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Monday, April 15, 2019
Chemistry Major Brings Service Dogs to Pitt
Chemistry, poetry, puppies. As Emma Oaks' undergrad career at Pitt comes to a close, she leaves behind the Perfect Fit Canines Campus Scholars — a club that trains service dogs to help people with disabilities.
Friday, April 12, 2019
Pitt Theatre Arts Graduate Heads to Central California Amid a Sprinkling of Fairy Dust
After founding a theater company and side business called Fairytale Entertainment in her small hometown in the heart of Ohio’s Amish country, Pitt senior Chloe Torrence will head to Santa Maria, California, as an assistant director at the Pacific Conservatory Theatre.
Monday, March 25, 2019
Student’s Photo Exhibit Asks Refugee Youth, ‘What Does Pittsburgh Mean to You?’
Pitt senior Prachi Patel’s research project encourages refugee youth living in Pittsburgh to share their voices through photography. See the exhibit at Hillman Library through March.
Friday, January 11, 2019
Duo’s Mission: Count Each Tree on Campus
A Pitt-specific tree inventory is the first step in tracking progress toward the Pitt Sustainability Plan goal of increasing the campus tree canopy 50 percent by 2030.
Friday, December 14, 2018
Student-designed Holiday Art Installation Illuminates Messages of Hope
Words and images — heartfelt gifts from Pitt students — greet all who pass by a bustling pedestrian plaza in Pittsburgh.
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Student Team Wins Kids’ Choice Award at 24-hour Hackathon to Solve Pediatric Problems
Getting children to take their medicine in the right dose at the right time is tough. At a recent hackathon, three Pitt students came up with a prototype solution that won over kids themselves.
Monday, September 24, 2018
Triplets Plan for Future, Find Piece of Their Past
Catherine, Ryan and Stephen Klauder — triplets in Pitt’s Class of 2022 — discovered a monumental connection to the University while researching colleges.
Friday, September 14, 2018
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.
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Pitt Student Mingles With Nobel Laureates at Exclusive Annual Meeting
Tolani Olonisakin, a student in Pitt’s Medical Scientist Training Program, discussed her research on infection and “superbugs” with Nobel laureates at their annual meeting in Germany this June.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Chess Ace Makes Her Next Move
The 18-year-old founder, president and CEO of The Queen’s Gambit Chess Institute, Ashley Priore, is coming to Pitt as an English major this fall, bringing with her the message that the skills of the game are the skills of life.