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The Pittsburgh Foundation grants $1.3 million to Pitt health sciences researchers
Ten grants will fund studies of addiction prevention, sleep and teen substance use, cranial surgery and rheumatoid arthritis.
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford named a Military Friendly School
Pitt-Bradford was designated a silver-level recipient in the small public school category by Viqtory Media.
After living near Chernobyl, these Pitt researchers set their eyes on thyroid cancer
Yuri Nikiforov and Marina Nikiforova saw the effects of thyroid cancer on children in Belarus. Now, their test for the disease has eliminated thousands of unneeded surgeries.
A new Pitt fellowship supports social justice in health
Five health sciences faculty members will get $10,000 and be paired with a community organization to address structural inequities and racism at Pitt and beyond.
Pitt earns Silver Bicycle Friendly University status
The League of American Bicyclists awards institutions that promote and enable safe, accessible bicycling on campus.
Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher asks state lawmakers for continued support of Pennsylvania students
Here are the three things you need to know about his testimony in Harrisburg this month.
A new Pitt Cyber report shows how policymakers and the public can address bias in algorithms
Algorithms can reflect existing biases in data and our society and can accelerate and exacerbate harm, especially along racial and gender lines.
Community Engaged Scholarship Forum celebrates collaborations improving the Pittsburgh area
The forum featured 13 sessions, virtual lounges and networking spaces, and announced the winners of the Partnerships of Distinction Awards.
For tadpoles, what’s in their gut may be key to enduring climate change
A new Pitt study is the first to show a connection between heat tolerance and the microbiome in animals like amphibians.
Attend the 2022 Staff Council Spring Assembly on March 9
This year’s keynote speaker is Felicia Savage Friedman, founder of YogaRoots. The theme is, “Who are You in the Legacy of Racism?”
A multidisciplinary research group received a Pitt Momentum Grant
The $60,000 award will support the Pittsburgh Center for Interdisciplinary Bone and Mineral Research.
Translate science into action with the dean of public health
Maureen Lichtveld was the youngest and first female physician to work directly in the Amazon rainforest. Join her on a study abroad program there this summer.
Winners of the Black Excellence Service Award announced
Recipients are students, staff, faculty, businesspeople and alumni who are role models in the community.
25 projects awarded Pitt Seed funding and support
The projects range from using Netflix in student services to diversifying academia.
Register for 'College Writing and Your Neurodiverse Brain'
Registration is limited for the workshop led by English Instructor Johanna Murphy at noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16.
See the ‘women in the windows’ at Heinz Chapel this March
Throughout Women’s History Month, anyone with a Pitt ID can attend a free tour of the chapel’s stained-glass windows featuring historical women.
Support Ukraine at this March 4 fundraising event
Stop by the fundraising event from 1:30-2:30 p.m., at the Pitt Global Hub on the first floor of Posvar Hall. Donations will be used to support the Ukrainian people.
Phone service will be briefly interrupted March 9 at the Pittsburgh campus
From 9-11:30 a.m., incoming calls to individual phone numbers may be unavailable for up to 15 minutes during the transition to a new service provider.
Pitt Education’s Kari Kokka receives grant from the National Science Foundation
The grant supports early career faculty with the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education.
Pitt Education’s Ready to Learn program empowers middle schoolers to use math for social change
The Center for Urban Education hosts the after-school and summer math program, inspired by civil rights icon and educator Bob Moses.
