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2 Pitt Public Health professors led a Collaborative Filmmaking study on grief

“Visualizing Loss” follows 5 Pennsylvania families and their experience with bereavement after the death of a child.

  • Community Impact
  • Arts and Humanities
  • School of Public Health
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General Education Task Force aims to transform Pitt’s undergraduate experience

The three-year project will streamline degree planning, reduce financial burdens and foster interdisciplinary exploration.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Undergraduate students
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These are the 2024 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring winners

The annual award recognizes Pitt faculty for outstanding mentoring of graduate students pursuing a research doctorate degree.

  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Medicine
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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2 Pitt-Greensburg students presented their honors research on genetics

Their project was led by Assistant Professor of Biology Logan Johnson.

  • Teaching & Learning
  • Pitt-Greensburg
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Pitt extends the Fall 2024 commitment deadline to May 15

The U.S. Department of Education's announcement that student financial aid information from the FAFSA is delayed until mid-March means financial aid offers will likely be sent around mid-April.

  • University News
  • Students
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Kayla Heffernan won a 2024 POGIL Early Achievement Award

The associate professor of mathematics at Pitt-Greensburg is one of two educators nationwide to receive the honor.

  • Teaching & Learning
  • Pitt-Greensburg
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Tamar Krishnamurti took part in a NASEM drug forum

The assistant professor of medicine was invited to a panel discussing real-world implementation considerations for in-home opioid disposal systems.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • School of Medicine
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A Pitt professor is using virtual reality to connect to the Hill District’s past

The Time Traveling Project adds historical context to the photography of Charles “Teenie” Harris, a prolific chronicler of 20th-century Black life.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Join a dialogue on thriving Latinx futures at a free March 21-23 conference

Latinx Connect attendees will envision ways to empower diverse Latinx communities.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Brittany Graham earned Best Costuming Designing at the Swedish International Film Festival

The Pitt Stages’ costume shop assistant manager won for her work on “Unsinkable.”

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Alaina Roberts’ book takes a fresh look at freedom in the American West

In researching her family’s past, the Pitt historian found an oft-overlooked narrative of Black emancipation and Native displacement.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Peggy Liu was honored by the Association for Psychological Science for early career contributions

The Ben L. Fryrear Chair in Marketing is recognized as a leading expert on consumer behavior.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
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3 Pitt students are the hosts of a new overnight radio program

Undergraduates Jaime Ely, Margaux Rentzel and Ryan Tarabokia discuss national and world news on “KDKA Next Take.”

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Undergraduate students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Amy Williams will be honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters

The Pitt professor of music will present her work at the society’s library in the spring.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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3 Pitt students competed at the Gorlok Gala debate tournament

Natalie Rose, Rosalind Dong and Wenhao “Dannie” Lyu — all first-year students — performed at one of the most competitive events of the regular season.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Undergraduate students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt will pay tribute to 7 community leaders on Feb. 24

This year’s K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month celebration will recognize unsung champions of the arts.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
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This Pitt junior’s podcast is transforming communities through conversation

“Let’s Talk Social Innovation” spotlights local and University leaders making an impact.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Pitt Law’s Securities Arbitration Clinic was invited to an SEC summit

Students will learn from commission staff and discuss the free legal services they provide to investors who lack representation.

  • Community Impact
  • School of Law
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Senior Alex-Jaden Peart earned a 2024-25 Lionel Pearson Fellowship

The Pitt Bachelor of Philosophy candidate will receive funding for a year of graduate study from the Society for Classical Studies.

  • Global
  • Undergraduate students
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt launches a Doctor of Chiropractic program

The evidence-based program will be the first of its kind in Pennsylvania and unique among research-intensive public institutions in the U.S.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences