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Big Picture

As today’s challenges mount, Pitt nurtures tomorrow’s big data problem solvers.

  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Community Impact
Harold Rickenbacker

Breathe easy

Harold Rickenbacker (ENGR ’19G) manages clean air projects in the United States and abroad with the Environmental Defense Fund.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Alumni
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Reinvention Never Stops

An all-new look and approach to pitt.edu and Pittwire.

  • Our City/Our Campus
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‘Where is My Justice?’

Former death row prisoner Anthony Ray Hinton shared his emotional story at the opening session of the 2021 Diversity Forum.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Pitt Redevelopment to Address Neighborhood Goals in Oakland

The University of Pittsburgh plans to add a grocery store and nonstudent housing at a key site connecting Central and South Oakland.

  • Community Impact
Dalya Berkowitz

Mentorship starts student on the right foot

Rising senior Dalya Berkowitz credits her mentor, Pitt political scientist Burcu Savun, with the support and research experience needed to give her career in international relations a running start.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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No trees were harmed in the making of this issue

Laura Clark Rohrer, editor-in-chief of Pitt Magazine, introduces the alumni publication’s first-ever fully digital issue. Watch for a mini documentary on George Romero, music from Uganda and more.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Alumni

Pitt arrival and housing details for fall

Incoming students: A new Pitt Arrival website has launched with all the information you need to know about move-in on the Pittsburgh campus. Get the details.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students

Carla Panzella is Pitt's new dean of students

She comes to Pitt from Salem State University following a comprehensive national search.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Staff
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A Silver Bullet?

They’re on your toothbrush, in your clothes and mixed into your makeup: Silver nanoparticles have germ-killing properties, but could they be adding to antimicrobial resistance?

  • Innovation and Research

A record number of Pell-eligible students are coming to Pitt

Early figures show a near 24% increase in Pell-eligible students coming to Pitt this fall compared to last year.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
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Sessions designed and led by students shape diversity forum

See how Instagram has transformed campus advocacy and learn how small changes can spark a movement at the 2021 Diversity Forum.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Understanding the Pandemic’s Impact on Local Government

A new report issued by Pitt’s Institute of Politics recommends ways to improve the long-term sustainability, resiliency and preparedness of municipalities in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

  • Community Impact

Survey sheds light on campus needs

As part of a larger effort to learn more about vulnerable students, Pitt participated in the nation’s largest assessment of students’ basic needs. A committee is now acting on the results.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students

20 Projects Receive Pitt Seed Funding

The Pitt Seed Grant program, now in its fourth year, will provide funding to projects from 16 units, schools and divisions across the University and support the goals of Pitt’s strategic plan.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research

Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research Steps Down

As deputy vice chancellor for research, N. John Cooper helped to establish the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research in 2018.

  • Staff
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More Americans Are Receiving Addiction Treatment, But Gaps Persist

The largest-ever analysis of opioid use disorder among Medicaid recipients, led by Pitt Public Health Professor Julie Donohue, gives key insights on improving access to quality treatment.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Public Health

First editions of Twain, Hemingway works come to Pitt

Actor, bibliophile and philanthropist Richard E. Rauh (A&S ’62, ’64G) has donated his rare book collection to the University of Pittsburgh Library System.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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STEM Mentorship Program Gets Green Light

The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will partner with Pittsburgh Public Schools to give school-age children in under-resourced communities exposure to STEM-related professions and access

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Graham Hatfull holding a Petri dish

Research updates: Making progress on an ‘antibiotic nightmare’

In 2019, Graham Hatfull’s research on bacteria-killing viruses saved a British teenager’s life. A new patient’s case further advances the science behind curing antibiotic-resistant lung infections.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences