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A Pitt-led team plans to automate quantum computing research with a Department of Energy grant
Part of the Genesis Mission, a national effort to harness AI for scientific discovery, the project could enable new chemistry and materials science.
The Institute for Learning earned another $1M from the Hewlett Foundation
The Learning Research and Development Center’s practice arm will continue its work strengthening middle school literacy in two Pennsylvania school districts.
2 new vice presidents joined Pitt-Bradford’s leadership team
Jessica Kubiak will serve as dean of academic affairs, and Andrew Peterson will serve as dean of student affairs.
Reinhard Hinterleitner won the Society for Mucosal Immunology Young Investigator Award
The associate professor’s research focuses on how gut microbiota shape immune responses.
International military and civilian leaders visited Pitt to learn from Swanson School experts
Visitors from the National Defense University’s International Fellows program heard talks on nuclear power, bioengineering and Pitt’s Center for Military Medicine Research.
The University Library System is helping to digitize a rare East African archive
Pitt experts are training two librarians from Kenya’s St. Paul’s University, which is home to centuries-old records documenting slavery and emancipation.
Pitt’s School of Pharmacy received a national community service award
The school was honored at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy for its commitment to addressing unmet community needs through education, practice and research.
2 Pitt researchers received Cytokine Society awards
Assistant Professor Victor S. Cortez and PhD student Catherine Phelps were honored for their immunology work.
She found her place at Pitt. Now, this undergraduate has created a bridge for others.
Wiktoria Kopacz launched Bridge Ahead to help international students find the belonging she was seeking when she first arrived in the U.S.
Pitt hosted 1,500 international admissions and high school counselors for three days of connection and education
Counselors representing universities, high schools and community organizations from 90 countries gathered for the 2026 International Association for College Admission Counseling Conference.
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
Poushalee Banerjee won an American Fisheries Society student writing award
Her article on eastern hellbenders received an honorable mention.
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.
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.
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.
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.

