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A record number of Pitt students and alumni participated in Lantern Night

Thousands gathered before the Cathedral of Learning at dusk to pass along the light of learning during the 2023 ceremony.

  • University News
  • Students
  • Alumni
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Pitt-Bradford was named a best regional college for the 20th year in a row

The Princeton Review also gave the campus high marks in financial aid, admissions selectivity and fire safety.

  • Teaching & Learning
  • Pitt-Bradford
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How a Netflix star and Pitt alumna helps clients find lasting love

What started as strong interpersonal skills and a good eye for romantic pairings has evolved into a thriving career as a Jewish matchmaker for Aleeza Ben Shalom.

Jim Zurcher stands with Chloe Davis, who wears graduation robes and cords

This alumnus' lifetime of opportunity inspired him to help more college dreams take flight

Here's why Jim Zurcher didn't think he needed a college degree, and why he changed his mind.

  • Alumni
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The Pittsburgh Study won the W. K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award

The innovative longitudinal effort is conducting research in collaboration with community partners to help kids thrive.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
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New accreditation will help BE STEM create more paths to college

The pre-college, equity-centered initiative will now be recognized by college admissions. Early data shows it’s already helping to diversify university STEM programs.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Solar panels on the Gaucho Solar Farm

18% of Pitt’s energy will now come from the sun

A partnership at the Gaucho Solar farm, the largest solar energy facility in Southwestern Pennsylvania, is yet another milestone on Pitt's road to carbon neutrality.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Sustainability
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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Iconic — and cheap — Pittsburgh spots new students won’t want to miss

Use your Panther Card to get in discounted or free.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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These projects won $500,000 from the Pitt Seed program

Carrie Benson and Susan Graff are leading projects to prevent sexual misconduct and support underrepresented groups in medicine.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Gabel

‘Our best days are ahead’

A conversation with the University of Pittsburgh’s new chancellor.

  • University News
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How to succeed at Pitt-Titusville

A nursing professor and the director of the Learning Center offer some sage bits of wisdom for new and returning students on time management, connecting and more.

  • Students
  • Pitt-Titusville
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5 projects received Pitt Seed pilot funding

Winners across three campuses will strengthen the teacher pipeline, boost interdisciplinary graduate studies work and more.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
Savage stands in a courtyard near the Cathedral of Learning

An exhibit near the Lincoln Memorial rethinks national monuments

Pitt’s Kirk Savage says the Beyond Granite exhibit on the National Mall taps into fresh ideas about public memorials. See it through Sept. 18.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Erik Schuckers in the Center for Creativity space

As the Center for Creativity has expanded, so have opportunities for experimental research

Three locations across the Pittsburgh campus offer a low-pressure space for multidisciplinary scholars to gather, make and perform.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Pittsburgh Campus
  • Center for Creativity
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5 tips for success at Pitt-Greensburg

Breanna Tomsey, the new Student Government Association president and a community assistant, explains what she loves about the campus and how to make the most of your time there.

  • Students
  • Pitt-Greensburg
Team members pull an orange and black racing car from its garage onto the track

3 Pitt alumni competed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

An engineer and two former Pitt wrestlers hit the world-famous track last week.

  • Technology & Science
  • Alumni
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Students gather around a blue clear-top table in a lab and listen to an instructor

In this program, Pitt students are working to protect the electric power grid

Pitt Research, the Swanson School of Engineering and the David C. Frederick Honors College partnered with the Department of Energy to establish the SHURE-Grid program for undergraduate students.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Undergraduate students
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Maggiore talks into a microphone in a club next to a live band

This Pitt MD/PhD student invented a new kind of DJing in his spare time

Joe Maggiore is studying how to make more realistic kidney analogs in the lab. He’s also trying to create unique nightlife experiences. See his performance Aug. 19.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Graduate and professional students
Douglas Browning smiling

Pitt Board of Trustees Chair Douglas Browning steps down

Louis R. Cestello, who most recently was vice chair, is serving as interim chair of the governing body that oversees all charitable, scientific and academic activities at Pitt.

  • University News
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Get to know research at Pitt-Johnstown

From turning biomass into a heating source to leading COVID-19 vaccination efforts, these researchers are at the frontlines of change.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Pitt-Johnstown