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Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research is already preparing for the next pandemic

Three years after the emergence of COVID-19, Pitt scientists are studying the families of viruses that might produce the next one.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Center for Vaccine Research
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Public Health
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A $1 million grant will fund aging research at Pitt

These latest awards, which will fund four faculty projects, follow $750,000 in grants also made by the Richard King Mellon Foundation in fall 2022.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
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4 Pitt people won Sigma International Awards for Nursing Excellence

The prestigious honors recognize excellence in mentorship, service and leadership.

  • Faculty
  • School of Nursing
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Breast milk contains unique antibodies, Pitt researchers found

A new study from Pitt Med researchers might explain why some babies develop life-threatening gut diseases and others don’t.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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What did silent films sound like?

A newly digitized collection of silent film music at Pitt is already getting attention from historians recreating an important era of cinema.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt Cyber announced 2 new staff members

Jessica Kuntz and Yu-Ru Lin will lead policy and research for the institute, respectively.

  • Technology & Science
  • Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security
  • Staff
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Robert Weyant was appointed to the Lancet Commission on Global Oral Health

As a member, the Pitt professor is taking on policy neglect and system failure surrounding oral health disparity on a global scale.

  • Faculty
  • School of Dental Medicine
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Pitt announces 4 new associate deans

The role of Associate Dean for Equity, Faculty Recruitment, and Community Engagement is new.

  • University News
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
The Cathedral of Learning

3 Pitt Med researchers were named AAAS policy fellows

Stephanie Mutchler, Amelia Stephens and R. Anne Stetler will learn the ins and outs of policymaking while sharing their scientific knowledge during yearlong assignments at federal agencies.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
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Pitt welcomes Joan T.A. Gabel as its 19th chancellor

Watch the leader’s first official message to the Pitt community and share your thoughts with her in a survey.

  • University News
  • Chancellor
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The Pittsburgh Quantum Institute appointed Michael Hatridge as its new director

The physics professor will lead the collaboration between Pitt, Carnegie Mellon University and Duquesne University.

  • Technology & Science
  • Faculty
  • Pittsburgh Quantum Institute (PQI)
The Perseverance rover on Mars

New Perseverance rover research provides more signs of possible organic molecules on Mars

Though not conclusive, the paper in Nature co-led by a Pitt PhD student strengthens the Martian evidence for chemicals that could be associated with life.

  • Space
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Staff Council named 5 award winners

Each year, the organization acknowledges excellence in mentoring and provides support for Pitt staff and their students.

  • Undergraduate students
  • Staff
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Pitt-Bradford is among the nation’s best for transfer students

An extensive course credit database, partnerships with other universities and merit scholarships earned the regional campus its third recognition.

  • Students
  • Pitt-Bradford
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The omission of women's contributions in 'Oppenheimer' is part of a harmful trend, Pitt experts say

Lack of representation can reinforce stereotypes about who belongs in the sciences, write Carl Kurlander and Chandralekha Singh.

  • Technology & Science
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
The Cathedral of Learning

Pitt Law student Laras Susanti earned a grant from the American Indonesian Cultural and Educational Foundation

The SJD candidate will travel to her home country to continue her research on family law in its constitutional court.

  • Graduate and professional students
  • School of Law
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Registration is open for Pitt Homecoming 2023

Save the date for Oct. 12-14. This year, celebrations coincide with Health Sciences Alumni Weekend.

  • University News
  • Alumni
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Alaina E. Roberts discusses the American West in a new docuseries

Her work on the topic also earned an honorable mention for the 2023 Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize.

  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Department of History
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Pitt’s Emmy Award winners

These writers, journalists, designers and other alumni are telling stories that matter, and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences noticed.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Alumni
  • College of Business Administration
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Computing and Information
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2 Pitt students were elected to the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Student Advisory Board

Joe Chen and Shay Roth will serve a yearlong term advancing student interests’ within the association.

  • Graduate and professional students
  • School of Pharmacy