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Pitt is launching its first online undergraduate degree in health informatics and artificial intelligence

The curriculum blends health care knowledge, data science and emerging technology to prepare students to lead in a rapidly evolving digital health landscape.

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  • Health and Wellness
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Thinking about graduate school? These sessions will help you decide what’s next.

The free virtual workshops will guide prospective graduate and professional students through applications, funding, housing and more.

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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.

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  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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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.

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  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • School of Medicine
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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
(seated, from left) Samuel W. Black, director of the African American Program at the Heinz History Center; Rob Ruck, professor of history in Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences; Bobby’s son Rob Grier, Jr.; CNN journalist Fredricka Whitfield (far left).

Bobby Grier’s Sugar Bowl stand: How one Pitt player changed the game

A recent Heinz History Center event commemorated the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Pitt football legend’s watershed moment.

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Just how clean do recyclables need to be?

In this Q&A, Pitt Sustainability’s Emily Potoczny offers tips for how students, faculty and staff can recycle, compost and reduce their environmental impact without leaving campus.

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  • Sustainability
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • It's Possible at Pitt
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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.

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  • 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.

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See photos from Pitt’s Health Sciences Alumni Weekend

More than 300 graduates from the University’s six schools of the health sciences returned to campus to connect with their Pitt community.

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  • Alumni
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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.

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  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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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.

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  • Cultivate student success
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Pitt has launched a first-of-its-kind Horror Studies Center

Just in time for Halloween, the new Dietrich School center approaches the genre through an interdisciplinary and global lens. See some of the chilling materials.

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  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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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.

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  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Education
  • School of Public and International Affairs
  • School of Public Health
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Comment on a draft policy regarding research misconduct until Nov. 4

Members of the Pitt community are invited to provide feedback via an online form.

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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.

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  • 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.

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  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Education
  • School of Pharmacy
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Remembering Betty and ‘Jimmy Joe’ Robinson, who transformed parts of Pittsburgh through education and service

The Pitt alumni, who were married for 74 years and credited with reshaping the city’s Manchester neighborhood, died weeks apart.

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  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Education
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These Pitt researchers are making steady progress toward a confident gait

A recent study, led by Gelsy Torres-Oviedo, shows an assured walk may start with being able to perceive changes.

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  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Pitt was named a Leading Disability Employer for a second year

The National Organization on Disability once again recognized the University for inclusive workplace practices and accessibility efforts.

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