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The University of Pittsburgh will compete for $10 billion in military health contracts

Pitt will lead a group of universities and small businesses to conduct Defense Health Agency-funded research that benefits the health of the armed services.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Pharmacy
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Pitt Business named a new dean

Eugene “Gene” Anderson joins Pitt from Syracuse University. He’ll lead both the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and the College of Business Administration beginning Aug. 1.

  • University News
  • College of Business Administration
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
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A Pitt team forecasted the devastating toll of the opioid epidemic

As Pitt Public Health researchers predicted, more than 100,000 people are now dying from drug overdoses annually in the U.S. It shows we really don't understand the causes of the problem, they say.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Public Health
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How the Plan for Pitt puts sustainability into practice

Sustainability is one of the University’s six core values. This Q&A explains what that actually means.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Sustainability
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The war in Ukraine will be fought in court, too. Here’s how Pitt’s School of Law is helping.

This August, the Ukrainian Legal Assistance Project will bring Ukrainian lawyers to Pitt and support them in defending their country.

  • Ukraine
  • Global
  • School of Law
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The bed party, explained

Pitt Panthers are going all out for the latest college commitment season trend.

  • Students
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This Pitt theater professor is bringing more voices to the stage

Bria Walker’s recent production of “Emilia” featured three women of color playing the main role. It’s the latest example of her work to tell more people’s stories onstage.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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How do we know what we know?

Pitt’s Edouard Machery is leading a cross-cultural network of scholars to find out — and answer some of philosophy’s toughest questions.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to university leaders about rebuilding Ukraine’s higher education sector

Despite the war, people in Ukraine are yearning for knowledge and skills, he told members of the Association of American Universities in a virtual address Monday.

  • Ukraine
  • University News
  • Global
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How do monarch butterflies know where to migrate?

Pitt engineers are developing a tiny tracking system to find out.

  • Technology & Science
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Pitt-UPMC researchers will use $5 million from Bayer to fight chronic kidney disease

Using an innovative approach called population health management, Manisha Jhamb aims to get patients treated sooner to stave off severe disease. The effort could be a game-changer for rural areas.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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Bacteria-killing viruses discovered by Pitt researchers are saving patients who have no other options

Two new studies from Graham Hatfull's lab show how phage therapy can help more people with dire antibiotic-resistant infections.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Don’t let Pennsylvania families and students lose their tuition benefit

For more than 50 years, the commonwealth has funded a tuition discount for in-state Pitt students. This year, the discount is at risk. Learn more in this Pitt Magazine Q&A with Chancellor Patrick

  • University News
  • Community Impact
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In photos: Pitt Police carry the torch for Special Olympics Pennsylvania

The Law Enforcement Torch Run raises money and awareness for the Special Olympics movement. Pitt Police will participate in all legs of the journey from Pittsburgh to State College.

  • Community Impact
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Keep your mind sharp this summer with curated library guides from Pitt

Pitt experts and librarians have developed dozens of LibGuides to help you understand everything from Russian history to queer horror.

  • Our City/Our Campus
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When Pitt students move out, Clutter for a Cause finds a new life for stuff that’s left behind

The annual program diverts usable and quality items to reuse and recycle instead of landfills, and it also helps students be good neighbors.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Citizens Police Academy gives ‘intense’ look at officer training

Participants had to make split-second decisions in a 180-degree simulator, among other activities that helped them better understand the challenges officers face.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Pitt opens a cutting-edge biomedical research hub at The Assembly

The Pittsburgh space will serve as an epicenter of innovation in life sciences for Pitt researchers, entrepreneurs and established companies.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • School of Medicine
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5 Stamps Scholars from Pennsylvania earned full tuition to Pitt

The award covers full tuition, room and board, and personal costs for four years.

  • University News
  • Students
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What it’s like to be a midwife

In honor of Mother’s Day, four midwives from Pitt’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program share their most memorable births and why their profession is so important.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Nursing