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Celiwe Jones joined Pitt’s CECs as workforce development career counselor

The School of Social Work alumna will work with both community engagement centers to discuss career journeys and share University employment opportunities.

  • Community Impact
  • School of Social Work
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Sign up for two workshops for single moms in the Pitt community

Sponsored by the Year of Emotional Well-Being, the series will discuss coping strategies and managing stress.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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Pitt Law alumnus Todd Clark is the new dean of Delaware Law School

The professor and expert in topics ranging from corporate governance to hip-hop law will lead the historic Widener University program.

  • Alumni
  • School of Law
The Cathedral of Learning

Three Pitt leaders were named to a higher education Power 100 list

City & State PA recognized Patrick Gallagher, Valerie Kinloch and Anantha Shekhar in its ranking of local leaders.

  • Faculty
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Education
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14 Pitt faculty members won 2023 Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards

Honor thought leaders, educators and innovators from across the University at a March 16 ceremony.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Faculty
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Pitt students can access free peer-to-peer mental health support

Togetherall is an anonymous platform monitored by licensed mental health practitioners 24/7.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • Students
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Register for Pitt’s Faculty Honors Convocation on March 16

The ceremony celebrates distinguished faculty members’ teaching, research and public service.

  • University News
  • Faculty
A portrait of Yvette Conley

Yvette Conley was named associate dean for research and scholarship for Pitt Nursing

The nationally recognized molecular genetics researcher called the position her “dream role.”

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • School of Nursing
  • Innovation and Research
Portrait of Vidya Surti

Undergraduate student Vidya Surti joined the Allegheny Regional Asset District citizen advisory board

The junior in Pitt’s David C. Frederick Honors College will help inform spending for libraries, parks and more.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Undergraduate students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Pitt PhD students played key roles in a new study that helped stroke patients regain hand movement

With the help of implanted electrodes, two patients recovered everyday skills like holding a soup can. See video of the tech in action.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Graduate and professional students
  • School of Medicine
The Fort Pitt Bridge leads into Downtown Pittsburgh

Pitt faculty will study circular economies with a $750,000 National Science Foundation grant

The Swanson School of Engineering researchers will analyze data in Pittsburgh and Atlanta in hopes of building a model for other U.S. cities.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Faculty
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Graham Hatfull looks at a plastic tube

A Pitt lab shows phage attacks in new light

The development of new imaging methods allowed researchers in Graham Hatfull’s lab to watch, in detail, as killer phages attached to bacteria — and as resistant bacteria fought off an attack.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
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Pitt students get invaluable career experience in this organization

The Incline Consulting Group builds students’ professional development and community by offering pro-bono consulting for nonprofits. Here’s how to join.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Undergraduate students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Circle Up conversations empower students to discuss agency and intimacy

The pilot program, funded by a Pitt Seed Grant, helps groups explore relationships and consent in a comfortable setting.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Social Work
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Pitt's Annual Disclosure Certification period begins March 15

Disclosure forms are due by April 15.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff
A brick house

Pitt’s Healthy Home Laboratory is an AARP AgeTech Collaborative testbed site

Researchers working in the demonstration home will help validate products and services from startups striving for longer, healthier lives.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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29 faculty projects earned 2022-23 Pitt Momentum Funds awards

Since 2019, the funding has supported high-quality research and creative endeavors at all stages of the research cycle.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
A panther statue.

Celebrate excellence in doctoral mentoring on March 29

Four faculty members from across Pitt will be recognized for supporting students pursuing PhDs and doctoral research degrees.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Faculty
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Computing and Information
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Public Health
A decal of Roc wearing a mask on The Hub windows

The Pitt Vaccination and Health Connection Hub is expanding its services

With more vaccination offerings, biometric screenings and a new website, the Hub on Fifth Avenue is becoming an even more important health resource for the Pitt community and beyond.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
Brianna Ross sits wearing a black shirt that reads Black teachers matter

Brianna Ross

A Maryland Teacher of the Year who leads with love.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Education