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Leigh Patel Publishes New Book

Leigh Patel, a professor in the University of Pittsburgh School of Education’s Department of Educational Foundations, Organizations and Policy, has published her new book titled, “No Study Without

  • School of Education
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Students cautioned on South Side crime

As students return to campus in large numbers, Pitt Public Safety and Student Affairs are delivering a clear message: Always use common sense when exploring the city or a new area.

  • Our City/Our Campus

Pitt CoVax Expands Hours, Services

If you were waiting for FDA approval to get vaccinated against COVID-19, you’re in luck: Pitt’s vaccination clinic carries the newly approved Pfizer vaccine, and its hours have expanded. They’ll also

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students
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Global Experiences Office reinvents study abroad

Study abroad has a new name — the Global Experiences Office — and a new approach. Students can now get a truly global education from anywhere.

  • Global
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Developing a new type of quantum memory

Pitt physicist Jeremy Levy and a multidisciplinary team want to develop a new approach to building quantum computer memory.

  • Technology & Science
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Photos: Pitt Arrival 2021

The blue bins are rolling and students in matching Back to Pitt shirts are out in full force to help new Panthers move in. Here are scenes and some more resources from Pitt Arrival 2021.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
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Makerspace program helps people with disabilities design and build tech for daily life

From guitar picks to cup holders, assistant professor Anand Mhatre’s community-based class is helping people build their own assistive and fun technologies.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Graduate and Professional Students: Get Oriented

All incoming graduate and professional students are invited to the Aug. 24 University-wide orientation from 2-6:30 p.m. to meet key administrative and student leaders.

  • University News
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Research and IT foster strategic collaboration

Kim Wong and Adam Hobaugh, co-directors at Pitt’s Center for Research Computing, are on a mission to make advanced computing and data services accessible to all researchers.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
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Pitt virologists teach kids about vaccines

A recent hands-on, kid-friendly event at the Carnegie Science Center sought to make good information go viral.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Center for Vaccine Research
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Student SciComm YouTube Channel Expands

A YouTube channel run by Pitt students, bioZone, has expanded, adding new members and content to the educational effort. Joining the crew are PhD students Marissa Di, Dante Poe, Roshni Bhatt and Mark

  • Technology & Science
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Students

Chancellor’s Award for Staff Winners Named

The Office of the Chancellor has selected nine employees to receive the University’s highest staff recognition.

  • University News
  • Staff
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Andrew Mugler Earns Editors’ Suggestion Honor

Andrew Mugler, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, has published a paper in Physical Review Letters that has been

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Technology & Science
  • Faculty
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Students aid Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection

When should an aging oil and gas well be decommissioned? A group of Pitt students recently gave the state evidence-based advice.

  • Community Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Public and International Affairs
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Michele Reid-Vazquez Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant

Michele Reid-Vazquez, associate professor of Africana Studies, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute for Higher Education grant for her proposed institute,

  • Department of Africana Studies
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Ready for the start of the fall term

The Environmental Health and Safety and Facilities Management teams are keeping Pitt’s air, water and facilities clean in preparation for the community’s return to campus buildings.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Covid-19
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Signs of Life

As NASA’s Perseverance rover headed for Mars, a Pitt faculty member and an alumna had much more than a passing interest.

  • Technology & Science
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Space
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Resident Assistants aid back to school transition

Resident Assistants act as guides, counselors and friends to on-campus students. Pittwire spoke to three of them about how they got their jobs and the term ahead.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Education
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Gone Wild

At the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Katie Kefalos (A&S ’12) helps injured and abandoned animals make it back home.

  • Community Impact
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt people help with Afghan resettlement efforts

A Pitt professor and dozens of volunteers are helping to connect Afghan citizens with former employers so they can apply for asylum in the U.S. Plus, Pitt resources for veterans.

  • Community Impact
  • Global
  • School of Public and International Affairs