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Features & Articles

Pitt is launching an Office of Sustainability in the Health Sciences

The new office, led by Michael Boninger, aims to reduce Pitt’s impact in a field that accounts for 10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

New rooftop solar installations are springing up across campus

Four arrays will provide the equivalent energy of taking more than 100 cars off the road — and more are on the way.

Two Pitt Health Sciences researchers are 2023 AAAS fellows

Deborah Polk and Bennett Van Houten received the prestigious honor for their respective work in dental guidelines and DNA damage and repair.

The University Pharmacy has switched to biodegradable prescription bottles

The push to up the office’s sustainability game was led by director Michelle Covone.

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Announcements and Updates
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Registration is open for the Swanson School’s summer day camp

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Learn about hearing health care at a June 7 symposium

The Fort Pitt Bridge leads into Downtown Pittsburgh

Join local experts as they discuss revitalizing American industry on April 24

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Win a $50 gift card when you take a Career Center survey

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Accolades & Honors
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A team led by Stephen Y. Chan received an American Heart Association award

Pitt's bioethics bowl team on Baylor's campus

Pitt scored a top 10 finish in its first National Bioethics Bowl

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Chad Taylor is the new William S. Dietrich II Endowed Chair in Jazz Studies

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Pitt undergraduates launched the Pittsburgh Interdisciplinary Mathematics Review

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