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Sign up to donate to the Pitt United Way via payroll deduction before Dec. 14

You can still contribute to the campaign in the new year, but not through automatic deductions.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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9 things to watch, listen to and read this winter break

Pitt student leaders are here to help you fill your queue.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
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Donate items to ‘Stuff the Shuttle’ drive through Dec. 19

Drop off toiletries, baby care items and cleaning supplies at four locations on the Pittsburgh campus as part of this year’s United Way campaign.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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Win $300,000 and help Pitt achieve carbon neutrality

Register by March 8 to submit your green ideas to the Pitt Sustainability Challenge. Any person or team at Pitt and beyond can enter.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Sustainability
  • Sustainability
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5 things to do in December

From holiday lights to pinecone crafts to an ugly sweater contest at Neville Roller Drome, here's how to make the month memorable.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Nationality Rooms Program and Intercultural Exchange
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How the pandemic inspired this Pitt student to pursue a career in public health

For Larisa Garza Chapa, a graduate degree is the first step to making meaningful changes in health equity.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • School of Pharmacy
  • School of Public Health
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Panthers Forward debt-relief program welcomes 150 new members

Students in the first-of-its-kind program receive up to $5,000 in federal loan relief, mentoring and exclusive programming to support them as they graduate from Pitt.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • College of General Studies

Pitt was recognized for promoting high student voter participation

The University earned ALL IN’s designation as a Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting.

  • Our City/Our Campus
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Go behind the scenes as Pitt’s Nationality Rooms are decorated for the holidays

Tours begin Nov. 25, and the annual open house will be held in person on Dec. 4 after a two-year hiatus.

  • Global
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Nationality Rooms Program and Intercultural Exchange
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Pitt alumna Jennifer Bertetto was named Publisher of the Year

The Trib Total Media president and CEO was honored by Editor and Publisher, a leading voice for the newspaper industry.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Alumni
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Kate Ledger is the American Marketing Association Foundation’s Higher Education Marketer of the Year

Among other achievements, Ledger launched the first University-wide brand campaign while concurrently leading Pitt’s COVID-19 communications strategy.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Pitt is featured in Monopoly: Pittsburgh

In the newest edition of the classic game, players compete to buy up the city’s bridges, landmarks and restaurants.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt’s new solar energy partnership is among the largest in Western Pennsylvania

Construction has begun on the Gaucho Solar project, which will supply 100% of its electricity to Pitt for the next 20 years.

  • Technology & Science
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Sustainability
  • Sustainability
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Your guide to Veterans Week activities across Pitt’s campuses

From events that bring veterans together to opportunities for civilians, there’s plenty to do Nov. 5-11.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Pitt-Greensburg
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November events you won’t want to miss

Honor veterans across Pitt’s campuses, attend jazz concerts and hop on some light-up seesaws this month.

  • Our City/Our Campus
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All Angles discussion series tackles climate change

The Pitt initiative, which helps students explore different viewpoints, continues Oct. 26 with geologist Scott Tinker and engineer Paulina Jaramillo.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
  • Sustainability
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Learn about housing and community resources at October town halls

Pitt’s annual Be a Good Neighbor Tenant Town Halls will provide Pittsburgh students with resources for off campus living. The first town hall will take place on Oct. 25 from 5-7 p.m. in the William

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
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These Pitt faculty use pop songs to teach English

A new podcast from linguists Ece Ulus and Heather McNaught dissects song lyrics to teach pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar to language learners.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • English Language Institute
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Support the Pitt United Way Campaign through donations, events, volunteering and more

The Pitt United Way Campaign is underway, with a goal of raising $750,000 to support our neighbors.

  • Our City/Our Campus
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Pitt Homecoming 2022 in photos

A record-breaking football game capped the week.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Athletics
  • Students