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Photos: Pitt Arrival 2021

The blue bins are rolling and students in matching Back to Pitt shirts are out in full force to help new Panthers move in. Here are scenes and some more resources from Pitt Arrival 2021.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
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Pitt virologists teach kids about vaccines

A recent hands-on, kid-friendly event at the Carnegie Science Center sought to make good information go viral.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Center for Vaccine Research
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Student SciComm YouTube Channel Expands

A YouTube channel run by Pitt students, bioZone, has expanded, adding new members and content to the educational effort. Joining the crew are PhD students Marissa Di, Dante Poe, Roshni Bhatt and Mark

  • Technology & Science
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Students

Chancellor’s Award for Staff Winners Named

The Office of the Chancellor has selected nine employees to receive the University’s highest staff recognition.

  • University News
  • Staff
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Andrew Mugler Earns Editors’ Suggestion Honor

Andrew Mugler, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, has published a paper in Physical Review Letters that has been

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Technology & Science
  • Faculty
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Students aid Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection

When should an aging oil and gas well be decommissioned? A group of Pitt students recently gave the state evidence-based advice.

  • Community Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
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Michele Reid-Vazquez Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant

Michele Reid-Vazquez, associate professor of Africana Studies, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute for Higher Education grant for her proposed institute,

  • Department of Africana Studies
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Signs of Life

As NASA’s Perseverance rover headed for Mars, a Pitt faculty member and an alumna had much more than a passing interest.

  • Technology & Science
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Space
Jennifer Espinoza wearing black shirt with panther statue in background

Resident Assistants aid back to school transition

Resident Assistants act as guides, counselors and friends to on-campus students. Pittwire spoke to three of them about how they got their jobs and the term ahead.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Education
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Ready for the start of the fall term

The Environmental Health and Safety and Facilities Management teams are keeping Pitt’s air, water and facilities clean in preparation for the community’s return to campus buildings.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Covid-19
Katie Kefalos stands in an enclosure with an owl on a branch at her side

Gone Wild

At the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Katie Kefalos (A&S ’12) helps injured and abandoned animals make it back home.

  • Community Impact
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt people help with Afghan resettlement efforts

A Pitt professor and dozens of volunteers are helping to connect Afghan citizens with former employers so they can apply for asylum in the U.S. Plus, Pitt resources for veterans.

  • Community Impact
  • Global
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
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School of Medicine welcomes newest class

The Class of 2025 continued last year’s pandemic-inspired tradition of writing their own oath professionalism.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Medicine
Two men in masks walking with a housing cart with the Cathedral of Learning in the background

6 things to know about returning to campus

Pitt Arrival starts this week: Here are six important things you need to know before you get to Pittsburgh.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Covid-19
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Audio, Books

Read about — and listen to — some of the books Pitt alumni are writing.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Alumni
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Pitt-Johnstown
Rhonda Schuldt in a blue shirt

Pitt's Big Idea Center names new director

Entrepreneur Rhonda Schuldt will be the next leader of the Big Idea Center, an on-campus innovation hub open to all students.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Staff
Outside of Pitt Vaccine Center on University Plaza

Pitt’s vaccination center offers more than just shots

Have questions about your health? Lost your vaccination card? Want more details about vaccines? The professionals in the University’s Pitt CoVax Vaccination Center on Fifth Avenue can help.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Covid-19
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Apply Now for Provost’s Award for Diversity in the Curriculum

The award, which comes with a $2,000 prize, recognizes a faculty member’s efforts to integrate diversity and inclusion concepts into courses and curricula.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty

Participate in a Group Lifestyle Balance Program This Fall

If you’re pre-diabetic or struggling to develop a healthy lifestyle, sign up by Aug. 31 to participate in a program to help you lose weight, become more active and reduce stress.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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New policy details gift acceptance and naming process

The standards seek to protect academic freedom and develop partnerships with donors.

  • University News
  • Division of Philanthropic & Alumni Engagement