Filter By

green plants around the cathedral

A Pitt student-led menstrual equity program won a national sustainability award

The University of Pittsburgh’s Office for Sustainability took first place in the “Education and Awareness” category of the 2022 Campus Race to Zero Waste for a menstrual health equity case study

a person reads in a window

5 new books by Pitt authors to read this fall

Whether you’re looking to get in shape or read about everyday beauty, these books have got you covered.

  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Pitt-Johnstown
  • Department of Theatre Arts
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Law
a Panther statue surrounded by lush flowers

Two Pitt faculty members won NIH Director’s New Innovator Awards

Alok Joglekar and Tagbo Niepa will receive $4 million total through the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, which supports early career scientists.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Posvar Hall Yellow Sculpture

The Behavioral Economics Design Initiative hosted its inaugural conference at Pitt

The organization, directed by Pitt’s Lise Vesterlund, focuses on current research in the science and practice of economic design.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
a Panther statue at sunset

Kyle Orwig received the Distinguished Researcher Award from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

The Pitt professor will be honored for his contributions to the field during a ceremony in October.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
the top of the Cathedral on a blue-sky day with green leaves in the foreground

Pitt was named among the best employers for women by Forbes Magazine

The independent survey spotlights companies leading the way in efforts to support women inside and outside the workforce.

  • University News
Students at desks in masks, attending a class

Meshesha Make is bringing Amharic to Pitt students

His lectureship is one of a number of efforts to boost African studies at the University.

  • Global
  • Teaching & Learning
a blue, green and red illustration

Biologists named a newly discovered cell repair pathway after Pitt

The PITT pathway, described in a Nature paper by faculty members Jay Xiaojun Tan and Toren Finkel, fixes a part of the cell that recycles waste.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
Allie smiling

Angela Allie was named the executive director of Pitt’s Institute for Learning

Allie brings more than 20 years of experience to the position, which will oversee strategic priorities and leadership development.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
Pink buds on tree with Cathedral of Learning in background

Pitt’s Regional Dementia Caregiver Training and Employment Program received a $500,000 grant from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation

The program is training hundreds of caregivers on skills essential to support persons living with dementia.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
Pitt banners on campus

Pitt has received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for the 6th year in a row

The University’s support for a diverse, campus culture and climate are just some of the efforts recognized.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
five people in white coats hard at work in a lab

Life science incubator established by Pitt receives $14.7 million from Pennsylvania

LifeX Greenhouse will use the award to fund life science companies in Western Pennsylvania.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Our City/Our Campus
Stitt-Fisher in a black and white blouse

Molly Stitt-Fischer is Pitt’s new director of environmental health and safety

She most recently served as the University’s biosafety officer.

  • University News
Hogan in a bow tie

MaCalus V. Hogan is the new chair of Pitt’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

He’s also been named the David Silver Professor.

  • University News
  • School of Medicine
a golden autumn day on a sidewalk near the Cathedral

Jen Silver joined the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Association of Social Workers’ Board of Directors

Silver (A&S ’13) is a second-year master's student in the School of Social Work who plans to advocate for people with substance use disorders.

  • Community Impact
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Social Work
the stony music building on a blue-sky day

Music’s Eric Moe won a commission from the Barlow Endowment

He will write a 20-minute work for an ensemble featuring flute, clarinet, cello, piano and percussion instruments.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
the grassy front of the public health building

The School of Public Health named two new department chairs

Mary Hawk and Yan Ma will lead the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences and the Department of Biostatistics, respectively.

  • University News
  • School of Public Health
a panther statue peeking out from some green plants

Pitt affiliates dominate Pittsburgh Magazine’s 40 Under 40 list

13 students, alumni and staff made the cut.

  • University News
a person walking near the Cathedral in the winter

A Pitt psychiatry team studying suicide earned a $16.2 million grant renewal from the National Institute of Mental Health

The ETUDES Center will use the funds to combat adolescent suicide with a focus on Black and Hispanic youth.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Medicine
a stone sign for the Katz school

Katz School’s Executive MBA program lands highest-ever ranking from Poets & Quants

Pitt is No. 18 nationwide and No. 6 among public university programs in the 2022-23 ranking.

  • University News
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business