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Pitt helped bring a gospel pioneer’s music back to life
A daylong community celebration honoring composer Charles Henry Pace and his activist wife, Frankie, resurrected songs not heard in more than six decades. Learn more about their legacy.
He’s going to predict your next favorite song
Pitt graduate student Hunter Osterhoudt is mixing his love of music with the power of algorithms as he pursues a master’s in computer science, thanks to Pitt2Pitt.
Graduate student Hebah Uddin published a YA novel
The doctoral student in Pitt’s Department of English is better known to young readers as Karuna Riazi.
4 Pitt students were named 2023 Critical Language scholars
The graduate and undergraduate students will work toward fluency in languages that are critical to U.S. national security and economic prosperity.
Register for the Humanities @ Work conference on March 29
The event is a full day of interdisciplinary learning for Pitt people in the health, community and technology industries.
Jason Togyer co-authored a book about local journalism
Reporting by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’s communications manager helps to recount and shed new light on the events of 2020 in “American Deadline.”
Attend Pitt’s signature Women’s History Month event on March 29
Submit your three-minute song, prose or poem by March 15 to participate in the storytelling event.
Adam Shear won a Renaissance Society of America Digital Innovation Award
The Department of Religious Studies chair is the second Pitt faculty to earn an RSA honor in as many years.
Ruth Mostern won a book prize from the Association for Asian Studies
The professor in Pitt’s Department of History earned the 2023 Joseph Levenson Prize for her account of China’s Yellow River that spans 3,000 years.
Pitt Law student Kaleigh Dryden is a 2023 Presidential Management Fellow
As a finalist in the government’s flagship leadership development program, she will seek an appointment at a federal agency.
The University of Pittsburgh Press announced its literature and poetry prize winners
Kelly Sather won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize for her book of short stories; Ryler Dustin’s collection earned him the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize.
Don’t miss a historic performance of August Wilson’s ‘Seven Guitars’ by Pitt Stages this February
It’s the theater department’s first time featuring work from the celebrated American Century Cycle and the second show featuring an all-Black cast.
A Pitt podcast was nominated for an Ambie award
A series produced by Pitt's Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies is up for Best DIY Podcast at the Awards for Excellence in Audio.
Undergraduate student Silas Switzer published a chapbook on Pittsburgh’s AIDS crisis
The history major examines the erasure of LGBTQ+ stories through poetry and archival images in ‘Nine Parts Water, One Part Bleach.’
Alumna Samantha Shipeck received a teaching award from the German Embassy
As one of three educators in the US to win the prize, Shipeck will attend a two-week professional development course in Germany.
Nikki Giovanni’s advice for a Pitt audience: Find your own path
The acclaimed poet and writer spoke on emotional wellness during MLK Social Justice Week.
The World History Center won a Digital Humanities Advancement Grant
Principal investigator Ruth Mostern will use the $350,000 award to fund an expansion of the World Historical Gazetteer.
Pitt professor and students collaborate on published linguistics book
Shelome Gooden mentored students and included their work in the collection that examines languages, dialects and their surrounding cultures.
These Pitt English classes used a video game to teach interactive fiction
Night School Studio donated copies of its supernatural thriller ‘Oxenfree’ to Amanda Tien's writing courses.
5 activities to kick off the spring semester
From mask crafting to Indian dancing, there’s plenty to do in January.
