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9 Pitt projects won $210,000 to support sustainable innovation
The seed grants from the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation fund teams focused on finding solutions to the world’s toughest problems.
This Pitt program trains members of Black churches to provide bereavement counseling
Thanks to the Pitt Innovation Challenge, the TRIBUTE program is increasing mental health support in communities of color. You can fund your bold idea, too.
NFL Hall of Famer Rickey Jackson received his Pitt degree at age 65
Forty years after leaving Pitt for the NFL Draft, Jackson earned his diploma. “I’d put it up with the Super Bowl,” he said.
4 Pitt students earned Boren Awards to study language abroad
The recipients will travel to Croatia, Latvia, Montenegro and Tajikistan.
The graduates who received Pitt’s top honors in 2023
A political poet, the student behind Roc himself and a nurse in training earned the ODK Senior of the Year Awards and the Emma Locke award.
Commencement 2023 at Pitt, in photos
Relive moments of graduates' joy and parents' pride with this gallery.
Your questions about doing research at Pitt, answered
The new Pitt Research Navigator is designed to connect Pitt researchers to resources with personalized customer service on grants, data management and more.
Panthers Forward — and Pitt — changed this senior’s life
First-generation scholar Hosea Wah said the debt-relief and mentoring program instilled professional and financial confidence as he gets ready to launch his career.
She’s Pitt’s first-ever recipient of a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Anna Li will receive $90,000 over two years as she completes her MD/PhD. If that wasn’t enough, she’s an inventor tackling health disparities as well.
Pitt graduate programs retain high U.S. News and World Report rankings
Programs in public health, education, engineering and more saw jumps in the 2024 rankings.
Oldest living U.S. Olympic medalist, Herb Douglas, a University of Pittsburgh alumnus, has died at 101
The track and field legend was a storied businessman and philanthropist.
Rachel Decker Richelieu named Pitt’s vice chancellor for University Communications and Marketing
Richelieu brings decades of experience from her work in the public sector, aerospace and defense, and technology.
Graduating Pittsburgh Public Scholars want to help the city and beyond
The Pitt program guarantees admission and financial assistance for Pittsburgh Public Schools’ valedictorians and salutatorians. Here’s how two hope to change the world.
The Pitt Success program supported more than 1,000 students in the Class of 2023
Since launching in 2019, the initiative has helped Pell Grant recipients fund — and stay in — college.
Pitt published an update on endowment investing related to ESG factors
The report is part of the University’s commitment to providing clarity on decisions regarding environmental, social and governance principles.
9 tips for better sleep, from the people who keep Pitt athletes well rested
Whether you’re a volleyball star or prepping for finals, here’s what you can do to boost your performance with rest.
Pitt Police Chief James Loftus answers campus safety questions after malicious calls
At a Tuesday press conference, Loftus explained how the night unfolded and pledged a renewed focus on the office’s communication with campus.
Meet Pitt’s newest Goldwater scholar
Grace Fleury fell in love with one of the most notorious fields in STEM — organic chemistry — and now she has received one of the most prestigious awards for students.
Pittsburgh universities join forces to raise awareness of sexual assault
Five universities, including Pitt, will come together April 16 to show solidarity and support for victims.
Pitt’s Adam Lowenstein is a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow
The professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences is known for his research on horror films and helping to bring George A. Romero’s archives to Pitt.
