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Heinz Chapel Choir returns with its first public concerts in two years
The theme for the choir’s winter series is “ponder the treasure in your heart.”
Pitt Black Faculty Development Initiative receives grant to tackle health disparities
The $250,000 from the Richard King Mellon Foundation will both support Black faculty at Pitt and address Black maternal and infant health in Western Pennsylvania and beyond.
Understanding Pitt's strategic plan
Our people, programs and purpose are the pillars of the new Plan for Pitt. Here are five ways the University is working to improve our academic and research programs.
Meet Pitt’s chief diversity officer
Vice Chancellor Clyde Wilson Pickett shares what he’s been doing to create a more equitable and inclusive university.
One of Pitt’s oldest startups just got FDA approval for its artificial lung device
ALung was approved for emergency use during the pandemic. It’s now going to help asthma, cystic fibrosis and transplant patients, too.
Let there be sight
A patient enrolled in a trial to restore sight to blind people shares his journey in the latest Pitt Med Magazine, and the glow-in-the-dark science behind the advance is astonishing.
Year of Data and Society funding will support projects on air quality, social justice and more
The first round of winning projects for the year’s theme have been announced. Submit your own application for the next round of funding by Dec. 1.
Pitt expands apartment-style housing options through hotel acquisition
The University intends to purchase the Residence Inn, which will be earmarked for housing graduate students and additional Pitt community members.
Does Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill address America’s needs?
A Pitt professor in civil and environmental engineering weighs in.
A vaccine clinic in Homewood helped more than 400 people get their flu and COVID-19 vaccines this week
Sponsored by a half dozen local organizations, including Pitt, the clinic boosted access to the life-saving shots.
Pitt to lead the region’s transformation into a life sciences powerhouse
The University of Pittsburgh, with a historic nine-figure grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, looks to bring manufacturing back to the city — and catalyze game-changing economic growth.
What Pittsburgh students need to know before Thanksgiving break
Here’s how to get home, what to do if you’re staying on campus and important COVID-19 info.
A new way to stop diseases from spreading in hospitals
How clinicians stop infectious disease transmission in hospitals hasn’t changed in more than a century. Pitt researchers are using AI and genome sequencing to change that.
For Roc’s birthday, we asked a Pitt ecologist about getting him some panther friends
Pitt’s mascot turns 112 this week, but his species hasn’t been spotted in the commonwealth for more than a century. Could we reintroduce panthers to the region? Should we?
Is this pain muscle strain or a minor heart attack?
An interdisciplinary Pitt team is using machine learning to more quickly and accurately identify heart attacks and their arterial origins.
Pitt’s new recreation and wellness center will champion students’ mental and physical wellness
"The newest, coolest and healthiest place on campus" is coming soon.
Pitt Police respond to campus safety concerns
Students are urged to continue staying alert and reporting suspicious activity to police.
How Pitt helps women business owners dream big
Five entrepreneurs share how Pitt’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence is setting them up for success.
Get fresh greens all year round at many Pitt dining locations
The University has partnered with local agricultural company Fifth Season to grow lettuce, spinach and other greens using 97% less land and 95% less water than traditional farming methods.
11 Pitt veterans who made a major impact
Learn about how these military greats, from the author of the GI Bill of Rights to a former Army Surgeon General, shaped the world — and how Pitt shaped them.
