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4 ways climate change and population growth combine to threaten public health

As the world’s population approaches 8 billion people, reducing global health risks will require combating climate change, says Pitt Public Health Dean Maureen Lichtveld.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Global
  • School of Public Health
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Pitt alumna Jennifer Bertetto was named Publisher of the Year

The Trib Total Media president and CEO was honored by Editor and Publisher, a leading voice for the newspaper industry.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Alumni
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt’s new chilled water plant marked a construction milestone this week

The tower will provide sustainable and efficient cooling for the upper campus hillside transformation.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Sustainability
  • Sustainability
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Kate Ledger is the American Marketing Association Foundation’s Higher Education Marketer of the Year

Among other achievements, Ledger launched the first University-wide brand campaign while concurrently leading Pitt’s COVID-19 communications strategy.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
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A multidisciplinary team of Pitt students will compete in the Indy Autonomous Challenge

The engineering and business students are back for a second year, hoping to win the Nov. 11 race and advance the technologies powering their driverless car.

  • Technology & Science
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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These are the winners of the inaugural Dr. Larry E. Davis Black Excellence in the Academy Awards

Dozens of attendees celebrated the winners and the accomplishments of Black faculty at Pitt during the Nov. 3 ceremony.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Center on Race and Social Problems
  • School of Social Work
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Fill your spring schedule with these new academic programs

Check out brand-new course offerings, such as Happiness and Human Flourishing, Music for Social and Political Change, and Ethics of Biotechnology.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
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Pitt’s new solar energy partnership is among the largest in Western Pennsylvania

Construction has begun on the Gaucho Solar project, which will supply 100% of its electricity to Pitt for the next 20 years.

  • Technology & Science
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Sustainability
  • Sustainability
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Pitt veterans share their stories through art in a new exhibit

“Pitt Warriors: Our Stories” is on display at the McCarl Center for Nontraditional Student Success throughout Veterans Week.

  • University News
  • Arts and Humanities
  • College of General Studies
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3 draft policies are open for comments

Provide feedback on the Drones and University Network policies by Nov. 28 and the Vaccinations and Immunizations Requirements policy by Dec. 5.

  • University News
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Jamie Hanson and Cory Holding won the 2022 Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring

The award recognizes faculty members who go above and beyond in mentoring their students.

  • Teaching & Learning
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt is featured in Monopoly: Pittsburgh

In the newest edition of the classic game, players compete to buy up the city’s bridges, landmarks and restaurants.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Join a Nov. 10 open forum for the next dean of the Dietrich School and College of General Studies

Everyone is invited to share their thoughts on the next leader of the schools starting at 11 a.m. in 121 Alumni Hall. There’s also an online survey.

  • University News
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What Pittsburgh students need to know ahead of Thanksgiving break

From where to eat to how to travel home, we’ve got you covered.

  • University News
  • Students
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Celebrate the Nov. 8 grand opening of the Student Success Hub

The new space in Langley Hall will offer resources targeted toward first-generation, limited income and underrepresented students.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Provost
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Your guide to Veterans Week activities across Pitt’s campuses

From events that bring veterans together to opportunities for civilians, there’s plenty to do Nov. 5-11.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Pitt-Greensburg
Temple at a podium

Christel Temple was named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Black Studies

The publication is one of the most important journals in Afrocentric scholarship.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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J. Timothy Greenamyre won the Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research

The $100,000 award from the Michael J. Fox Foundation will support the Pitt neurologist’s work investigating genetic and environmental factors related to the disease.

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

Peggy Liu received an early career award from the Association for Consumer Research

Liu also received the Journal of Consumer Research Outstanding Reviewer Award at the ACR conference.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
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The Assembly earned LEED Gold status

The state-of-the-art life sciences research and innovation facility is the 18th project at Pitt to earn LEED certification since 2005.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Sustainability