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Pitt Law’s Securities Arbitration Clinic was invited to an SEC summit

Students will learn from commission staff and discuss the free legal services they provide to investors who lack representation.

  • Community Impact
  • School of Law
Belback

Pitt earned a federal Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development grant

April Belback in Pitt’s Office of the Provost spearheaded the process that earned the University $2.2M to develop supports for rural students over the next four years.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Cathedral of Learning

Pitt Pharmacy researchers earned a grant to improve opioid use disorder treatment

The school’s Program Evaluation and Research Unit will receive $7.8 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse over five years.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • School of Pharmacy
People stand on steps in a room housing a massive blue telescope

Pitt has joined the Keystone Space Collaborative to bolster out-of-this-world research

The move is just the latest effort to connect University researchers to the region’s space science ecosystem.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Space
People talk around a table with a yellow tablecloth

Registration is open for the Community Engaged Scholarship Forum

Network and celebrate the University’s commitment to community engagement.

  • Community Impact
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Here’s who won the University’s annual social justice awards

The students and staff who make Pitt more just, equitable and inclusive will be recognized during a Jan. 26 luncheon.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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The School of Education is tackling the teacher shortage with an innovative, multifaceted approach

With its new undergraduate teacher education program, Pitt wants to get more qualified teachers into K-12 classrooms faster.

  • Community Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Education
Pitt's Community Engagement Center in the Hill District

Jamie Ducar and Khirsten L. Scott received prestigious community engagement awards

Campus Compact recognized the pair for their efforts in education equity, administration and ethical engagement.

  • Community Impact
Brianna Ross at her office desk

Meet 5 award-winning alumni educators who are transforming classrooms

Their work is shaping the future, which ultimately benefits us all.

  • Community Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
  • School of Education
Four students watch as an instructor points at a wall of screens displaying data

An R.K. Mellon Foundation award will help Pitt train Pennsylvania workers in responsible data science

The Office of the Provost initiative will use the funding to build online programs to ensure the region’s workers are job-ready.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Provost
Brent Rondon and Roberto Bellido-Diaz stand in an office

Cómo el Centro de Desarrollo de Empresas, SBDC por sus siglas en Inglés, ayudan a los emprendedores que hablan Español

La población hispana de Pittsburgh es pequeña pero está creciendo. Brent Rondón se dio cuenta que ellos necesitaban ayuda.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Small Business Development Center
The Weitzels

Inspired by their son, the Weitzels advocate for better care for disabled people

The couple, who met at Pitt, created the School of Dental Medicine's Joshua Benjamin Weitzel Fund for Special Needs Dentistry.

  • Community Impact
  • Alumni
  • School of Dental Medicine
Brent Rondon and Roberto Bellido-Diaz stand in an office

How Pitt’s Small Business Development Center supports Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs

Pittsburgh’s Hispanic population is small but growing. Brent Rondon saw that they needed support.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Small Business Development Center
The University of Pittsburgh entrance sign on a snowy day

Pitt partnered with the state to offer a free trauma-informed therapy certification to Pennsylvania providers

The program, organized by the Department of Human Services and Pitt’s School of Social Work, will provide training on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for qualified mental health

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • School of Social Work
The Barco Law Building

Hannah Florey researched local police practices with an American Bar Association program

The School of Law student spent the fall 2023 semester as a fellow with the Legal Education Police Practices Consortium.

  • Community Impact
  • School of Law
The interior stairway of the Healthy Home Lab

This Central Oakland house is actually an innovative lab for aging in place

Pitt’s Healthy Home Lab aims to create new ways for a growing population of older adults to better their health and retain mobility and independence at home.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Kelly Gilliam

Meet Pitt’s United Way campaign manager

Two-time breast cancer survivor Kelly Gilliam views the University’s campaign as an extension of her life’s mission to make a difference.

  • Community Impact
  • Staff
Volunteers behind a counter serve food

This year’s Christmas Day at Pitt will be the biggest yet

Volunteers will serve holiday meals throughout Pittsburgh and distribute winter accessories and free gifts for kids.

  • Community Impact
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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The Office of the National Cyber Director visited Pitt to discuss workforce development

Government, academic and foundation leaders convened to share ways to grow and diversify the region’s cybersecurity workforce.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
Foladare takes a selfie with a group against an Ecuador flag

This recent graduate is following in her father's footsteps all the way to Ecuador

And, Mollie Foladare was among the first to serve with the Peace Corps post-pandemic.

  • Community Impact
  • Global
  • Alumni