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Susan Shea is a collaborator on a red blood cell research project
The Pitt Medicine professor will work with Carnegie Mellon University scientists on the 21-month DARPA investigation.

Pitt received a grant renewal for its Kessler Scholars program
The four-year extension supports Pitt’s first-generation student success initiatives. Meet the 20 students in this year’s cohort.

High schoolers explored global solutions through the Governor’s School partnership with Open Lab
Using Pitt’s makerspace resources, students from across Pennsylvania created projects that addressed complex global challenges like fast fashion and misinformation.

A Pitt alumna soars as the sideline reporter for Super Bowl champs
Devan Kaney reported from the field as the Philadelphia Eagles captured the Lombardi Trophy.

Pitt’s 2024-25 United Way campaign raised $700K to support neighbors in need
Across the University’s five campuses, 1,675 donated and volunteered to help people throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Todd Reeser will conduct research through France’s Gender Institute
The Pitt professor will collaborate on teaching and research within the University of Paris system.

A new study led by Laura Mike was published in Nature Communications
Researchers in Pitt’s Division of Infectious Diseases identified how a common amino acid triggers hypervirulence in a highly infectious strain of bacteria.

A new study by Jeremy Levy was published in Science Advances
He teamed up with former Pitt researcher Andrew Daley on the research, which developed a programmable platform that could provide new ways to explore electrons in chiral systems.

Solve your stage fright thanks to this Pitt alumna
Claire Sabatine merged her backgrounds in business and stage production to create Powerplay, a project that empowers her clients to master public speaking.

Pitt was awarded $489K through TRIO Student Support Services
The federal grant aims to improve college retention and graduation rates for low-income and first-generation students and students with disabilities.

This Pitt-Bradford partnership will make getting a chiropractic degree more affordable
Eligible students can earn both a bachelor’s and Doctor of Chiropractic degree in just seven years through guaranteed admission to Northeast College of Health Sciences.

Pitt Public Health established a new award, funded through the Jewish Healthcare Foundation
The Justin Reid Ehrenwerth Emerging Scholar Award will allow local students from under-resourced high schools to attend Pitt’s Public Health Science Academy.

Brian Dubenion is Pitt’s inaugural associate dean of student culture and community
The new role will advance the University’s commitment to a campus environment grounded in respect, accountability and ethical student engagement.

Pitt-Greensburg’s biology national honor society won an Outstanding Chapter of the Year award
The campus’ Theta Pi chapter of Beta Beta Beta received that and other honors at the organization’s recent regional meeting.

Rory Cooper spoke at the UN about AI-powered assistive technology
The Human Engineering Research Laboratories talk focused on how artificial intelligence is changing the innovation landscape and helping people with disabilities.

Melissa Libertus was selected for a Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society fellowship
The associate professor of psychology is one of five researchers in the inaugural cohort.

Klaus Libertus is the inaugural director of Pitt’s College of General Studies
He will also serve as assistant dean for online education, effective Aug. 15.

Tia-Lynn Ashman earned the Botanical Society of America’s highest honor
The Pitt Distinguished Professor was honored for her contributions to plant science, mentoring and global scientific collaboration.

Pitt students published their research with the US Army Corps of Engineers
The cohort, led by Professor Emily Elliott, monitored the downriver impacts from an artificial spring flood along the Allegheny River.

5 Pitt health sciences faculty members received 2025 Ascending Star Awards
Each honoree receives $25,000 and will give a lecture during the fall semester. Here’s the full schedule.