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The World Trade Center beam at the Heroes Memorial

A beam from the World Trade Center is at the heart of Pitt-Johnstown’s Heroes Memorial

The campus is 20 miles north of the Flight 93 crash site, one of three locations of the 9/11 terrorist attack.

  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Johnstown
  • Promote accountability and trust
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Practice your language skills weekly with these 7 Pitt clubs

Enjoy conversation in Hindi, French, Slovene and more.

  • Global
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Students
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
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Portrait of Lesha Greene in front of books in Pitt's Fredrick Honors College.

After 6 years of helping Pitt students secure competitive scholarships, Lesha Greene has won her own

The director of national scholarships is heading to Germany with a Fulbright International Education Administrators award.

  • Community Impact
  • Global
  • Cultivate student success
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
Posvar Hall in the fall

Mohammed Bamyeh earned an Einstein Fellowship

The Dietrich School professor will coordinate an international project to trace the lineage of sociology concepts across cultures.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Votruba-Drzal

Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal is the new director of Pitt’s Learning Research and Development Center

The Department of Psychology chair has extensively studied the impact of socioeconomic inequality on human development during her two decades at the University.

  • Teaching & Learning
  • Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC)
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Gina Bleck

Gina Bleck was named a trailblazer by City & State PA

Pitt alumni Paul Becker, Jon O’Brien and Rosanna Smithnosky were also recognized.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
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The University’s new education benefit policy is open for public review

Members of the Pitt community are invited to comment via an online form through Oct. 2.

  • University News
  • Staff
Prevention at Pitt team members pose for a group portrait.

12 events supporting a culture of consent on campus in September

From trauma-informed yoga and self-defense classes to a march across Oakland, here’s how you can support survivors this month.

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Students attend a lecture.

Check out Pitt’s newest academic offerings

Pick up a minor in dance, learn about giant monsters in cinema, become a data science expert and more.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Cultivate student success
Frank Wilson

Frank Wilson was named interim associate dean of Pitt-Greensburg’s David C. Frederick Honors College

The campus’ assistant dean for academic affairs has played a crucial role in shaping honors education there.

  • University News
  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Get a sneak preview of Pitt’s upcoming Campus Recreation and Wellness Center

A team of engineering and architecture students created a detailed model, which will be on display in the William Pitt Union through spring 2025.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Cultivate student success
Vosshall

Leslie B. Vosshall won Pitt Medicine’s prestigious Dickson Prize

Hear her lecture on why mosquitos are attracted to humans on Sept. 27.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Medicine
A professor helps a student during office hours.

3 reasons to go to office hours this semester

Your professors can help you explore your academic interests, build your network and find resources to improve your Pitt experience.

  • Cultivate student success
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Students
Oakley

Dean Marnie Oakley was recognized as a trailblazer by City & State PA

The School of Dental Medicine leader is among the most dynamic leaders in Pennsylvania’s health care industry.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Dental Medicine
Aiden Minch-Hick and Mary Mulcahy

This professor’s insect collection will help measure ecosystem health across the continent

Mary Mulcahy spent the summer trapping, sorting, weighing and tracking key species around Bradford.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
Jie Liu

Jie Liu became the Aging Institute’s director of scientific operations

She has been essential to day-to-day operations, all while still conducting groundbreaking research, since she joined the Pitt center in 2017.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Aging and Population Health
A herd of cattle stand in a field behind a wire fence

People eating beef are less likely to live near the industry’s pollution, Pitt researchers found

The National Science Foundation study is the first to map county by county the impact of nitrogen from the U.S. cattle supply chain.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Michael Munin

Michael Munin earned an American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine research award

The professor was honored for his work on joint replacement surgery and voice disorders.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
An aerial photo of construction on campus.

You can help shape Pitt’s Campus Master Plan

Take a survey on how you experience campus, now open through Oct. 15. Students who submit a response will automatically be entered into a prize drawing.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Promote accountability and trust