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This play about climate collapse and butterflies was sustainably produced
You can see the Department of Theatre Arts’ play ‘Somewhere’ through Oct. 22.
Attend outdoor screenings of Asian films through Oct. 10
The first annual Screenshot: Asia Film Festival offers 12 feature and short films from Asia and Asian filmmakers.
Submit your work by Oct. 25 for the Mental Health in All Mediums Showcase
Join the Center for Creativity for a monthlong virtual art gallery aimed toward mental health expression.
This gown at Pitt memorializes Black women killed by police
You can see the “Say Her Name Memorial Gown” through Sept. 24 at the University Art Gallery.
Gallery brings outside in
Pitt’s Community Engagement Center in Homewood uses a gift from sculptor Thaddeus Mosley (A&S ’50) and works from other artists to highlight the value of art in building connections.
PhD student wins ‘Top Chef Amateurs’
If psychology graduate student Brett Bankson were to create a dish inspired by the University of Pittsburgh and the city at large, it would be a dish with undeniable character. "The Pittsburgh salad
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,
Waverly Duck Wins Charles Horton Cooley Book Award
University of Pittsburgh faculty member Waverly Duck has won the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction’s (SSSI) Charles Horton Cooley Book Award for “Tacit Racism.”
Shelome Gooden Named Research Leader Fellow
Shelome Gooden, Pitt’s first-ever assistant vice chancellor for research in the humanities, arts, social sciences and related fields at the University of Pittsburgh, is one of eight new Research
Home Movie
Filmmaker Paolo Pilladi (A&S ’97) found local inspiration for his recent IFC films comedy, “Last Call,” starring Jeremy Piven.
Art of Diversity Showcase highlights the role of creativity in building just communities
Nearly 70 entries from students, alumni, faculty, staff and the public celebrated the role of creativity in changing the world.
Ryan McDermott received $300K from the National Endowment for the Humanities
The funding will support the associate professor of English's project on the origins of modernity.
No trees were harmed in the making of this issue
Laura Clark Rohrer, editor-in-chief of Pitt Magazine, introduces the alumni publication’s first-ever fully digital issue. Watch for a mini documentary on George Romero, music from Uganda and more.
Geovette Washington was elected chair of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh board of trustees
The University's senior vice chancellor and chief legal officer joined the board in 2017 and was named vice chair earlier this year.
First editions of Twain, Hemingway works come to Pitt
Actor, bibliophile and philanthropist Richard E. Rauh (A&S ’62, ’64G) has donated his rare book collection to the University of Pittsburgh Library System.
Q&A: Making a Good Impression
Jeff Bergman (A&S ’83) shares the story of how a chance encounter at Pitt led him to Hollywood. Hear his work in “Space Jam: A New Legacy” and listen to some of his best imitations.
Center for Creativity celebrates LGBTQ+ writing with community open mic
Hear stories and poems of friendship, aging and kitchen chats from LGBTQ+ elders.
The beat goes on
Face covering rules meant that students at Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School couldn’t use wind instruments this year. A gift of drums and maracas kept the students learning.
Coming Out, Again
A film that began as a class project goes viral, enabling Pitt alumnae filmmakers to direct their first feature.
