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Tiffany Gary-Webb and Bamba Gaye with several other scientists

A Pitt professor is bringing her global perspective to this African medical research partnership

Tiffany Gary-Webb is collaborating with scientists in Senegal to better understand noncommunicable disease — and barriers to international research partnerships.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • School of Public Health
Jaqui Hernandez-Martinez headshot

Pitt helped this senior find her voice. Now, she wants to amplify others’.

The first-generation student plans to use her education to fight disinformation and uplift Latino families like hers.

  • Community Impact
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Ribbon cutting of the student union

See inside the newly renovated student union at the ETC at Pitt-Titusville

An April 24 ceremony opened the updated J. Curtis McKinney II Student Union, complete with a makerspace, art galleries, upgraded classrooms and collaborative study spaces.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pitt-Titusville
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Mackenzie Evans in front of a blossoming tree

This senior’s long road to recovery ends with a joyful walk at graduation

Mackenzie Evans fought through pain and setbacks to earn her degree after being hit by a car during her junior year.

  • Community Impact
  • Cultivate student success
  • School of Social Work
A bronze Panther statue

7 Pitt students won a nationally competitive research fellowship

The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program provides five years of funding for the country’s top student researchers.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Flowers blooming in front of the blurred Cathedral of Learning

James Coleman won a Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation award

The Giles Constable Award will support his upcoming book on 15th- to 17th-century Italian literature

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Two students posing with garbage bags

How 3 student-led initiatives changed sustainability at Pitt

Thriftsburgh, the Student Office of Sustainability and Food Recovery Heroes began in classrooms and clubs 10 years ago. Today, they are foundational sustainability organizations on campus.

  • Community Impact
  • Sustainability
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
Mark Nordenberg

Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg was named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Institute of Politics chair joins nearly 250 esteemed members elected to this year’s class.

  • University News
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • School of Law
Erin Lancaster with flowers in the background

With 3 global experiences under her belt, this senior shares lessons learned with her peers back at Pitt

Erin Lancaster, a Frederick Honors College student and Global Hub peer mentor, went from the first in her family to attend an out-of-state school to international adventurer and advocate.

  • Community Impact
  • Global
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Water pours from a panther fountain on the Cathedral of Learning

19 people were honored at Pitt’s Postdoctoral Research Symposium

Overall, Pitt researchers presented 115 posters at the April 14 event.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
A figure of a man on the side of a building

Dara Méndez was honored by Pittsburgh’s Professional Women’s Network

The School of Public Health associate professor received the Ladies Who Lead Award in a celebration on April 17.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • School of Public Health
Two people look down at a mannequin laying in a machine.

Pitt researchers presented several ongoing projects and their impact on PA

State Secretary Akbar Hossain met with University leaders, faculty and students during a campus visit on March 20.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
Joao Barichello posing in scrubs on Pitt's campus

This Pitt senior savors the challenge

From a sixth grade Texas classroom to a Pittsburgh trauma ward, Joao Barichello’s story is one of overcoming tough situations.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
The sun and the Cathedral of Learning show between tree branches

Meet the 2025 Pitt Sustainability Awardees

The recognitions celebrate leadership and innovation in sustainability on the University’s campus.

  • Community Impact
  • Sustainability
  • Cultivate student success
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
Lauren Baldwin receiving award

Pitt-Bradford honored several student leaders at the Blue and Gold Gala

Seven undergrads received individual awards for their co-curricular contributions to the campus and community.

  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Cultivate student success
Students gathered around a screen

Pitt-Greensburg’s new benchtop NMR device lets students study molecular structures

The undergraduate-friendly nuclear magnetic resonance instrument will ensure student researchers gain hands-on experience without having to leave campus.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Cultivate student success
Students in helmets and gear on top of a roof in Pittsburgh

Pitt students rappelled down a skyscraper to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters

Peyton Music and Suniska Prathipati rappelled down 21 stories of downtown Pittsburgh’s EQT Plaza building.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Graduates clap and cheer after the commencement ceremony.

Everything guests and grads need to know about Pitt commencement

Get key details on tickets, shuttle services, parking and how to watch the ceremony at home.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Commencement
Podnar

A Pitt junior was awarded a Truman Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in public service

Sam Podnar, a Pittsburgh native, wants to continue using her voice in Pennsylvania’s legislature to help students across the state.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Cultivate student success
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Pitt reasearcher looking at test tubes

Pitt researchers took the most detailed images ever of bacteria-killing viruses

The new images could help researchers engineer the phages to attack specific targets.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences