Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
The Student Emergency Assistance Fund has helped dozens of students weather the pandemic. Find out how your support—or your artistic skills—can help on Feb. 23.
Friday, February 12, 2021
Meet soccer standout Alexander Dexter: film student, former Bundesliga 2 player and first recipient of the Dietrich-Rauh Endowed Scholarship.
Thursday, February 11, 2021
A multi-institutional team of researchers followed university students to identify factors linked to depression and anxiety during the pandemic.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Prospective first-year students considering Pitt will have the option of submitting SAT or ACT scores. “No stars should be lost in the dark,” said Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Ann E. Cudd of the decision.
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Pitt alumnus George Barbour had the harrowing experience of being one of only two Black reporters covering the historic 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery. His career is the subject of a new documentary premiering on Thursday, Feb. 11.
Monday, February 8, 2021
A pair of Pitt graduate students have parleyed their data science expertise and football knowledge into a win in the National Football League’s annual Big Data Bowl. They’re among eight winning teams that will present their solutions for evaluating defensive player performance to the NFL.
Monday, February 8, 2021
Film and Media Studies Senior Lecturer Carl Kurlander writes not only on the Pitt alum’s important role in film history but also on his accomplishments before and after “Night of the Living Dead.”
Monday, February 8, 2021
Students in the film and media studies course Making the Documentary: George Romero and Pittsburgh explore the horror maestro's early career in the city and learn more about Pitt alumnus Duane Jones, the film’s star.
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Pitt Professor of History Alaina E. Roberts says people are usually stunned to learn that five Native American tribes in what’s now Oklahoma owned Black slaves in the 1800s. In a forthcoming book, Roberts digs into her own ancestry with the tribes to upend the traditional story of Reconstruction.