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Pride Initiatives Earn National Recognition
Pitt is building on a foundation of inclusiveness and awareness about LGBTQIA+ issues, inspiring student-led efforts and national praise.
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Engineers Create Artificial Synapse to Help Computers ‘Think’ Like Humans
Computers don’t operate like humans when solving complex problems. Pitt researchers are exploring the question, “What if they could?”
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Pitt Welcomes Inaugural Class of Pittsburgh Public Scholars to Campus
Ten students make up the first class of Pittsburgh Public Scholars, which offers all valedictorians and salutatorians of Pittsburgh Public Schools guaranteed admission to any Pitt campus, plus financial support for four years.
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Pitt, Indian Researchers Collaborate on Promising Corneal Procedure
At Pitt’s Corneal Cell Biology Lab, researchers have developed an innovative way to address a common form of blindness — by converting stem cells to regrow part of the eye.
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Hall of Fame Inductee Talks Swimming, Pitt-Penn State Rivalry
Kathy Stetler, the University of Pittsburgh’s first female national champion in any sport, and 15 other legends will be inducted into the Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend.
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Water Research Initiative Launches at Pitt
The Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education and Outreach, led by Pitt geology and environmental science researchers, invites the community to its Sept. 6 forum.
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New Academic Programs Take a Worldly View
From an interdisciplinary series about water issues in Central Asia to new minors for less commonly taught languages, there’s lots to explore this year in academics at Pitt.
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