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Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Pitt student groups
Here are three ways to ring in the Year of the Tiger, beginning Feb. 1.
Mental health professionals will now respond to crises on campus, thanks to a new partnership
The University Counseling Center and Pitt Police have launched a new initiative to de-escalate situations where students are in distress.
How to find Pitt’s Black History Month events
This year's theme is the Blue, Gold and Black Experience.
Pitt biologists found hundreds of plant viruses hitchhiking on pollen
The first-of-its-kind study points to honeybees as a potential “superspreader” of plant disease.
A Pitt hiring initiative aims to reduce racial disparities in the region
The program's goals are to engage more faculty to conduct research, educate students and engage in service.
Pitt School of Nursing tops U.S. News & World Report online master’s ranking with a perfect score
Programs in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and the School of Education also ranked among the best in the nation.
Brush up on boosters
Get the latest info from the experts in Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office.
4 Pitt faculty members named 2021 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows
They join W.E.B. DuBois, Thomas Edison and Margaret Mead in having received one of science's highest honors.
How Pitt’s assistant vice chancellor for diversity plans to bring more voices to the table
Randi Congleton adds a personal touch to equity and inclusion.
Pitt received a $245,000 innovation grant to improve students’ careers and lives
The University of Pittsburgh joins 14 other institutions in Strada Education Network’s $10 million Beyond Completion Challenge.
When grief doesn't go away
Pitt researchers are trying to help people experiencing prolonged grief during the pandemic.
Pitt recognizes community members creating a more just, equitable and inclusive University
The University Art Gallery and Associate Professor Gina A. Garcia were honored this week for their work.
Pitt named a new chief investment officer
Jeffer Choudhry will manage the University of Pittsburgh’s Consolidated Endowment Fund.
5 ways to stay connected during shelter in place
The Pittsburgh campus is under a shelter-in-place period until Jan. 26. Our student reporter shares ways to stay busy.
A day in the life of Three River Battalion’s ‘Star Man’
Senior Matthew Starinsky is charged with leading 217 fellow cadets from 14 colleges and universities in the greater Pittsburgh region.
Honors College undergrads are digitizing collections at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
The group’s 3D scans will be featured in an upcoming exhibit showing how objects made their way from Egypt to Pittsburgh.
What you need to know about Dry January
Taking a break from booze? Sober curious? Abstaining from alcohol can improve your health. Learn more about University resources for students.
Difficult Conversations: So you messed up. Here's how to apologize.
Karina Schumann, director of Pitt’s Conflict Resolution Lab, shares her tips in this Q&A.
The University of Pittsburgh is launching an undergraduate public health program
More than 800 students have already applied for the inaugural class starting this fall.
Remembering the 1969 Computer Center Take Over
On Jan. 15, 1969, students in the Black Action Society staged a nonviolent sit-in to demand change from Pitt. Read four participants’ accounts in this oral history.
