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Introducing Pitt’s latest Fulbright student finalists
Ten students and alumni, including the first-ever winner from Pitt-Greensburg, will teach and conduct research around the world.
High schoolers are doing research at Pitt, too
The Gene Team brings Pittsburgh-area teens to the University to do four weeks of biology research each summer, learning undergraduate-level skills and preparing them for college.
6 free ways to have fun this August
It’s the perfect time to take in sights and sounds around Pittsburgh: salsa dancing, roots music rocking and a night market with local wares.
Pitt’s new Summer Concert Band is a community effort
Eighty-eight past and current members of the Pitt Band, faculty and staff, and local Pittsburgh musicians put on an America-inspired performance to close out July.
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center earned NSF funding to build a new hybrid quantum-classical computer
The $5 million grant will enable the center, along with partners Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Rigetti Computing, to construct the TangleLab testbed.
Need a laptop for fall? These University resources can help you spend less.
Explore free and low-cost ways to make sure you have the tech you need.
A Pitt-led team plans to automate quantum computing research with a Department of Energy grant
Part of the Genesis Mission, a national effort to harness AI for scientific discovery, the project could enable new chemistry and materials science.
She found her place at Pitt. Now, this undergraduate has created a bridge for others.
Wiktoria Kopacz launched Bridge Ahead to help international students find the belonging she was seeking when she first arrived in the U.S.
Pitt hosted 1,500 international admissions and high school counselors for three days of connection and education
Counselors representing universities, high schools and community organizations from 90 countries gathered for the 2026 International Association for College Admission Counseling Conference.
Pitt is part of an effort to recharge energy security and resilience with $320M for new technology, infrastructure and jobs
The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure Consortium, led by West Virginia University in collaboration with Pitt and Carnegie Mellon, received an NSF Regional Innovation Engines award.
Why is it so hard to find DNA in bird poop?
Led by Kevin Kohl, a team of dozens of bird microbiome experts published a paper asking a simple question with surprisingly broad repercussions for studying the lives of birds.
A gift from the Cane-Bridge Foundation will expand the depth and breadth of dementia research at Pitt
A newly established fund will support clinical trials within the University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in the Department of Neurology in the School of Medicine.
A strategic agreement between MWRIF and Pitt Medicine will advance women’s and infants’ health research
Pamela A. Moalli, who has served in an interim capacity since 2024, was named Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation scientific director.
Pitt landed on Money’s Best Colleges list
The University’s myriad affordability initiatives — from a tuition-free promise at regional campuses to a national commitment to enroll more Pell-eligible students — secured its spot.
Transparency and collaboration were at the forefront of the second annual PA One Health Consortium meeting
The multiday June event saw more than 30 expert speakers and 200 attendees committed to human, animal, plant and ecosystem health in the commonwealth.
Rubin Observatory has officially started its mission. Pitt researchers have been ready for decades.
The Legacy Survey of Space and Time will produce a high-definition time-lapse of the southern sky over the next 10 years.
How Pitt helped this grad cross the finish line
A Finish Line Grant helped Jared Nunez reach graduation. Now he’s taking the next step to his future as a New York financial analyst.
A School of Education symposium brings the Flight 93 story into classrooms
The educator-focused event held last month at the national memorial held in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, aims to create a national model for 9/11 education.
Check out this statewide public art project celebrating America’s 250th birthday
Inspired by Philadelphia’s famed landmark, the initiative will mark the nation’s semiquincentennial with artistically rendered bells across Pennsylvania. Find one in your county.
5 ways Pitt people helped shape America
As the U.S. marks 250 years, look back at moments when Pitt people helped shape the country it became, from voice radio to organ transplantation.
