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A poignant news story led to dozens of new pledges for the National Sports Brain Bank

Former Pittsburgh weatherman Jon Burnett shared his suspected diagnosis of CTE. An outpouring of support followed.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • School of Medicine
A bracket logo reads The @PittOfficial Unofficial Pitt Bracket 2024

Cast your votes for Pitt Madness throughout March

Our bracketologists have made their picks, ranking the University’s defining people, places and things. Now it's time to cast your votes.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
A person wearing a VR headset holds up their hands and speaks to an instructor

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.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Pitt will pay tribute to 7 community leaders on Feb. 24

This year’s K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month celebration will recognize unsung champions of the arts.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
Heinz Memorial Chapel, seen across a freshly mowed lawn

12 things you didn’t know about Pitt’s Heinz Memorial Chapel

It’s (not just) a love story.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
Ken Gabriel

Pitt BioForge appointed its inaugural CEO

Ken Gabriel will lead the Hazelwood Green facility and serve as director of Pitt’s Advanced Biomanufacturing Institute.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Our City/Our Campus
The Cathedral of Learning seen behind houses in the Oakland neighborhood

Pitt earned the 2023 C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award

The national honor recognizes the University’s Pittsburgh Study.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
The city of Pittsburgh

LifeX won a $2 million economic development grant

The life sciences capital growth company will use the funds to accelerate technology entrepreneurship in Pittsburgh and beyond.

  • Technology & Science
  • Our City/Our Campus
An older couple walks hand-in-hand on Pitt's campus

Pitt’s OLLI program inspires lifelong learning

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Pitt has become a thriving hub for older adults seeking intellectual enrichment and a vibrant community of lifelong learners.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
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
Three students in Pitt gear hold reusable grocery bags on their shoulders

Get ready for Pittsburgh’s single-use plastic ban

Pitt Sustainability offers advice on adjusting to the citywide change, which begins Oct. 14.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Sustainability
A panther statue holds a pumpkin in its mouth

7 Halloween-themed events in Pittsburgh

Put these horror movies, haunted trails, rock climbing and more on your list of scary season activities.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
Lafferty jumps on the lawn in front of the Cathedral of Learning

This Pitt senior opened for Jerry Seinfeld. Now he’s part of Pittsburgh’s comedy renaissance.

Meet the self-proclaimed “ugly white man” who wants to be the next John Mulaney.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Undergraduate students
A tray of pretzels

Travel the world this October without leaving Pittsburgh

These five events put international art, voices and perspectives on display.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Global
People talk and eat behind flags of Latin American countries hanging in the foreground

A monthlong celebration will mark the rich heritage of Pittsburgh’s Latinx and Hispanic communities

Organizers hope festivals, art exhibits, professional development sessions and other events will show participants the nation’s largest ethnic group is not a monolith.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Center for Latin American Studies
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Be a Good Neighbor Block Parties connect campus and community

Short- and long-term residents of the Oakland neighborhood are invited to free, family friendly events this September.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
An indigenous person in traditional attire at a powwow

Pittsburgh’s 2nd annual Indigenous Cultural Festival will celebrate the region’s indigenous residents

Everyone regardless of background is invited to the Sept. 18-24 festivities, which include a mini powwow and special exhibits at Pitt.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
Kornelia Tancheva with materials from the August Wilson Archive

How August Wilson’s archive came home to the University of Pittsburgh

The renowned playwright’s work is widely acclaimed for embodying key elements of 20th-century America. His actual life — in which Pittsburgh was centerstage — did too.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Keep up with campus construction at Pitt

Check out a new deli in The Eatery or watch construction projects from your desk with two livestreams.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Pitt Arrival 2023 in pictures

Here’s how new and returning Panthers kicked off the 2023-24 academic year.

  • Our City/Our Campus