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Humans aren’t the only creatures to make nostalgic returns home
In honor of Pitt Homecoming, we spoke with Professor Corinne Richards-Zawacki about natal philopatric amphibians, which habitually return to the place where they were born to reproduce.
New COVID-19 vaccines are available at the Hub
Getting your COVID-19 update along with a flu shot is the best way to decrease your chance of severe illness from either condition.
Pitt Space is bringing researchers together at the start of a new space race
The new initiative will focus on research and workforce development in space engineering, biomedicine and science.
Marc Coutanche was elected as board secretary of the Federation of Associations in Brain and Behavior Sciences
The associate professor will help the board oversee the nonprofit’s activities and create an agenda to advance its disciplines.
A moon tree is taking root near Pitt’s historic Allegheny Observatory
A seed that circled the moon with NASA will be planted in Riverview Park. Celebrate its arrival on Oct. 6.
Researchers built an autonomous system to help detect the most urgent victims in mass casualty events
The Pitt and Carnegie Mellon team will keep testing and readying its robots for real-world missions as part of a three-year DARPA Triage Challenge.
Commander Bradley Kiefer graduated from the FBI National Academy
He’s the second Pitt police officer ever to attend the 10-week law enforcement training.
Pitt celebrates Paul Supowitz upon his retirement
The alum and longtime vice chancellor helped to revitalize the Pittsburgh campus and community during his Pitt career.
Quoc-Dien Trinh was named chair of Pitt’s Department of Urology
The surgeon-scientist, physician leader and health equity advocate will also be recommended for appointment as the Dr. Frederic N. Schwentker Endowed Chair.
Pitt-Bradford was named among the best colleges in the mid-Atlantic
Along with the 21st consecutive Princeton Review honor, Washington Monthly recognized the regional campus as a best value college.
Pitt teamed up with Penn State and Temple to award a joint office supplies contract
The University of Pittsburgh has contracted with ODP Business Solutions and Supra Office Solutions, a minority-owned Philadelphia business, for more than a decade.
2 Pitt faculty organized a math camp for girls in Pittsburgh
Sabrina Streipert and Marta Lewicka, both of the Department of Mathematics, spent a week in August introducing young students to the field’s versatility.
Samuel Woolley won a book award from the Association of Internet Researchers
An AoIR committee recognized “Manufacturing Consensus: Understanding Propaganda in the Era of Automation and Anonymity” with the Nancy Baym Book Annual Award.
From advanced degrees to personal enrichment, here’s how staff can use Pitt’s education benefit
Join the ranks of nearly 2,000 University employees who enrolled during the 2023-24 academic year.
This author found an incomplete George Romero novel in Pitt’s archive. Here’s how he finished it.
Daniel Kraus will talk about the new book, “Pay the Piper,” at a free Sept. 12 event.
This alumna is building a bike-friendly campus
Meet Lucy Klug, Pitt’s mobility specialist, who is working to make sustainable transportation options more accessible on the Pittsburgh campus.
Nominate faculty for distinguished University honors through Oct. 11
Submissions are now open for the Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards in teaching, research and public service as well as the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring.
Khirsten Scott and Angela Stewart won the 2024 Joint LRDC-School of Education Internal Award
The assistant professors will work to advance youth well-being, particularly among Black girls.
2 School of Social Work students won Joseph and Helen Eaton Scholarship awards
The annual prizes honor the best single-authored works by a first- or second-year doctoral student.
The Pitt Pantry lockers won a national food waste reduction award
During the 2023-24 school year, the lockers provided easy access to meals for students, including those facing food insecurity.
