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A writing workshop for LGBTQIA+ elders builds community and records history
In Our Own Write, a bi-weekly workshop hosted by Pitt’s Center for Creativity, forges connections through gratitude and loss.
A month into the war on Ukraine, 'We fight. We resist the conflict'
Pitt economics professor Tymofiy Mylovanov shared updates from Ukraine.
Nearly 30,000 vaccines and counting
One year after Pitt acquired its vaccine supply, volunteers, staff and interns share the lessons they’ve learned.
All Angles series returns March 24 with a focus on economic equality and mobility
The series that helps students explore different viewpoints continues with economists Darrick Hamilton and Scott Winship.
Basketball’s ‘hot hand’ phenomenon is real, says this Pitt computer scientist
Konstantinos Pelechrinis in the School of Computing and Information examined whether players can continue a streak of making many consecutive shots, also known as having “hot hands.”
Could your neighborhood influence the health of your brain?
A $9.6 million grant will help Pitt and RAND researchers measure the link between structural racism and cognitive decline in two Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
In the news: 7 Pitt people on Ukraine
Pitt experts and students have shared their stories about the war in The Wall Street Journal, CNN and other media outlets.
This scholarship supports working students
The David C. Frederick Scholarship supports high-achieving sophomores who are also employed part or full time. Apply by March 31.
Faculty, graduate students and undergrads now have their own Honors Convocations
The annual event used to celebrate faculty and students at one event. This year, everyone gets their due during three ceremonies.
See photos from Match Day 2022
On March 18, fourth-year medical students learned where they’re headed for the next stop in their training.
Behind the scenes at the Dietrich School’s machine shop
Meet the people who mill, drill and 3D print the tools that keep Pitt research on the cutting edge.
How Pitt’s executive director of the engaged campus forges community connections
Jamie Ducar is helping Pitt be a responsive, effective and visible collaborator within its local communities.
Middle schoolers learn creativity and collaboration through puppetry
A grant from Heather Henson, puppet artist and daughter of “The Muppets” creator Jim Henson, is bringing joy to Pitt's Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School.
Get ready for spring with Pitt Nationality Room tours
Psyanky eggs in Ukraine, tulips in Turkey: Learn how nine cultures celebrate the season during special tours March 18-19.
32 faculty projects have earned Momentum Funds awards
The awards support both individual faculty members and large groups that are scaling up world-changing scholarly projects.
All about Pitt’s plan to go carbon neutral by 2037
The newly released Pitt Climate Action Plan spells out how investments in clean energy, transportation and efficiency will reduce the University’s carbon footprint to zero.
Decoy proteins could protect people from a deadly mosquito-borne virus
Pitt researchers received $14.5 million from the Department of Defense to fight viruses that cause brain infections and could be used in biowarfare.
Pitt will name the indoor track at Victory Heights after Panthers legend Herb Douglas
The honor for the trailblazing alumnus and oldest living Olympic medalist was announced at his 100th birthday celebration March 12.
Notable Pitt women you should know this Women’s History Month
Learn about the lives of just a few of the incredible Pitt women whose path-forging work changed our past — and is shaping our tomorrow.
An NBA player taught Pitt students how to be better speech therapists
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist spoke with a speech-language pathology class, part of a panel of speakers who shared how stuttering affected their lives.
