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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.
19 people were honored at Pitt’s Postdoctoral Research Symposium
Overall, Pitt researchers presented 115 posters at the April 14 event.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
An undergraduate researcher and Pitt-Bradford professor teamed up to publish a new chemistry paper
The project gave sophomore Patrick Ianiro invaluable lab skills and experience with international collaboration. The hopeful future surgeon is heading to Pittsburgh next year.
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.
Pitt senior Connor Diaz won a Newman Civic Fellowship Mini-Grant
He will use the funding from The Allstate Foundation to conduct a playtest for CivWiz, a student-led civic education app, in March.
Pitt ranked No. 20 for granted patents among US universities in 2024
The annual National Academy of Inventors list highlights academic institutions that are driving innovation nationwide.
Beth Piraino will retire as associate dean of admissions and financial aid in Pitt’s School of Medicine
The alumna and professor of medicine has served the University for 43 years.
This Pitt junior won a Goldwater Scholarship for his brain imaging research
Satyaj Bhargava, a bioengineering major, earned the national honor for undergraduates in STEM fields.
Cecile Springer, former Pitt Alumni Association president, died at 94
Former PAA leader’s legacy at Pitt continues with the Cecile M. Springer Endowed Scholarship, a need-based scholarship for undergraduate students.
The Text and ConText Lab’s Columbian hand press was added to a global database
You can make your own prints with the 2,000-pound piece of history on the third floor of Hillman Library.
Cristina Murray-Krezan lent her statistical expertise to a new JAMA Internal Medicine study
The associate professor of medicine led data coordination for the research, which links a hospital-based addiction treatment to improved outcomes for patients.
Pitt Engineering alumna Kate Gundlach is still racing toward her dreams
This year she became one of two women in IndyCar to hold the coveted race engineer position.
William Fisher, Pitt alumnus and beloved local education leader, died at 100
The 1948 School of Education graduate was the first Black principal to serve at the city’s predominantly white Allderdice High School.
Pitt alumnus Elwin Cotman won a Whiting Award for his urban fantasy writing
The Dietrich School alum is among 10 emerging American authors who will receive a $50,000 grant to support furthering their literary work.
