reid-Vazquez Commitment to Community Awards

Doreen Hernández and Belkys Torres are the inaugural recipients of the Michele Reid-Vazquez Commitment to Community Award

Awardees exemplify a commitment to community, a dedication to truth and a relentless pursuit of an equitable future for all.

  • Community Impact
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Pittsburgh Campus
John Surma in a gray suit

John Surma is Pitt’s 2024 spring commencement speaker

The University will also honor the Board of Trustees member and former U. S. Steel CEO with an honorary degree.

  • University News
  • Commencement
Ware sits at his desk

A GSPIA education helped Carl Ware champion racial equality from Atlanta to South Africa

During his decades as an executive for Coca-Cola, he partnered with Desmond Tutu and other freedom fighters to support Black Africans.

  • Global
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
A drone shot of an estuary

Some of Earth’s estuaries are warming, consistent with climate change

A rise in the surface temperature of nature’s nurseries could lead to cascading effects in estuarine ecosystems — but they aren’t all warming.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability