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Creating a Just Community award nominations due Dec. 3

The award recognizes the outstanding efforts of a Pitt employee in creating a more just, equitable and inclusive community.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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University Prize for Strategic, Inclusive and Diverse Excellence award nominations due Dec. 3

The award will be presented to the University of Pittsburgh school, division, department or unit making a significant contribution to fostering equity, diversity and inclusion in our community.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students
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New University budget model approved

The new model provides Responsibility Centers with greater authority, enabling them to better work toward Pitt’s strategic goals.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Pitt's pay-it-forward debt relief and mentorship program will add 150 new students

Since launching in 2019, Panthers Forward has provided $2.25 million in federal loan relief.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Students
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Brad Nindl assumes command of 139th Medical Brigade

In this role, Nindl continues his 25-plus years' work in the U.S. Army that focuses on human performance optimization and injury prevention.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Neuromuscular Research Laboratory/Warrior Human Performance Research Center
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Innovation challenge winners tackle health disparities

Projects that address tooth decay in kids, parenting while Black and ventilator-associated pneumonia each took home $115,000 in this year’s Pitt Innovation Challenge.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
  • School of Medicine
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Richard Garland receives $1.5 million grant for Reimagine Reentry project

The program aims to reduce recidivism in Allegheny County.

  • Faculty
  • Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences
  • School of Public Health
  • Community Impact
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An app could promote informed and healthy pregnancies

Some at-risk patients didn’t know they had been prescribed aspirin to prevent a dangerous condition in pregnancy, Pitt researchers found. A smartphone app might be the answer.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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Pitt mourns the loss of Board of Trustees chair Thomas E. Richards

Richards (A&S ’76) is remembered for his humility, leadership and service.

  • University News
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We rate Pitt therapy dog Halloween costumes

See what pups were wearing in the Cathedral’s most fur-raising night of the year. Plus, hear from students organizing to spread the puppy love.

  • Health and Wellness
  • University News
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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Places to study besides the library

If your usual study spot in Hillman is closed, we’ve got a few ideas for where else to go.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Students
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What you need to know about COVID-19 boosters

Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office answers your most frequently asked questions.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Covid-19
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Public Health’s Tiffany Gary-Webb named special assistant to the provost

She will lead the Race & Health Collaboratory and work with John Wallace, vice provost for diversity and development.

  • University News
  • Faculty
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Procrastinators, this Pitt costume designer will save your Halloween 

Ricky Lyle Campbell explains how to put together a last-minute look on a budget.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Community Impact
  • Department of Theatre Arts
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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See an archive of student reactions to the Tree of Life massacre

Memorabilia, notes, programs, historical documents and more are now housed at the Senator John Heinz History Center. Learn how students and faculty curated the materials.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Mission of Mercy dental clinic brought smiles to hundreds in the Pittsburgh region

Pitt Dental Medicine helped provide free care, from cleanings to root canals, for those who needed it most.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • School of Dental Medicine

Pitt takes on sponsorship of Pittsburgh Speakers Series

The 2021-2022 season features a former national security advisor, the #MeToo founder, a former UK Prime Minister and more.

  • University News
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Placebo-inspired project wins $12 million grant to help Parkinson’s patients

The research, led by Pitt neuroscientist Peter Strick, will examine a brain circuit that could restore motor function to those with the condition.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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The Plan for Pitt prioritizes people

The University's strategic plan aims to invest in your growth and success, the University Times reports in an ongoing series about the endeavor.

  • University News
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Pitt’s chancellor is the Association of American Universities’ new board chair

Patrick Gallagher will help guide policy for the organization’s 66 member universities.

  • University News