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Festival showcases Latin American and Caribbean cultures

Food, fun and feather headdresses made for a vibrant scene outside the William Pitt Union during the Center for Latin American Studies’ annual festival, held at Pitt since 1979. See the photos.

  • Global
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Center for Latin American Studies
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Why some education reforms stick and others don't

A study by Eleanor Anderson in the School of Education shows what it takes to make educational reforms rise above the ‘churn.’

  • School of Education
  • Innovation and Research
  • Teaching & Learning
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Attend outdoor screenings of Asian films through Oct. 10

The first annual Screenshot: Asia Film Festival offers 12 feature and short films from Asia and Asian filmmakers.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Behind the scenes of Antony Blinken’s campus visit

See the researchers, projects and spaces that greeted the Secretary of State.

  • University News
  • Technology & Science
  • Center for Vaccine Research
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Brian Galla wants to help your teen kick their Instagram habit

Appealing to their sense of rebellion might be the key to helping teens cut back on social media use, the Pitt psychologist's research shows.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Psychology in Education
  • School of Education
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Pitt CFO Hari Sastry testifies before Pennsylvania House of Representatives

“Universities will look different,” he warned, if state appropriations are cut.

  • University News
  • Students
  • Community Impact
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Engineering team studies new architecture for customized space computing

Students at Pitt’s NSF Center for Space, High-performance and Resilient Computing received the Best Paper Award for Research in Space Computing at the 2021 IEEE Space Computing Conference.

  • Technology & Science
  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Space
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University media honored at the Golden Quill Awards

Pitt communicators work hard to give you award-winning content: See the winning content from the offices of Pittwire, Pitt Magazine and Pitt Med magazine.

  • University News
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Grad student Sean Sweat presented at a Smithsonian forum on reckoning with our racial past

Sweat, an MD/PhD student, spoke with other medical professionals on the topic of race, health and wealth.

  • Community Impact
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Kevin Kearns receives teaching excellence award

The Leslie A. Whittington Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes long-term excellence in teaching public policy and public affairs.

  • Global
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
  • Faculty
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Get into the Halloween spirit with bite-sized horror

Grab your phone and frighten your friends in 60 seconds or less and you could win up to $250.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students
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EU leader shares advice with students at a Pitt event

Valdis Dombrovskis tackled the complex global issues of carbon neutrality, trade and how to make technological changes work for all people in his Sept. 30 talk.

  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
  • Global
  • Technology & Science
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Hundreds gathered at Heinz Memorial Chapel to remember orthopaedic giant Freddie Fu

Former colleagues, fellows, trainees and friends honored the surgeon, UPMC Sports Medicine founder, and lover of good food and fine suits.

  • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Heinz Chapel
  • School of Medicine
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Submit your work by Oct. 25 for the Mental Health in All Mediums Showcase

Join the Center for Creativity for a monthlong virtual art gallery aimed toward mental health expression.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Arts and Humanities
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Campus Sustainability Month is bringing green events to Pitt

Take a mini-course, listen to a talk on environmental justice or attend a virtual sustainability conference. Find ways to get engaged with sustainability on and off campus.

  • Community Impact
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Celebrate International Education Week

Festivities begin Saturday, Oct. 2 with the Latin American and Caribbean Festival and continue through Oct. 9.

  • University Center for International Studies (UCIS)
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Changemakers unite — and volunteer

The Pitt United Way Campaign officially kicks off Oct. 1. Donate to a local organization that matters to you, or bring cleaning and baby supplies to an Oct. 6 drive at the William Pitt Union.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
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Pitt expands Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month offerings

The introduction of the Latinx Connect Conference offers more opportunity for dialogue and education about the diverse diaspora of the Latinx and Hispanic community on campus and beyond.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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‘Divine Nine’ monument unveiled at the heart of Pitt’s campus

“This is a very definitive statement that Pitt supports its Black and Brown students,” said Erin Clarke (A&S ’05), who was an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. while at Pitt.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
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See some of the major renovations on campus

Remodeling across the Pittsburgh campus has brightened buildings, improved safety and modernized building infrastructure. Check out photos of the spaces.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Pittsburgh Campus