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David Waldeck earned a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research

The professor in Pitt’s Department of Chemistry will lead a team of researchers from seven universities.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Salah Al-Zaiti earned a Fulbright Scholar Award

The Pitt Nursing vice chair of research will travel to Jordan to advance his research in cardiovascular disease, biomedical informatics and machine learning.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Technology & Science
  • Faculty
  • School of Nursing
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Joan T.A. Gabel named 19th University of Pittsburgh chancellor

The Pitt Board of Trustees on Monday elected Gabel to succeed Patrick Gallagher.

  • University News
  • Chancellor
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Isabel Lam

A change-maker who landed a red carpet role.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Students
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Pitt Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for April 3

The Pitt community is invited to watch via livestream at 11 a.m.

  • University News
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It’s time to celebrate Pitt’s graduate and professional students

The Office of the Provost and Pitt’s Graduate and Professional Student Government will have events April 3-8.

  • University News
  • Graduate and professional students
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6 things to do around the Pittsburgh campus in April

Design a spacecraft, attend free concerts and celebrate Pitt innovators.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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D. Michael Elnicki was named editor-in-chief of the Journal of General Internal Medicine

The professor in Pitt’s School of Medicine and two other editors will lead the journal for five years starting July 1.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
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Law alum Ted Black is Point Park University’s new SVP of institutional advancement and strategy

He will lead alumni affairs, marketing, external relations and more.

  • Community Impact
  • Alumni
  • School of Law
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Pitt helped bring a gospel pioneer’s music back to life

A daylong community celebration honoring composer Charles Henry Pace and his activist wife, Frankie, resurrected songs not heard in more than six decades. Learn more about their legacy.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Center for American Music
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Students, look out for an annual student loan notification

These Pitt resources can help you understand your repayment options.

  • University News
  • Students
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Graduate student Hebah Uddin published a YA novel

The doctoral student in Pitt’s Department of English is better known to young readers as Karuna Riazi.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Department of English
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He’s going to predict your next favorite song

Pitt graduate student Hunter Osterhoudt is mixing his love of music with the power of algorithms as he pursues a master’s in computer science, thanks to Pitt2Pitt.

  • Technology & Science
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Graduate and professional students
  • School of Computing and Information
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This Pitt-Johnstown professor boosted COVID-19 vaccination rates in rural Pa.

Jill Henning harnessed her expertise as an infectious disease researcher and consummate collaborator to get a remarkable number of shots in arms.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Pitt-Johnstown
  • Covid-19
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Calling all volunteers: Your help is needed at commencement

Sign up to lend a hand at Graduation Central or the April 30 ceremony by March 24.

  • University News
  • Commencement
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8 new projects received funding in the Pitt Seed 2.0 competition

This summer, they’ll pitch their ideas to campus leadership for the chance for $75,000 in funding.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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Pitt’s HexAI lab earned a grant to address challenges in total joint arthroplasty research

The Oracle for Research award will fund a project that uses AI to improve diagnosis and treatment mechanisms.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Pitt researchers earned an EPA grant to study the health impacts of increased rainfall

The project, which earned $1.3 million in funding, will analyze the climate change phenomenon’s impact among residents of two low-income Black neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
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Pitt Med students meet their match

On Match Day 2023, 135 fourth-year medical students found out where they’ll continue their training as residents.

  • University News
  • Graduate and professional students
  • School of Medicine
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4 Pitt students were named 2023 Critical Language scholars

The graduate and undergraduate students will work toward fluency in languages that are critical to U.S. national security and economic prosperity.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Students
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences