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How to stay mindful in the face of seasonal stress

Whether you’re dealing with finals or holiday chaos, follow this advice from Pitt Psychology Research Assistant Professor Emily Lindsay.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Prepare for 2023 Winter Recess closures around the Pittsburgh campus

Get the details on buildings and facilities with limited hours.

  • University News
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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Struggling to find a study spot? Try searching off the beaten path.

There are plenty of places to cozy up during finals, even in the most popular buildings on campus.

  • Students
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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This summer research program is smoothing the rocky transition to graduate school

Pitt’s Mobilization and Political Economy Summer Research Program provides underrepresented students with research skills and mentorship.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Graduate and professional students
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Pitt joined Europa University Viadrina in leading a global research and education network on EU foreign policy

Scholars from 18 countries will conduct research to better understand the EU’s future role in global governance.

  • University News
  • Global
  • Ukraine
  • University Center for International Studies (UCIS)
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Jessica Merlin published a perspective piece on methadone and cancer treatment in the New England Journal of Medicine

The director of Pitt’s Challenges in Managing and Preventing Pain clinical research center highlighted systemic flaws with a patient case study.

  • School of Medicine
  • Health and Wellness
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Shyam Visweswaran was appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee

The professor in Pitt’s Department of Biomedical Informatics will work to assess how researchers use racialized groups and ethnic categories.

  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
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A Pitt2Pitt scholarship helped launch this librarian’s career

Alumna Dagny Felker turned her love of language into a job at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

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Pitt is on Time magazine’s first Best Colleges for Future Leaders list

The University is among 100 schools ranked based on an analysis of the 2,000 top leaders in the U.S. and where they were educated.

  • University News
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
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3 student founders of a Pitt health care startup were listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list

Their company, HEARTio, is developing an algorithm to help doctors more quickly identify coronary artery disease.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Students
A house is destroyed after a hurricane. The sky is dark and cloudy, and palm trees blow in the wind

Marginalized neighborhoods recover slowly from disasters. This Pitt professor wants to help.

Fernando Tormos-Aponte's social science research is inspired by his homeland’s experience rebuilding after Hurricane Maria.

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In-person teams are more innovative than remote ones

A Pitt analysis of 20 million research papers shows how teams of scientists that collaborate from a distance are less likely to do paradigm-shifting work.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Computing and Information
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Kay Brummond published an editorial on Organic Syntheses’ century of service

The Department of Chemistry professor has served on the journal’s board of editors and board of directors.

  • Technology & Science
  • Faculty
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Don’t miss Pitt’s Holiday Open House in the Cathedral of Learning

The annual event features nationality and heritage rooms decked in seasonal splendor, music and cultural demonstrations, traditional foods and baked goods and a visit from St. Nicholas.

  • Global
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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December graduates, RSVP for Winter Commencement by Dec. 6

Pitt’s first winter commencement will be held at the Petersen Events Center at 2 p.m. Dec. 17.

  • University News
  • Students
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23 Pitt researchers are included on Clarivate’s annual Highly Cited list

Faculty from departments across the University rank in the top 1% by citations for their field over the past decade.

  • Faculty
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Nominate your favorite changemakers for Pitt’s diversity awards by Dec. 4

The UPSIDE Award and the Creating a Just Community Award will be presented during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Week in January.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Todd Reeser and Angie Bedford-Jack will chair Pitt’s new LGBTQIA+ Steering Committee

They will organize an advisory board to improve the climate and culture at Pitt.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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This recent graduate is following in her father's footsteps all the way to Ecuador

And, Mollie Foladare was among the first to serve with the Peace Corps post-pandemic.

  • Community Impact
  • Global
  • Alumni
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Anne Marie Lennon is the next chair of Pitt’s Department of Medicine

The accomplished physician-scientist whose research has advanced early cancer detection will join the School of Medicine in March.

  • University News
  • School of Medicine