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Leigh Culley was named Pitt’s assistant vice chancellor for accessibility
The Pitt Education alumna has led the University’s Disability Resources and Services through a period of growth and achievement, per Clyde Pickett.
A Pitt grad student was a runner-up in the Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway
Alexandra Walton, a second-year in the PharmD program, won $20,000 at the halftime show of the Big Ten Championship Game.
5 Pitt people won Iris Marion Young Awards
Sabina Dietrick is the inaugural recipient of the recently renamed Laura Lovett Award for lifetime faculty achievement.
Michael Buckstein will march in the Pasadena Rose Parade
The assistant director of bands at Pitt will join more than 300 other band directors from across North America on Jan. 1.
3 Pitt students were honored by the National Association of African American Honors Programs
The David C. Frederick Honors College scholars attended the group’s annual conference in Birmingham, Alabama.
A Pitt postdoc was honored by the International Academy of Suicide Research
With its Early Career Award, the organization acknowledged Nermin Toukhy’s findings on how stress and inflammation relate to decision-making under pressure.
Graham Hatfull reflected on 25 years of research in a special PNAS paper
The Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology in Pitt’s Dietrich School wrote about pioneering phage discoveries and his research education community model, SEA-PHAGES.
Pitt was designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research
The program is sponsored by the National Security Agency.
2 Pitt alumni made the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 lists
Becca Segel and Salvador Gala earned national recognition for their leadership and innovation in the manufacturing and finance industries, respectively.
Pitt Police won a Community Traffic Safety Platinum Award
AAA East Central honored regional police departments for the work they do to make communities safer for motorists and pedestrians.
Pitt’s cricket club captured its first regional title
With a 6-1 tournament record, plus wins over Penn State and Rutgers, the team clinched the Mid-Atlantic Championship.
Pitt’s Institute for Learning is partnering with Pittsburgh Public Schools on ELA instruction
The project will impact approximately 1,700 students across 10 middle schools.
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center named 2 deputy directors
School of Medicine faculty members Kathryn Schmitz and José P. Zevallos have served in interim leadership roles since January.
Pitt-Bradford is among the best colleges for veterans, per Military Times
It’s the third time the regional campus has made the list, which included 14 Pennsylvania colleges.
Pitt has been named a Gold Bicycle Friendly University
The League of American Bicyclists recognition is an upgrade from the University’s Silver status, earned in 2022.
Pitt is once again a top college for future leaders, according to Time magazine
The publication’s list examines the resumés of top U.S. leaders to determine the institutions that shaped their careers.
Sasha Kotarski was honored by the Women’s Press Club of Pittsburgh
The communications and media manager for the School of Computing and Information was one of three inaugural winners of the Helen Fallon Young Communicator Award.
Pitt’s circular economy program was honored with a National Innovations in Education Award
The award was granted by the National Sustainability Society, a society for sustainability professionals.
10 Pitt-Bradford students presented at the Regional Science Consortium
Three faculty members also shared projects at the event in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Meet the 2025 Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship awardees
The annual honors recognize Pitt people as well as regional small businesses whose inventions and companies contribute to the University’s spirit of possibility.
