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A view of Downtown Pittsburgh from the Ohio River

Pitt’s Water Collaboratory issued report cards for Allegheny County water systems

The researchers hope their grades will help break down lack of transparency, fragmentation and other barriers to clean water.

  • Community Impact
  • Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education, and Outreach
  • Innovation and Research
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In this program, Pitt students are working to protect the electric power grid

Pitt Research, the Swanson School of Engineering and the David C. Frederick Honors College partnered with the Department of Energy to establish the SHURE-Grid program for undergraduate students.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Undergraduate students
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Swanson School of Engineering
A group of dental students pose on steps in their white coats

Watch Pitt Dental’s White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 21

See 109 new students receive their coats in person or watch the livestream at 2 p.m.

  • Graduate and professional students
  • School of Dental Medicine
Team members pull an orange and black racing car from its garage onto the track

3 Pitt alumni competed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

An engineer and two former Pitt wrestlers hit the world-famous track last week.

  • Technology & Science
  • Alumni
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Tomsey

5 tips for success at Pitt-Greensburg

Breanna Tomsey, the new Student Government Association president and a community assistant, explains what she loves about the campus and how to make the most of your time there.

  • Students
  • Pitt-Greensburg
A person breastfeeds an infant

Pitt’s School of Nursing was recognized as a breastfeeding friendly place

Each year, Allegheny County recognizes workplaces and public spaces that make the extra effort to support breastfeeding in the community.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • School of Nursing
Maggiore talks into a microphone in a club next to a live band

This Pitt MD/PhD student invented a new kind of DJing in his spare time

Joe Maggiore is studying how to make more realistic kidney analogs in the lab. He’s also trying to create unique nightlife experiences. See his performance Aug. 19.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Graduate and professional students
Douglas Browning smiling

Pitt Board of Trustees Chair Douglas Browning steps down

Louis R. Cestello, who most recently was vice chair, is serving as interim chair of the governing body that oversees all charitable, scientific and academic activities at Pitt.

  • University News
Two students pose in white Mountain Cat Cup T-shirts

Who will win the Mountain Cat Cup on Aug. 26?

New students will compete to be the best orientation group on campus.

  • Students
  • Pitt-Johnstown
A student talks to a person about their research in front of a poster

Summer Pitt Public Health programs spark passion for the field

High schoolers and undergraduate students worked closely with faculty mentors at Pitt and presented their research for their mentors and educators — and even the CDC.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • School of Public Health
A professor talks to two students working on electrical equipment

Get to know research at Pitt-Johnstown

From turning biomass into a heating source to leading COVID-19 vaccination efforts, these researchers are at the frontlines of change.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Pitt-Johnstown
An illustration of wavy blue, pink and purple lines

What’s on President Gregerson’s back-to-school playlist

The Pitt-Greensburg leader and musicophile suggested 11 bops to help you succeed in the new school year.

  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Pitt Arrival
A group of incoming medical students pose in their white coats

Pitt welcomed its newest class of medical students

More than 150 incoming students received their white coats and recited the Hippocratic Oath during ceremonies this summer.

  • University News
  • Graduate and professional students
  • School of Medicine
Liebovich leans on a railing outdoors

Share your thoughts with Dean Adam Leibovich during office hours

Faculty, staff and students in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and the College of General Studies are invited to the monthly virtual sessions.

  • Students
  • Staff
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • College of General Studies
A physical therapy student holds his hands on a patient's back as they lay on table

Pitt’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program has a new hybrid option. It’s changing online learning.

Students from across the country are completing their coursework online, then coming to Pittsburgh to hone their skills in person. Here’s how program could be transformative for underserved areas.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Graduate and professional students
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
McClure

Christine McClure earned an award from Strong Women Strong Girls

The School of Public Health senior research scientist was recognized for mentoring women in higher education.

  • Faculty
  • School of Public Health
Light shines around the edge of Saturn's moon Enceladus

We should investigate Saturn’s moon Enceladus for life beyond Earth, this Pitt volcanologist says

Ian Flynn argues that plumes of water shooting from below the moon’s surface merit a closer look for organic matter — and NASA agrees.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Space
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A panther statue surrounded by plants

3 Pitt alumni were sworn-in to the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Next Generation Engagement

The new commission will focus on the needs of Pennsylvanians ages 16-26 years old.

  • Alumni
  • Community Impact
A reflection pool in the sunken gardens at Mount Assisi

5 fun outdoor adventures near Pitt-Johnstown

Experience kayaking, geocaching, gardens and more — all within a 30-minute drive from campus.

  • Pitt-Johnstown
A person spreads their arms at a microphone in front of a crowd. Two musicians sit playing a keyboard and drumset behind her.

There’s a dire shortage of Black K-12 teachers. This Pitt program is drawing students to the field.

In partnership with Pittsburgh Public Schools, Genius, Joy and Love is showing young adults the transformative power of teaching and diversifying local schools.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Education