Fitzgerald and Gabel in front of a Pitt step and repeat

$3B campaign kickoff, Cathedral celebration and light show highlight Pitt Homecoming weekend

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The iconic tower continues to serve as the backdrop to some of the biggest moments in the lives of Pitt alumni and supporters.

Nancy Washington, a longtime Pitt educator and local civic leader, died at 87

The former psychology professor and assistant to the chancellor helped found Pittsburgh’s August Wilson center and served on more than a dozen arts, education and civic boards.

A new state-of-the-art Pitt health sciences building is officially open

The Fifth and Halket building serves as home to the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and two School of Medicine departments.

An iconic 1960 Life magazine image captured baseball history from the Cathedral’s 32nd floor

Woody Turner, former Pitt trustee and alumni association president, was among a handful of students who witnessed the Pirates win the 1960 World Series win from up high.

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Announcements and Updates
People filled plastic bags with food from bins on a table.

The 2026-27 United Way campaign kicked off Oct. 1

Three women talking around a circle table

Save the date for Pitt’s Community Engaged Scholarship Forum on March 2

A Pitt script sticker on the Enter key of a keyboard

Comment on the University’s draft privacy policy by Oct. 28

Graduate receiving sash

Pitt adds a doctoral hooding ceremony to its annual winter commencement celebrations

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Accolades & Honors
Surgery faculty Patrick Evans looks into a machine

Pitt ranked among the world’s top 50 in 17 academic fields

School of Medicine building sign behind tree

2 Pitt researchers were named 2026 STAT Wunderkinds

John M. Kirkwood stands with five others in front of auditorium

John Kirkwood was this year’s Thomas E. Richards Distinguished Lecture Series keynote speaker

Peter Levins

Peter Levins is the inaugural director of Pitt’s Rees-Chancellor’s Scholars Program

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