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Three Pitt biologists in a field of grass

How to save rare plants? Protect their pollinators.

Tia-Lynn Ashman and a team of Pitt biologists put a network of plants and pollinators under the microscope to tackle a tough question in ecology.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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This gown at Pitt memorializes Black women killed by police

You can see the “Say Her Name Memorial Gown” through Sept. 24 at the University Art Gallery.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt receives Forbes Best-In-State Employers 2021 recognition

The survey evaluated aspects such as working conditions, salary, potential for growth and diversity.

  • University News
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They're trying to detect the next pandemic

Seema Lakdawala’s lab is part of a new multi-institutional partnership that will assess the pandemic potential of new viruses.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
  • Health and Wellness
Students using smartphones at desks

6 essential apps for students

Get around Pittsburgh, get fed and get class info.

  • University News
  • Technology & Science
  • Students
Man with mask using computer with five monitors

What you need to know about HVAC on campus

Indoor air quality matters now more than ever. Here’s how the Office of Facilities Management is keeping the air safe in Pitt buildings.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Covid-19
Melissa Bilec posing in front of Mascaro poster

Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation names Melissa Bilec as new co-director

The engineer has worked closely with the City of Pittsburgh and Green Building Alliance, as well as the Larimer community.

  • Swanson School of Engineering
Girl in a field of purple flowers

University art exhibit affirms the value of Black lives

Text and artwork displayed near the Cathedral of Learning show the exultation, struggle, defiance and love inherent in the Black American experience. See it for yourself.

Window art of Pitt in gold text with a blue heart

7 takeaways from the student town hall

Students: Got questions about in-person classes, COVID-19 testing or quarantine? We’ve got answers.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Teaching & Learning
Paul Supowitz in a dark suit

Paul Supowitz named special assistant for strategic initiatives

The new role will be under the Office of the Chancellor.

  • Staff
Pitt Students with Roc

Pitt maintains top 20 U.S. News & World Report ranking

In the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranking, Pitt landed at No. 20 among public colleges and universities. The rankings also put Pitt at No. 27 in its best colleges for veterans

  • University News
Cars in a parking lot

Play at Park(ing) Day

Join people across the world in repurposing parking spaces and converting them into parks and places for art.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students
Charles Kotuby wearing grey suit with trees in background

Charles Kotuby Jr. named executive director of Center for International Legal Education

The alum leaves a position in Washington, D.C., to return to Pitt.

  • School of Law
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9/11 memorial event honors veterans and first responders

Attendees at the campus event shared their experiences of the Sept. 11 attacks and their appreciation for those who serve.

  • University News
Daren Ellerbee and Thaddeus Mosley standing by wooden art piece

Gallery brings outside in

Pitt’s Community Engagement Center in Homewood uses a gift from sculptor Thaddeus Mosley (A&S ’50) and works from other artists to highlight the value of art in building connections.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Community Impact
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Darris Means wearing suit, smiling

Darris Means selected for Rockefeller Fellowship to study rural education

The Richard P. Nathan Policy Fellow of the Rockefeller Institute of Government will fund his work on state policy-focused research related to rural education and equity.

  • School of Education
two men shaking hands outside of the Cathedral

Alum wants no hero left behind

To honor a fallen friend from ROTC, Nick Liermann (CGS ’00) launched an organization to give service dogs to injured veterans. An upcoming cycling marathon will raise funds for the group.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
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New programs and ways to learn launch this fall

Multidisciplinary computer science options, a variety of Dietrich School certificates and accelerated graduate degree programs usher in the 2021-22 school year.

  • Students
  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Computing and Information
  • School of Education
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Postdoc Denis Newman-Griffis wins dissertation award

His work is on natural language processing.

  • School of Medicine
Drone image of Cathedral of Learning and Oakland

Home installations are underway for a community Wi-Fi pilot

A program between Pitt and Every1online that’s bringing Wi-Fi to local families in need is expanding. Residents of New Kensington and Homewood are encouraged to apply.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus