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University responds to recommendations from the Working Group on Antisemitism
The University reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring everyone at Pitt can pursue learning, teaching, research and work free from fear, harassment and hatred while outlining actions already underway to
Olivera Finn will serve as an at-large director of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer
The Distinguished Professor of Immunology will start her three-year term in January.
Poushalee Banerjee won an American Fisheries Society student writing award
Her article on eastern hellbenders received an honorable mention.
Graduate student Ryan Lindner earned a Boren Award
The School of Public and International Affairs master’s student is using his fellowship to study Russian at the Novamova Language School in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Pitt is part of an effort to recharge energy security and resilience with $320M for new technology, infrastructure and jobs
The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure Consortium, led by West Virginia University in collaboration with Pitt and Carnegie Mellon, received an NSF Regional Innovation Engines award.
Pitt-Greensburg students helped a local conservation agency bolster its public outreach
The communication class developed strategies pro bono for the Westmoreland Conservation District.
Why is it so hard to find DNA in bird poop?
Led by Kevin Kohl, a team of dozens of bird microbiome experts published a paper asking a simple question with surprisingly broad repercussions for studying the lives of birds.
Transparency and collaboration were at the forefront of the second annual PA One Health Consortium meeting
The multiday June event saw more than 30 expert speakers and 200 attendees committed to human, animal, plant and ecosystem health in the commonwealth.
Pitt improved its rank on the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact list
It’s the only global ranking that measures institutions based on the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
A strategic agreement between MWRIF and Pitt Medicine will advance women’s and infants’ health research
Pamela A. Moalli, who has served in an interim capacity since 2024, was named Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation scientific director.
Pitt landed on Money’s Best Colleges list
The University’s myriad affordability initiatives — from a tuition-free promise at regional campuses to a national commitment to enroll more Pell-eligible students — secured its spot.
Pitt joined a new national effort to strengthen community engagement
The University will spend seven months developing a campus action plan with support from Campus Compact, building on its recent Carnegie classification.
April Belback won the UERU Leadership Award
Pitt’s associate vice provost for student success and advising was honored with the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities’ highest honor.
Rubin Observatory has officially started its mission. Pitt researchers have been ready for decades.
The Legacy Survey of Space and Time will produce a high-definition time-lapse of the southern sky over the next 10 years.
A Pitt research team won a 2026 Tools Competition prize
Xiang Lorraine Li, Diane Litman and Gayle Rogers will use the $100,000 award to build a dataset that could help AI give students better writing feedback.
A gift from the Cane-Bridge Foundation will expand the depth and breadth of dementia research at Pitt
A newly established fund will support clinical trials within the University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in the Department of Neurology in the School of Medicine.
There are now 100 EV charging ports on the Pittsburgh campus
The milestone moves Pitt closer to its goal of installing 50 new charging plugs by 2030.
Make move-in easier with Ship2Pitt
Send up to 5 packages directly to your residence hall room for free through this UPS partnership. Create yours online through July 29.
Pitt’s All Angles program was featured in an Institute for Citizens and Scholars case study
The speaker and discussion series, designed for students and by students, was recognized as a prime example of promoting civic discourse on campus.
A School of Education symposium brings the Flight 93 story into classrooms
The educator-focused event held last month at the national memorial held in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, aims to create a national model for 9/11 education.
