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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.
Hear from the graduates who earned this year’s top University honors
Benjamin Leslie is this year’s Emma W. Locke awardee; the ODK Senior of the Year award goes to Joshua Nguyen.
Just 3% of teens from Pennsylvania’s foster system go to college. This Pitt program aims to change that.
The Horizon Scholars Program provides comprehensive support to Pitt students on all campuses who have experience with the child welfare system. Here’s how you can help — or get help.
A Pitt alumna is tying up loose ends for fellow crafters
Jen Simonic’s nonprofit finishes knitting projects for those who can no longer do it themselves.
The Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory and Women for a Healthy Environment join forces to investigate local water systems
Their findings help ensure Allegheny County’s water systems are safe and accessible for all.
Pitt alumnus Sam Rosenzweig spent his career fighting injustice
He earned two degrees and met his wife on the Pittsburgh campus. He died at the age of 71 in Nevada.
Introducing the 2024 Community Engaged Scholarship Forum honorees
These Pitt students, faculty and staff have made significant impacts on their communities.
How to exchange diverse viewpoints on campus without the discord, according to Pitt experts
Faculty members Abdesalam Soudi and Ann Sinsheimer discuss centering respect and other lessons from Pitt's Year of Dialogue and Discourse with Clyde Wilson Pickett.
Phil Bakken named Pitt’s vice chancellor and secretary to the Board of Trustees
He currently serves as the chief of staff to the president and corporation secretary to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska System.
Community members and Pitt partners work together to plan how the field of life sciences can benefit Greater Hazelwood
For more than 25 years, Pitt has partnered with residents and nonprofit leaders to build a brighter future. Here’s what’s next.
A Pitt professor is using virtual reality to connect to the Hill District’s past
The Time Traveling Project adds historical context to the photography of Charles “Teenie” Harris, a prolific chronicler of 20th-century Black life.
Pitt has joined the Keystone Space Collaborative to bolster out-of-this-world research
The move is just the latest effort to connect University researchers to the region’s space science ecosystem.
Here’s who won the University’s annual social justice awards
The students and staff who make Pitt more just, equitable and inclusive will be recognized during a Jan. 26 luncheon.
The School of Education is tackling the teacher shortage with an innovative, multifaceted approach
With its new undergraduate teacher education program, Pitt wants to get more qualified teachers into K-12 classrooms faster.
Meet 5 award-winning alumni educators who are transforming classrooms
Their work is shaping the future, which ultimately benefits us all.
An R.K. Mellon Foundation award will help Pitt train Pennsylvania workers in responsible data science
The Office of the Provost initiative will use the funding to build online programs to ensure the region’s workers are job-ready.
How Pitt’s Small Business Development Center supports Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs
Pittsburgh’s Hispanic population is small but growing. Brent Rondon saw that they needed support.
Cómo el Centro de Desarrollo de Empresas, SBDC por sus siglas en Inglés, ayudan a los emprendedores que hablan Español
La población hispana de Pittsburgh es pequeña pero está creciendo. Brent Rondón se dio cuenta que ellos necesitaban ayuda.
This Central Oakland house is actually an innovative lab for aging in place
Pitt’s Healthy Home Lab aims to create new ways for a growing population of older adults to better their health and retain mobility and independence at home.
Meet Pitt’s United Way campaign manager
Two-time breast cancer survivor Kelly Gilliam views the University’s campaign as an extension of her life’s mission to make a difference.
