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How to protect yourself and Pitt from phishing scams

Forward suspicious emails as an attachment to Pitt IT.

  • Technology & Science
The University of Pittsburgh's Aging Institute

Pitt Medicine researchers were published in Molecular Cell

The study, led by Aging Institute members Shiori Sekine and Yusuke Sekine, discovered a new way that cells monitor iron levels.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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Abimbola Adewumi is Pitt’s new chair of pediatric dentistry

The surgeon and researcher studied in London and Nigeria.

  • School of Dental Medicine
  • Faculty
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Pitt names 2023 Nordenberg Leadership Scholars

5 exceptional high school seniors in Pennsylvania will receive the full-tuition scholarship.

  • University News
  • Undergraduate students
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Here’s the latest on Pitt’s BioForge Biomanufacturing Center

Construction is approved, the community is engaged and biotech partner ElevateBio is on a roll.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
The Cathedral of Learning

Ken Ho won the 2023 Kerry Stoner Award

The award honors a Pittsburgh person annually for their work with HIV.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
Margaret Rosenzweig

Margaret Rosenzweig is an Oncology Nursing Society scholar-in-residence

The distinguished service professor will collaborate on a research agenda for the organization.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • School of Nursing
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Stephanie Eckstrom received an award from the AAUW Bradford branch

The Gateway to Equity Award honors the dedication of the School of Social Work regional program director to advance gender equity through research, education and advocacy.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • School of Social Work
Sandra Murray

Pitt’s Sandra Murray joined dozens of scientists in a call for racial equity

A new paper published in Cell offers institutional-level solutions to combat racism in research and support Black scientists.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
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Register for the Mental Health Champion Certificate program by June 23

The virtual training will teach faculty and staff how to better support students and their well-being.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Faculty
  • Staff
LauraEllen Ashcraft

LauraEllen Ashcraft

Building bridges to connect people and research.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • School of Social Work
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Haider Ala Hamoudi was named to City & State PA's Law Power 100 List

The interim dean was recognized for his expertise in Middle Eastern and Islamic law.

  • Faculty
  • School of Law
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Mark hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with Pitt and 1Hood Media on June 15

A free multimedia discussion will examine the rebellious art form that’s gone mainstream.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
Aman Mahajan

Aman Mahajan was awarded funding to develop cardiovascular monitoring technology

The anesthesiology researcher earned two grants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Benjamin Leslie wears a white coat in a lab

Hockey led this Pitt student-researcher to study heart valves

Forward Benjamin Leslie wants to make sure kids with congenital heart defects can play sports.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Undergraduate students
  • Athletics
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Pitt launches volunteer opportunities in honor of Juneteenth

Roll up your sleeves and help out at four local community gardens on June 16.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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A Pitt history professor’s play debuted in London

The play, about abolitionist Quaker Benjamin Lay, is based on a book by Markus Rediker and was born at a conference protest in Germany.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Catch these Pittsburgh Pride Month events

Plus, resources for LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff at Pitt.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
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One key to success in college? A sense of belonging, according to new research.

A Science study by a team including Pitt’s Omid Fotuhi shows students who go through an intervention to foster feelings of belonging are more likely to finish their first year.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC)
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3,900 pounds of supplies were diverted from landfills during Pitt’s Clean and Swap

Materials that weren’t resold or recycled went to local nonprofits.

  • Community Impact
  • Sustainability