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Nathan Xavier Osorio won the 2024 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize
His debut collection, “Querida,” will be published as part of the Pitt Poetry Series next fall.
Winter Commencement 2024 in photos
See the gallery celebrating nearly 700 Pitt graduates who crossed the stage on Dec. 17.
Sophomore Kaden Kashner was short-listed for the 2023 Harvey Chute Book Awards
“The ChatGPT Business Playbook: AI-Driven Strategies and Formulas for Business Success” was among 17 books recognized as outstanding works of emerging talent.
Law student Jayme Tocci earned a Peggy Browning Fellowship
The 10-week summer program places fellows in labor unions, worker centers and other labor-related nonprofits.
Submissions are open for the 2024 Center for African American Poetry and Poetics Book Prize
The reading period for the prize, awarded annually to a first or second book by a writer of African descent, closes Feb. 15.
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.
Tawanda Stamps was on City & State PA’s Impact 75 list
The director of contract administration and procurement was included for leading Pitt’s Mentor-Protégé Program.
Why do people have wisdom teeth?
The answer has a lot to do with the distant past — and a bit about the present day, too.
Faculty across the University set their sights on space
Engineering, medicine and biomanufacturing are among the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor of Research’s key priorities.
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.
Thomas Songer won the 2023 Abraham Lilienfeld Award
The American College of Epidemiology’s most prestigious award is conferred for extraordinary contributions to the field.
Gurudev Dutt’s physics research received funding from four major foundations
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Simons Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation partnered to fund 11 innovative “tabletop” experiments.
Pitt received a 2023 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
It’s the seventh-straight year the University has earned this honor.
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.
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.
15 undergraduate students received 2023 Gilman Scholarships
The U.S. State Department program supports undergraduates receiving Federal Pell Grants with up to $5,000 to pursue study abroad opportunities.
Pitt’s partnership led to record POGOH ridership in 2023
Of the 200,000 Bike Share Pittsburgh trips this year, 110,000 came from University students, faculty and staff.
Pitt-Bradford students finished first in a global business simulation
Business management capstone students ranked first in earnings worldwide during the week of Nov. 13.
Here’s who will deliver the address at Pitt’s first University-wide Winter Commencement ceremony
Civic education advocate Rajiv Vinnakota will offer remarks to students who have earned their degrees since May.
The University grounds team is making campus cleanup quieter and more sustainable
The facilities management and sustainability offices collaborated to implement battery-powered equipment that helps mitigate carbon emissions and noise pollution.