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Upcoming events commemorate Veterans Day and Pitt veterans

Next week’s University-sponsored events in Pittsburgh will celebrate veterans, the military community and their service.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
  • School of Education
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Retired instructional designer Barbara Frey receives award for contributions to online learning

Online education organization Quality Matters gave her its Directors' Award for Exceptional Service.

  • Teaching & Learning
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A pro bono past in Pittsburgh’s Orphans’ Court inspired an alum’s new book

With “The Heiress of Pittsburgh,” Duquesne University President Ken Gormley (A&S ’77) has earned himself a new job title: novelist.

  • Alumni
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Arts and Humanities
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In terms of carbon footprint, not all oil is created equal

To predict the climate impact of oil as demand shifts, we need to take into account the many ways it's extracted, according to a new study in Nature by Pitt’s Mohammad Masnadi.

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Technology & Science
  • Global
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Jill Sarada named director of the Falk Laboratory School

Sarada will be responsible for leading with strategic vision, fostering academic excellence, strengthening Falk’s overall community and ensuring Falk’s financial future.

  • Faculty
  • School of Education
  • Community Impact

Pitt Challenge winners announced

The teams tackled issues such as burnout, virtual learning and simulation.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Health and Wellness
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You can rent a phone charger at 32 local businesses thanks to Pitt alumni

The portable charger will juice up your phone in just 30 minutes.

  • Technology & Science
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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University Prize for Strategic, Inclusive and Diverse Excellence award nominations due Dec. 3

The award will be presented to the University of Pittsburgh school, division, department or unit making a significant contribution to fostering equity, diversity and inclusion in our community.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students
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New University budget model approved

The new model provides Responsibility Centers with greater authority, enabling them to better work toward Pitt’s strategic goals.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus

Creating a Just Community award nominations due Dec. 3

The award recognizes the outstanding efforts of a Pitt employee in creating a more just, equitable and inclusive community.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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Pitt's pay-it-forward debt relief and mentorship program will add 150 new students

Since launching in 2019, Panthers Forward has provided $2.25 million in federal loan relief.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Students
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Brad Nindl assumes command of 139th Medical Brigade

In this role, Nindl continues his 25-plus years' work in the U.S. Army that focuses on human performance optimization and injury prevention.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Neuromuscular Research Laboratory/Warrior Human Performance Research Center
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Innovation challenge winners tackle health disparities

Projects that address tooth decay in kids, parenting while Black and ventilator-associated pneumonia each took home $115,000 in this year’s Pitt Innovation Challenge.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
  • School of Medicine
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Richard Garland receives $1.5 million grant for Reimagine Reentry project

The program aims to reduce recidivism in Allegheny County.

  • Faculty
  • Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences
  • School of Public Health
  • Community Impact
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An app could promote informed and healthy pregnancies

Some at-risk patients didn’t know they had been prescribed aspirin to prevent a dangerous condition in pregnancy, Pitt researchers found. A smartphone app might be the answer.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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Pitt mourns the loss of Board of Trustees chair Thomas E. Richards

Richards (A&S ’76) is remembered for his humility, leadership and service.

  • University News
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Places to study besides the library

If your usual study spot in Hillman is closed, we’ve got a few ideas for where else to go.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Students
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What you need to know about COVID-19 boosters

Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office answers your most frequently asked questions.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Covid-19
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Public Health’s Tiffany Gary-Webb named special assistant to the provost

She will lead the Race & Health Collaboratory and work with John Wallace, vice provost for diversity and development.

  • University News
  • Faculty