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A fertilizer startup co-founded by a Pitt alumnus won the 2022 TransTech Energy Evolving Energy Technology Showcase

Ecotone Renewables uses zero-emission upcycling to produce sustainable Soil Sauce — an innovation that earned the company a $7,500 prize.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Sustainability
Portrait of Vidya Surti

Undergraduate student Vidya Surti was appointed to the board of directors of Radiant Hall

The Pitt junior said she hopes to increase support for disabled artists through community partnerships and programs at the nonprofit.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
Students in rows of desks watch a video call on a projector

These Pitt English classes used a video game to teach interactive fiction

Night School Studio donated copies of its supernatural thriller ‘Oxenfree’ to Amanda Tien's writing courses.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Students
  • Department of English
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
a person working at a machine

2 students completed the MAC basic machining course at Pitt-Titusville

Two students completed the 15-week basic machining course offered by the Manufacturing Assistance Center at the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville Education and Training Hub, which gave them a

  • Pitt-Titusville
Pitt banners on campus

Pitt’s Small Business Development Center earned Member of the Year honors from the Regional Export Promotion Program

REPP aims to expand export opportunities and the presence of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in local communities.

  • Community Impact
  • Small Business Development Center
  • Global
Headshot of Susan Baida.

Susan Baida has been named the first executive director of the Collaboratory Against Hate

As leader of the Pitt-CMU initiative, she will facilitate partnerships to research how hate radicalizes through social platforms and potential intervention.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Headshot of Thuy D. Bui.

Thuy D. Bui received the 2022 Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Award

The Pitt School of Medicine professor was recognized for her dedication to underserved and vulnerable populations in health care.

  • Community Impact
  • School of Medicine
A group wearing matching blue shirts that read Twerski Fellows Program smile.

The teachings of a Pitt psychiatrist live on in the Twerski Fellows Program

The program, sponsored by Chabad House on Campus, aims to empower students with mental health workshops.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Students
Three students stand behind a table with informational materials about laundry detergent. A poster board behind them says Clean Green.

These students want to make Pitt cleaner and greener

Once a class project, the Clean Green pilot program could bring more sustainable laundry options to campus.

  • Technology & Science
  • Students
  • Sustainability
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Sustainability
A black street light with a University of Pittsburgh banner sits in the foreground in front of the Cathedral of Learning.

9 Pitt students were named Gilman Scholars

The federal program will fund the undergraduates’ study abroad endeavors from Jordan to Turkey to Argentina.

  • University News
  • Global
Headshot of Kyaien Conner.

Kyaien Conner was named director of Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems

The School of Social Work alumna will lead the research center beginning in July.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Center on Race and Social Problems
  • School of Social Work
Cathedral of Learning lawn with sunlight shining down through the trees

Posvar Patio is now a solar-powered study spot, thanks to Pitt students

Pitt funded a student group’s idea to bring the sustainable charging tables to campus.

  • University News
  • Students
  • Pittsburgh Campus
  • Sustainability
  • Sustainability
The Chevron Science Center.

Haitao Liu won a $500,000 grant to explore using DNA to create computer memory

The National Science Foundation will fund Haitao Liu’s research to forge a path toward ultracompact computer chips.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A headshot of Anjali Vats.

Anjali Vats was named a 2022 Soros Equality Fellow

The associate professor of law at Pitt will work toward developing educational materials on race and equity in intellectual property law.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
  • School of Law
Portrait of Carla Panzella.

Pitt Dean of Students Carla Panzella is now associate vice provost, too

Panzella will work on student success programs and improving understanding of the student experience in her new role.

  • University News
  • Division of Student Affairs
  • Provost
Headshot of Beatriz Luna.

Pitt scientists get a clearer picture of the developing teen brain in a new paper

Led by Beatriz Luna, professor of psychiatry, the research sheds light on mental health and the transition to adulthood.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
Portrait of Devin DePamphilis.

Devin DePamphilis wins College Photographer of the Year prize

The award is the second consecutive win in the illustration category for the senior.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Smiling students in front of a poster

Pitt-Greensburg students won a second-place poster award from the American Society for Microbiology

Jazmin Farabaugh and Michelle Gresser were recognized for their research at the annual conference for the society’s Allegheny branch.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Students
  • Pitt-Greensburg
Vesterlund in a black blazer

Lise Vesterlund’s ‘The No Club’ was named one of 2022’s best business books by The Times UK

The book shows how women are asked to do more non-promotable work than their male colleagues — and how to stop it.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Deans in a red blazer with her arms crossed

Dan’Talisha Deans joins Pitt’s Philanthropic and Alumni Engagement in a new director role

The School of Social Work alumna will lead diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging efforts in fundraising and programming.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Division of Philanthropic & Alumni Engagement