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Latest greenhouse gas inventory shows Pitt's progress toward carbon neutrality

A report led by grad student Jessica Vaden shows a decrease in campus emissions by almost a third since 2008.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems marks 20 years with lecture on disability justice

Hear from human rights lawyer and White House Champion of Change Haben Girma Feb. 2 at 4:45 p.m.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Proposals due March 1 for dB-SERC Course Transformation Awards

Several grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to cover projects undertaken between May 1, 2022, and Aug. 31, 2023.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Save the date for these Black History Month programs at Pitt

See the Blue, Gold and Black Experience Gallery, contribute to a new digital archive and attend the Black Excellence Bash.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Register for the Community Engaged Scholarship Forum

The annual event celebrates mutually beneficial partnerships with the University.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
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Mental health professionals will now respond to crises on campus, thanks to a new partnership

The University Counseling Center and Pitt Police have launched a new initiative to de-escalate situations where students are in distress.

  • Health and Wellness
  • University News

Register for the In Our Own Write creative workshop for LGBTQ elders

The no-cost, virtual workshop will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:30-9 p.m. between Feb. 16 and May 9.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Arts and Humanities
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Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Pitt student groups

Here are three ways to ring in the Year of the Tiger, beginning Feb. 1.

  • University News
  • Global
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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How fecal transplants could transform cancer care

Changing bacteria in the gut can cause remarkable effects in some melanoma patients, Pitt researchers proved.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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School of Education summer academy to complement Pittsburgh Promise’s Advancing Educators of Color scholarship

The scholarship aims to add 35 Black educators to the Pittsburgh Public School system in the next seven years.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Education
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How to find Pitt’s Black History Month events

This year's theme is the Blue, Gold and Black Experience.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Submit a nomination for the 2022 Pitt Sustainability Awards

The deadline is Feb. 18.

  • Community Impact
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students
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A Pitt hiring initiative aims to reduce racial disparities in the region

The program's goals are to engage more faculty to conduct research, educate students and engage in service.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Public Health
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Don’t miss Pitt’s Internship Week

The four-day event will help students start planning for summer internships.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Students
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Brush up on boosters

Get the latest info from the experts in Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Covid-19
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Pitt School of Nursing tops U.S. News & World Report online master’s ranking with a perfect score

Programs in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and the School of Education also ranked among the best in the nation.

  • University News
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
  • School of Education
  • School of Nursing
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Pitt biologists found hundreds of plant viruses hitchhiking on pollen

The first-of-its-kind study points to honeybees as a potential “superspreader” of plant disease.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt-Bradford receives funding for green building project

The $230,000 grant will support a rooftop solar array and educational dashboard.

  • Technology & Science
  • Pitt-Bradford
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University of Pittsburgh Press announces the 2021 Starrett Award winner

Poet Anuradha Bhowmik will receive a cash award and publication through the press.

  • Arts and Humanities
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Daren Ellerbee named inaugural director of Pitt’s new University Educational Outreach Center

The center is dedicated to creating equitable pathways for students to gain the potential to enroll at Pitt or other select colleges and universities.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion