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The Pitt Vaccination and Health Connection Hub is expanding its services

With more vaccination offerings, biometric screenings and a new website, the Hub on Fifth Avenue is becoming an even more important health resource for the Pitt community and beyond.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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Brianna Ross

A Maryland Teacher of the Year who leads with love.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Education
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Pitt alumni published an article about their student organization in OT Practice

Spencer Sutter and Ashley Thompson started TransformOTive Justice to dismantle oppressive systems in personal and professional settings.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Department of Occupational Therapy
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29 faculty projects earned 2022-23 Pitt Momentum Funds awards

Since 2019, the funding has supported high-quality research and creative endeavors at all stages of the research cycle.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
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Pitt's School of Medicine earned research funding from the Jewish Healthcare Foundation

The Department of Biomedical Informatics will study how to reduce medication errors among patients who transition from hospital to skilled nursing facility.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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7 free things to do in March

Check out Women’s History Month events, a spring festival and a poetry workshop. Plus, there’s pie.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Heinz Chapel
  • School of Computing and Information
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Alexa, congratulate these Pitt graduate students

A team of doctoral students in the School of Computing and Information is working to make AI more inclusive. Their efforts landed them among 10 finalists in this year’s Alexa Prize TaskBot Challenge.

  • Technology & Science
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Graduate and professional students
  • School of Computing and Information
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Adam Shear won a Renaissance Society of America Digital Innovation Award

The Department of Religious Studies chair is the second Pitt faculty to earn an RSA honor in as many years.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Department of Religious Studies
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Ruth Mostern won a book prize from the Association for Asian Studies

The professor in Pitt’s Department of History earned the 2023 Joseph Levenson Prize for her account of China’s Yellow River that spans 3,000 years.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt was recognized again as one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes

The University rose to No. 175 in the overall rankings and is the most preferred large employer in the Pittsburgh area.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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More than 9,400 alumni and donors raised $2.4 million during this year’s Pitt Day of Giving

See which schools, programs and student organizations won additional challenge funds.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
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Meet 6 local heroes of Black resistance

Pitt will honor the champions for equality, inclusion and anti-racism initiatives at a Feb. 22 night of celebration.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Social Work
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies joined an international consortium on Afro-Latin American studies

Universities from five countries will examine how African descendants contributed to Latin American history and culture.

  • University News
  • Global
  • Center for Latin American Studies
  • University Center for International Studies (UCIS)
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Take part in the Pitt Advocates day of digital advocacy on Feb. 28

Write your legislators to tell them you support continued funding for the University.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
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Pitt Law student Kaleigh Dryden is a 2023 Presidential Management Fellow

As a finalist in the government’s flagship leadership development program, she will seek an appointment at a federal agency.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • School of Law
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Amit Sethi earned an NIH grant to study improving hand function in stroke survivors

The $425,000 in funding will support work in Pitt’s Neuromotor Recovery and Rehabilitation Laboratory.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Jennifer Lingler earned $2.1 million to study patient reactions to Alzheimer’s diagnoses

The National Institute on Aging is funding the research, led by the School of Nursing professor, to help support patients and their families.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • School of Nursing
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The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center named a new director

James Barr von Oehsen, who was also named vice chancellor for research computing, will lead the Pitt-Carnegie Mellon venture.

  • University News
  • Technology & Science
  • School of Medicine
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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A Ukrainian Pitt professor on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion

Economist Tymofiy Mylovanov has been documenting daily life in the war zone. Here’s what he has to say about the conflict and the future.

  • Global
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Black-owned businesses to explore in Pittsburgh

Pitt’s Office of Engagement and Community Affairs offered a list of boutiques, bakeries and more to support during Black History Month.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus