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Racial Equity Consciousness Institute (RECI) Illuminating the Vaccine for Racism, final day of the week-long workshop held at the William Pitt Union.

Pitt earned an 8th consecutive Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award

The University is among 90 nationwide recognized for an outstanding commitment to equity and inclusion.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Promote accountability and trust
Students work on laptops a the CEC

How Pitt is helping the commonwealth thrive in an increasingly digital world

The University joined a Greater Pittsburgh Digital Inclusion Alliance project to increase access to internet in 11 rural Pennsylvania counties.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • It's Possible at Pitt
An instructor teaching emergency medicine students

Pitt-Bradford is partnering with SHRS to offer an emergency medicine degree

Students will graduate from the four-year program ready to become certified paramedics.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Prospective students attend a graduate studies orientation.

Get ready for graduate school with this Pitt workshop series

Monthly sessions will provide insights on choosing the right program, applying, financing your education and more. Registration is open.

  • Students
  • Prospective students
  • Cultivate student success
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
Panther statue surrounded by fall leaves

2 Pitt faculty published a book on nursing ethics

The collection of essays co-edited by Michael Deem and Jennifer Lingler is available from Oxford University Press.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Public Health
A bird's-eye view rendering of Panther Outlook.

Work on the Panther Overlook hillside development will begin soon

The nationally recognized design, which will unify the upper and lower Pittsburgh campus and update aging infrastructure, was approved by Pitt’s Property and Facilities Committee.

  • University News
  • Sustainability
  • Students
  • Pittsburgh Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • It's Possible at Pitt
Students walk by the bronze panther statue

5 ways Pitt is reaching its sustainability goals

Plus, 5 ways you can get involved during Campus Sustainability Month.

  • University News
  • Sustainability
  • Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
The entrance to Pitt's Global Hub

Pitt passport fairs have helped nearly 200 students over 2 years

Pitt Global Experiences has partnered with the U.S. Postal Service to empower students to obtain the important document.

  • Global
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Portrait of Kathryn Schmitz.

Kathryn Schmitz was honored by the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition

The visiting professor in the School of Medicine is a Lifetime Impact Award recipient.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)
  • Department of Medicine
The Cathedral of Learning stands visible through trees in the fall.

Pitt undergrad Dylan Fearing earned a Congressional Award

He completed 200 volunteer hours over the past year to earn the Silver Medal.

  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Community Impact
Two people engage in a conversation.

Faculty and Staff Development Program registration is now open

Workshops covering health and wellness, technology, professional development and more are available.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Portrait of Geovette Washington.

Geovette Washington is a 2024 Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania

The senior vice chancellor and chief legal officer is among 11 inductees.

  • Community Impact
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Volunteers wearing Pitt t-shirts pack bags of supplies

Pitt’s United Way Campaign is back

Learn how you can volunteer to support financial stability, educational opportunities and more for communities across Southwestern Pennsylvania.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • It's Possible at Pitt
A space device undergoing testing

A new Pitt class is taking engineering to greater heights

Space engineering is just the first Swanson School course in a new effort to train students for the growing demand in aerospace and other industries.

  • University News
  • Technology & Science
  • Space
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Patrick Dunn and Alireza Mohammadzadeh

2 Pitt graduate students are finalists in the Collegiate Inventors Competition

Patrick Dunn and Alireza Mohammadzadeh, both studying in the Swanson School of Engineering, will compete in the finals with their innovation, AgriNUE.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Cultivate student success
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Dave DeJong smiles during a recognition ceremony by Pitt's Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees recognized Dave DeJong’s long career of service to Pitt

After 35 years in various academic and leadership roles, DeJong will serve as a senior advisor to the chancellor and then return to the faculty.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Promote accountability and trust
  • Chancellor
A student fills out a ballot at a mock voting booth

Everything you need to know for Election Day on Nov. 5

Check registration deadlines, find your polling place and learn what to expect in November with Pittwire’s voter guide.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Promote accountability and trust
Individuals connected with Pitt's Disability Studies Certificate pose for a group portrait on the starts on Frick Fine Arts.

This Pitt program equips students with the skills to be impactful disability advocates

The Disability Studies Certificate prepares students to incorporate accessibility and inclusion into their fields, from digital design to health care.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Promote accountability and trust
A professor demonstrates taking a pulse on a dummy in a hospital bed

Pitt’s undergraduate nursing program is No. 4 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report

The University also joined the ranks of Most Innovative Schools in the 2025 Best College rankings.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
  • School of Nursing
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Anthony Delitto

Anthony Delitto will lead Pitt’s new Center for Excellence in Digital Education

Known as Pitt EDGE, the dedicated hub will support the development of the University’s online and continuing education programming.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Cultivate student success
  • It's Possible at Pitt
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences