Meet the maker behind iconic Pitt public art pieces in the University Art Gallery’s latest exhibit
The student-curated display features not only Virgil Cantini but his wife and fellow artist Lucille, exploring the couple’s lasting impact on the Pittsburgh art scene.
RJ Thompson won the Dr. Tom Baker Community Leader Award
The award, granted by local non-profit Get Involved, Inc., recognizes passionate and positive community impact.
Karen Arndt will give a lecture at a Genetics Society of America gathering
The Dietrich School professor will present the Lee Hartwell Lecture at this year’s Yeast Genetics Meeting.
Clark Chilson published a book about being nonreligious in Japan
The Dietrich School associate professor’s book explores depictions of religion in the country’s media and popular culture.
3 Pitt alumni earned 2025 C-Suite Awards
Pittsburgh Business Times recognized Jamie McMahon, Ken Gormley and Chronis Manolis as top executives on its annual list.
Remembering Betty and ‘Jimmy Joe’ Robinson, who transformed parts of Pittsburgh through education and service
The Pitt alumni, who were married for 74 years and credited with reshaping the city’s Manchester neighborhood, died weeks apart.
Pitt has launched a first-of-its-kind Horror Studies Center
Just in time for Halloween, the new Dietrich School center approaches the genre through an interdisciplinary and global lens. See some of the chilling materials.
Caitlin Bruce won a National Communication Association book award
“Voices in Aerosol” earned the Winans-Wichelns Award, among the organization’s highest honors.
A Pitt student group earned American Chemical Society honors
The University’s ACS Student Affiliates group was recognized as an outstanding student community and picked up the society’s Green Chemistry Award.
The Frederick Honors College’s undergraduate journal won national recognition
The Pittsburgh Undergraduate Review earned second place in the National Collegiate Honors Council’s Honors Publication Contest.