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3 Pitt Nursing people were recognized at the 2023 Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania

Faculty members Elizabeth Schlenk and Marci Nelsen and PhD student Alice Cline were honored at the Oct. 27 gala.

  • School of Nursing
Capogrosso

Marco Capogrosso received the Society for Neuroscience's Young Investigator Award

The assistant professor was recognized for leading a first-in-human clinical trial for electrical stimulation in the upper spinal cord to treat patients with upper-body paralysis caused by stroke.

  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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A new fund aims to spark innovations in diabetes research at Pitt

Erin E. Kershaw’s lab will benefit from donations to the Frank Calandra, Jr. Family Foundation. Learn more about the man who inspired the effort.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
Mittal stands next to a poster with his photo and project name

Adi Mittal won first place at the 2023 Collegiate Inventors Competition

The Pitt Medicine student took home $10,000 for his blood-based test that detects the formation of a cerebral aneurysm.

  • Graduate and professional students
  • School of Medicine
  • Health and Wellness
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A group of Pitt students were published in the Journal of Science Policy and Governance

The undergraduates wrote about bycatch mitigation in Alaska during their Environmental Law and Policy class.

  • Undergraduate students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Department of Geology and Environmental Science
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Pitt-Bradford was featured in the 2024 Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges

It’s the second year the campus has been recognized as one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges.

  • Sustainability
  • Pitt-Bradford
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Faculty and staff, join a Mental Wellness Book Club discussion

The first 20 people to register for the Dec. 5 meeting will receive a free copy of “Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals.”

  • Faculty
  • Staff
Eack

Shaun Eack won the Gerard E. Hogarty Excellence in Schizophrenia Research Memorial Award

He will be presented with the honor, named for his late mentor, at a Nov. 17 conference.

  • Faculty
  • School of Social Work
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First Generation College Celebration Week starts Nov. 6

The University will host panels, parties and other events for First at Pitt students and advocates.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Undergraduate students
The Fort Pitt Bridge leads into Downtown Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory created an interactive water quality map for the city

After they noticed a lack of data, the Pitt researchers collected 100 samples from the tributaries that feed the Ohio, Monongahela and Allegheny rivers.

  • Community Impact
  • Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education, and Outreach
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Submit your proposal for Year of Discourse and Dialogue programming

The Office of the Provost will award up to $5,000 to support efforts connected to the theme from the Pitt community and beyond.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Provost
A doctor brings a stethoscope to a patient's chest. Both are wearing face masks

Pitt is part of a national effort to advance long COVID treatments

A new Department of Health and Human Services grant will provide $5 million in funding to improve access to care for underserved populations.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Covid-19
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Public Health
Platt

Thomas Platt became a fellow of the Academy of Emergency Medical Services

The National Association of EMS Physicians recognition honors members for their contributions to the field.

  • Community Impact
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
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Two ways to contribute to this year’s Pitt United Way Campaign

Students, faculty and staff can volunteer and play virtual bingo games through March.

  • Community Impact
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How Pitt employees can give their thoughts on the provost search

A listening session for faculty is at 2 p.m. Oct. 31, and the staff session is at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 2.

  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Provost
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The Race &… Conference showed how Pitt is addressing disparities

A September conference drew more than 250 attendees to celebrate and showcase the work that’s transforming Pitt.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Volunteers help students make crafts with toilet paper holders

The Gismondi Foundation has committed to more than $1 million to support Pitt’s community engagement efforts

The latest gift will create a neighborhood education program meant to expand learning opportunities for children and Pitt students alike.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
A person takes a to-go container out of a blue food locker

Pitt’s new food lockers combat food insecurity and make delivery more convenient

The climate-controlled lockers in Litchfield Towers are one of the many ways Pitt is making on-campus life easier for students — and ensuring no one goes hungry.

  • University News
  • Students
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2 Pitt faculty received funding from the National Institute of Justice

School of Social Work Professors Jeff Shook and Sara Goodkind will evaluate a prearrest diversion initiative for youth in Allegheny County.

  • Community Impact
  • School of Social Work
Star-shaped memorials outside the Tree of Life synagogue

Local events set to honor the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims

Five years later, all are invited to reflect, volunteer and create messages of hope.

  • Our City/Our Campus