‘The Good Mother Myth’ and more summer reading from Pitt alumni authors

Nancy Reddy's first work of narrative nonfiction asks "What makes a good mother?"

How Pitt Magazine’s new editor-in-chief touched down in Western Pennsylvania

“Life is like a book,” Pitt and NFL football great Larry Fitzgerald said in 2022. “I’m simply turning the page to the next chapter in my life.” Pitt Magazine's new editor-in-chief can relate.

If ChatGPT wrote this poem, would you like it more?

A study from Pitt Professor Edouard Machery suggests "AI-generated poems are now 'more human than human.'"

5 of the top Yinzer-approved moments from HBO Max hit ‘The Pitt’

Pitt's Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, an assistant professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine, served as a consultant for the writers of the show starting Noah Wyle.

Is it OK to scratch that itch?

New research from the lab of Dan Kaplan, a professor in Pitt’s Department of Dermatology, not only helps to resolve that conundrum but also explains why we itch at all.

Hard work and a little fortune fuels Tracey Travis’ career

From GM to Estée Lauder, the Pitt alumna has a knack for joining Fortune 500 companies just as they get hot.

Alumni updates, summer 2025

Pitt alumni recently wrote books, opened rural health facilities in Africa, signed contracts to play professional volleyball, earned honors from NASA and the Whiting Foundation, and more.

In memoriam, summer 2025

Remembering lost members of our Pitt community

Cecile Springer, former Pitt Alumni Association president, died at 94

Former PAA leader’s legacy at Pitt continues with the Cecile M. Springer Endowed Scholarship, a need-based scholarship for undergraduate students.

Meet 4 graduate students who took unconventional paths to Pitt

Their journeys showcase the changing dynamics of who’s seeking graduate education and when.

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