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Celiwe Jones joined Pitt’s CECs as workforce development career counselor

The School of Social Work alumna will work with both community engagement centers to discuss career journeys and share University employment opportunities.

  • Community Impact
  • School of Social Work
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14 Pitt faculty members won 2023 Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards

Honor thought leaders, educators and innovators from across the University at a March 16 ceremony.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Faculty
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Three Pitt leaders were named to a higher education Power 100 list

City & State PA recognized Patrick Gallagher, Valerie Kinloch and Anantha Shekhar in its ranking of local leaders.

  • Faculty
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Education
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Pitt students get invaluable career experience in this organization

The Incline Consulting Group builds students’ professional development and community by offering pro-bono consulting for nonprofits. Here’s how to join.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Undergraduate students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Undergraduate student Vidya Surti joined the Allegheny Regional Asset District citizen advisory board

The junior in Pitt’s David C. Frederick Honors College will help inform spending for libraries, parks and more.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Undergraduate students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Pitt’s Healthy Home Laboratory is an AARP AgeTech Collaborative testbed site

Researchers working in the demonstration home will help validate products and services from startups striving for longer, healthier lives.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Brianna Ross sits wearing a black shirt that reads Black teachers matter

Brianna Ross

A Maryland Teacher of the Year who leads with love.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Education
People in blue shirts gather around a Pitt Day of Giving puzzle

More than 9,400 alumni and donors raised $2.4 million during this year’s Pitt Day of Giving

See which schools, programs and student organizations won additional challenge funds.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
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Meet 6 local heroes of Black resistance

Pitt will honor the champions for equality, inclusion and anti-racism initiatives at a Feb. 22 night of celebration.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Social Work
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Roc the Panther poses in front of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building

Take part in the Pitt Advocates day of digital advocacy on Feb. 28

Write your legislators to tell them you support continued funding for the University.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
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Three Pitt leaders were named to the Pittsburgh Business Times Power 100 list

The 2023 list of influential people included Chancellor Patrick Gallagher, Evan Facher and Don Yealy.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Innovation Institute
  • School of Medicine
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Bigelow Boulevard was ranked among the nation’s best new bike lanes

Pitt’s Bigelow Block Transformation Project upgraded the important connection for Pittsburgh cyclists.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Community Impact
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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Pitt’s pandemic practices could serve as an example for other institutions

The University’s approach to COVID-19 employed new testing strategies and put trust in its experts and community, a Journal of American College Health paper found.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Environmental Health and Safety
  • School of Medicine
A view of the Oakland neighborhood and Pitt's campus from the Cathedral of Learning balcony

Sign up for Oakland neighborhood cleanup days

Register to volunteer on Sundays throughout the spring semester.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
Chemicals sit on a lab table as gloved hands pipette red liquid from one of the bottles

Meet the people who handle the toughest trash on campus

When a dentist removes old fillings or a mechanic changes a car’s oil, where do the chemicals go? At Pitt, thoughtful handling of harsh materials led to record-breaking recycling numbers in 2022.

  • University News
  • Sustainability
  • Community Impact
  • Sustainability
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Christine McClure was named a Multiplying Good Pittsburgh ChangeMaker

As part of the group’s spring 2023 class, the senior research scientist in Pitt’s School of Public Health will raise money for a youth service program.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • School of Public Health
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Undergrad Edha Gupta led a group now being honored by the King Center

The Panther Anti-Racist Union of Pennsylvania won the Beloved Community Youth Influencer award for battling a book ban.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
Pennsylvania's capitol building

Daniel Camarda was named to City & State PA's Government Relations Power 100 List

Pitt’s director of government relations and public affairs was recognized for his work to inform legislation.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
A panther statue.

Don’t miss your chance to attend the Health Sciences Social Justice Education Summit

Pitt’s Office of Health Sciences Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host a day of keynotes and workshops on Feb. 28. Workshop abstracts are due Jan. 3.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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How a Pitt program in the Hill District is closing the digital divide in Pittsburgh

The Community Engagement Center’s Digital Inclusion Studio promotes digital literacy and development for both adults and children.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • School of Computing and Information
  • Swanson School of Engineering