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RJ Thompson won the Dr. Tom Baker Community Leader Award

The award, granted by local non-profit Get Involved, Inc., recognizes passionate and positive community impact.

  • Community Impact
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt was named one of the best schools for men in nursing

The award from the American Association for Men in Nursing recognizes schools that recruit and support male nurses.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • School of Nursing
The Cathedral of Learning. A tree with yellow leaves is in focus in the foreground.

Karen Arndt will give a lecture at a Genetics Society of America gathering

The Dietrich School professor will present the Lee Hartwell Lecture at this year’s Yeast Genetics Meeting.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Stairway in the Frederick Honors College

The Frederick Honors College has three new experts in residence

This year’s cohort adds new expertise in entrepreneurship and finance, along with a visual artist.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Cultivate student success
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Douglas White will lead Pitt’s new Institute for Bioethics

And, Lisa Parker is stepping into a new role as director of the institute’s Center for Research Ethics.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • School of Medicine
Soil judges watch participants gather samples

More than 100 students competed in soil judging at Pitt-Johnstown

Students from more than a dozen schools gained hands-on experience in evaluating and classifying soil properties.

  • Technology & Science
  • Pitt-Johnstown
  • Cultivate student success
Sylvia Owusu-Ansah poses with two men with the city of Pittsburgh in the background

A film inspired by ‘The Pitt’ consultant Sylvia Owusu-Ansah is now showing across the country

Part of the American Black Film Festival, you can find showings of “In Good Hands” in New York, Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • School of Medicine
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Pitt Law is a best value law school according to National Jurist

The school earned the No. 21 rank in its first appearance on the prestigious list, which honors schools that deliver strong outcomes for graduates while maintaining affordability.

  • University News
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • School of Law
The Cathedral of Learning and Heinz Memorial Chapel

Clark Chilson published a book about being nonreligious in Japan

The Dietrich School associate professor’s book explores depictions of religion in the country’s media and popular culture.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Christine McClure received a Distinguished Alumni Award from Point Park University

A two-time graduate of the university, McClure is an expert on qualitative and community-engaged research.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Education
  • School of Public and International Affairs
  • School of Public Health
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Pitt-Greensburg honored 3 alumni at its Blue and Gold Celebration

Dominick Domasky, Melissa Davis and Jamal Woodson are this year’s winners.

  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Cultivate student success
A panther statue.

2 Pitt Law students took part in a national Jewish graduate student summit in DC

Cooper Feiner and Amallia Rascoe joined the invitation-only Miller Family Partners Summit, an annual convention of Jewish graduate student leaders.

  • Community Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Law
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3 Pitt alumni earned 2025 C-Suite Awards

Pittsburgh Business Times recognized Jamie McMahon, Ken Gormley and Chronis Manolis as top executives on its annual list.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Education
  • School of Pharmacy
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7 Pitt faculty earned Dr. Larry E. Davis Awards

They will be celebrated for achievements in leadership, mentoring, research and community engagement at a Nov. 6 dinner.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Teaching & Learning
A Panther statue

5 Pitt people are on City & State PA’s 40 in Their Forties list

The annual list spotlights people making an impact across the commonwealth.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Cultivate student success
  • School of Medicine
Caitlin Bruce standing in front of a wall of street art

Caitlin Bruce won a National Communication Association book award

“Voices in Aerosol” earned the Winans-Wichelns Award, among the organization’s highest honors.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
American Chemical Society officers and staff

A Pitt student group earned American Chemical Society honors

The University’s ACS Student Affiliates group was recognized as an outstanding student community and picked up the society’s Green Chemistry Award.

  • Technology & Science
  • Sustainability
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Man with hands in pockets, standing in front of window.

2 Pitt people were named Larry’s Hometown Heroes by KDKA

Homewood CEC Director Vernard Alexander and alumna Lynn Banaszak were honored for their contributions to Pittsburgh communities.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Two children place books in a Little Free Library painted in rainbow colors. A prototype of the box sits on the ground nearby.

Pitt’s University Child Development Center launched a Little Free Library

The free book-exchange box, designed by preschool students, will expand book access in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood.

  • Community Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Student working alone in Honors College study area

The Frederick Honors College’s undergraduate journal won national recognition

The Pittsburgh Undergraduate Review earned second place in the National Collegiate Honors Council’s Honors Publication Contest.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences