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A Pitt program earned a first-of-its-kind Middle States Association accreditation

It’s a major milestone toward the STEM PUSH Network’s goal of increasing equity and opportunity for Black, Latino and Indigenous students in postsecondary STEM.

  • Technology & Science
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
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6 tips for hanging your hammock without harming trees

The University’s Pittsburgh campus is home to almost 4,000 trees; here’s how to pick an optimal spot for your afternoon siesta.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Sustainability
  • Students
People walk past a panther statue on Pitt's campus

These students were published in the Journal of Science Policy and Governance

The two teams from Pitt’s Environmental Law and Policy class tackled policy problems in their papers.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Undergraduate students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Pitt BioForge CEO Ken Gabriel participates in a four-person panel

A Brookings Institution event highlighted Pittsburgh’s growth as a life sciences leader

Chancellor Joan Gabel and Pitt BioForge CEO Ken Gabriel were among the speakers at the recent forum, which centered on innovative economic development in the region.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
The Cathedral of Learning

2 Pitt alums are 2024 Pulitzer Prize winners

Brandon Som and Brett Murphy took home the nation’s most prestigious award for poetry and public-service journalism, respectively.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Community Impact
  • Alumni
A Panther statue

Pitt has published an update on endowment investing related to environmental, social and governance factors

The update reflects the University’s commitment to providing greater clarity regarding how ESG factors are applied in the Consolidated Endowment Fund's investment decision-making process.

  • University News
The CuPID project team conducts an interview.

A Pitt program is connecting people through storytelling to build a more inclusive campus

The CuPID project received a $500,000 Pitt Seed grant to amplify dialogue-based curriculum across the University. An upcoming summer course focuses on the health sciences community.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
Zamani-Gallaher

Eboni Zamani-Gallaher is the new dean of Pitt’s School of Education

Since she joined Pitt in 2022, the interim dean’s scholarship on equitable participation in higher ed has secured more than $10 million in funding.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Education
Bergman sits at a microphone in the WPTS studio

This man of many voices got his start at Pitt’s WPTS

Looney Tunes star Jeff Bergman paid a visit to the Pittsburgh campus before his appearance at Steel City Con.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Alumni
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Anthony Grace is among ScholarGPS’ Highly Ranked Scholars

The distinguished professor of neuroscience was ranked No. 1 in the field of dopaminergic pathways.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Six students stand beside an Emory University banner

Pitt undergraduates came in second place in the 2024 Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition

The six juniors had a week to prepare a proposal for a comprehensive intervention to end tuberculosis in India.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Global
  • Undergraduate students
A beam is lifted to the top of a structure that is under construction

Pitt is updating its Campus Master Plan

The Office of Planning, Design and Construction will lead the update, which will strengthen the University’s commitment to sustainability, community engagement and more.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
A hand holding a small chip that has gold circuits on the surface

How nanotubes, nanoparticles and antibodies are used to detect tiny amounts of fentanyl

This Pitt-developed sensor is portable, affordable and orders of magnitude more sensitive than the next-best thing.

  • Technology & Science
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Scaife Hall

2 Pitt Medicine faculty earn AGA mentor awards

Robert E. Schoen won in the clinical practice section, and Dhiraj Yadav won in the pancreatic diseases section.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
Hatfull holds sample bottles while speaking to a camera crew

Graham Hatfull is among the latest National Academy of Sciences electees

Phage research by the Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology is helping treat infections that are unresponsive to antibiotics.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
Doyen

PhD student Kale Serrato Doyen is a Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation fellow

The award will support the Dietrich School scholar as she maps the Teenie Harris archive.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Left to right, Sustainable Design Labs researchers Hassan Nawaz and David Sanchez pose for a portrait in their lab.

Pitt’s Sustainable Design Lab is developing novel materials to combat global water pollution issues

Researchers Hassan Nawaz and David Sanchez are designing metal organic frameworks (MOFs) to deal with arsenic and other heavy metals from Pittsburgh to Pakistan and beyond.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
Emily Elliott casts a bucket into a river

Emily Elliott was selected as a fellow of the Ecological Society of America

The recognition is awarded to ESA members who make “outstanding contributions” to advancing or applying ecological knowledge.

  • Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education, and Outreach
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Carla Ng watches a student pipette in the lab

PFAS, the ‘forever chemicals,’ explained by Pitt engineer Carla Ng

A leading expert on forever chemicals, Ng explains what they are, where they’re found and what researchers are doing to eradicate them.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Daffodils in front of the Cathedral of Learning

Employees, benefits open enrollment is May 1-15

Now is the time to make any changes to your elections.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff