Pitt earned its first LEED Platinum certification
The Salk Hall renovation project marks 17 buildings with the green certification, totaling 1.6 million square feet, at the University.
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.
Donate items to ‘Stuff the Shuttle’ drive through Dec. 19
Drop off toiletries, baby care items and cleaning supplies at four locations on the Pittsburgh campus as part of this year’s United Way campaign.
Pitt expands apartment-style housing options through hotel acquisition
The University intends to purchase the Residence Inn, which will be earmarked for housing graduate students and additional Pitt community members.
Pitt Police respond to campus safety concerns
Students are urged to continue staying alert and reporting suspicious activity to police.
We rate Pitt therapy dog Halloween costumes
See what pups were wearing in the Cathedral’s most fur-raising night of the year. Plus, hear from students organizing to spread the puppy love.
See some of the major renovations on campus
Remodeling across the Pittsburgh campus has brightened buildings, improved safety and modernized building infrastructure. Check out photos of the spaces.
Health sciences join forces on emerging tech
The new Office of Emerging Technologies in Health Sciences Education, led by Chris O’Donnell, is tasked with uniting Pitt’s schools of the health sciences through embracing new tech.
Bigelow Block Transformation Project: Key Oakland connection reopens
The new streetscape between Fifth and Forbes avenues includes safe, separated paths for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists; updated utility infrastructure; additional landscaping and more for the Pitt campus and community.
A hydropower plan marks Pitt’s largest-ever commitment to renewable energy
Pitt plans to purchase 100% of the power from a low-impact hydroelectric plant expected to open in 2022, which will generate enough power to supply a quarter of the Pittsburgh campus electricity needs.

