Our City/Our Campus

Aurora Sharrard has been promoted to Pitt’s assistant vice chancellor for sustainability

She’s overseen the University’s sustainability strategy, implementation and partnerships since 2018.

The Fort Pitt Bridge leads into Downtown Pittsburgh

2 Pitt undergrads completed Pittsburgh Media Partnership internships

Read stories The Pitt News staffers James Paul and Betul Tuncer wrote throughout the fall semester.

14 Pitt people earned Year of Discourse and Dialogue funding

Units from around the University will pursue projects that foster open expression and productive conversation.

An A-frame sign reads All Shuttle Stops Here

Here’s how to catch a ride on Carnegie Mellon’s fixed route shuttles

Thanks to a reciprocal agreement, Pitt community members just need an ID to ride.

Pitt BioForge appointed its inaugural CEO

Ken Gabriel will lead the Hazelwood Green facility and serve as director of Pitt’s Advanced Biomanufacturing Institute.

Tawanda Stamps was on City & State PA’s Impact 75 list

The director of contract administration and procurement was included for leading Pitt’s Mentor-Protégé Program.

Pitt’s partnership led to record POGOH ridership in 2023

Of the 200,000 Bike Share Pittsburgh trips this year, 110,000 came from University students, faculty and staff.

A person moves leaves into a pile using a backpack leaf blower.

The University grounds team is making campus cleanup quieter and more sustainable

The facilities management and sustainability offices collaborated to implement battery-powered equipment that helps mitigate carbon emissions and noise pollution.

LifeX won a $2 million economic development grant

The life sciences capital growth company will use the funds to accelerate technology entrepreneurship in Pittsburgh and beyond.

The Cathedral of Learning seen behind houses in the Oakland neighborhood

Pitt earned the 2023 C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award

The national honor recognizes the University’s Pittsburgh Study.