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A recent broadband symposium highlighted the growing digital divide

Presenters at the Pitt event warned about the opportunity gap between those with and without high-speed internet access.

  • University News
  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
Thais Ridgeway in red dress with Miss New York crown

This Pitt alumna is on a mission to stop relationship abuse

Thais Ridgeway (A&S ’13) is fighting dating violence through her work as a lawyer, Army reservist and Miss New York United States 2020.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt students to lawmakers: Preserve our state-funded tuition discount

The Pitt community steps up and speaks up to protect the in-state tuition rate for Pennsylvania’s students and families.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Students
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There’s still time to donate to the Pitt United Way Campaign

Help raise $750,000 before April 29.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
Nina Mennies looking confidently into the camera

A Pitt Urban Studies major won a fellowship for her work addressing food insecurity

Junior Nina Mennies has been awarded a Newman Civic Fellowship, which supports community-minded students in their journey to becoming change-makers.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Nearly 30,000 vaccines and counting

One year after Pitt acquired its vaccine supply, volunteers, staff and interns share the lessons they’ve learned.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Covid-19
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Could your neighborhood influence the health of your brain?

A $9.6 million grant will help Pitt and RAND researchers measure the link between structural racism and cognitive decline in two Pittsburgh neighborhoods.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Public Health
Valerie Kinloch smiling with yellow shirt and necklace

Valerie Kinloch co-authored 'Where is the Justice: Engaged Pedagogies in Schools and Communities'

The book focuses on pedagogical practices that advance equity and encourage collaborations among stakeholders who are working to provide quality education within schools across the country.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Education
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Leigh Patel elected to National Academy of Education

Patel will serve on expert study panels and will be a mentor for professional development fellowship programs.

  • Community Impact
  • Faculty
  • School of Education
Jamie Ducar smiling in front of grey background

How Pitt’s executive director of the engaged campus forges community connections

Jamie Ducar is helping Pitt be a responsive, effective and visible collaborator within its local communities.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Staff
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Appalachian Regional Commission awards School of Computing and Information $500,000

The Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative has awarded Pitt’s School of Computing and Information $500,000 for

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • School of Computing and Information
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Register for Be a Good Neighbor Day

Staff, students and faculty can choose from over 20 volunteer projects across the region.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
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Graduate students address hunger to win 2022 Super Analytics Challenge; discussions will continue in Catalyst for Impact Symposium

Students teamed up to fight food insecurity and hunger in the Pittsburgh community. Discussions will continue in the first-ever Catalyst for Impact Symposium on April 8, 2022.

  • Community Impact
  • Students
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
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Submit your proposal for Pitt’s 2022 Diversity Forum

Proposals are due Friday, May 13, 2022.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Show your support at Pitt Day in Harrisburg

Attendees can meet with legislators and advocate for the future of the University.

  • University News
  • Community Impact

Don’t miss your chance to nominate someone for the 2022 Staff Mentor Award

The award recognizes staff members who place immense value on mentoring others. Nominations are due March 15.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Staff
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University of Pittsburgh at Bradford named a Military Friendly School

Pitt-Bradford was designated a silver-level recipient in the small public school category by Viqtory Media.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Bradford
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Pitt earns Silver Bicycle Friendly University status

The League of American Bicyclists awards institutions that promote and enable safe, accessible bicycling on campus.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher speaking at podium

Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher asks state lawmakers for continued support of Pennsylvania students

Here are the three things you need to know about his testimony in Harrisburg this month.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
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A new Pitt fellowship supports social justice in health

Five health sciences faculty members will get $10,000 and be paired with a community organization to address structural inequities and racism at Pitt and beyond.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty