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Staff Council Survey Open Through June 11
The voluntary, anonymous survey aims to assess and address how responsibility creep or job creep has impacted Pitt employees both before and since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Tell Pitt You’re Vaccinated against COVID-19 for a Chance to Win
Pitt students, faculty and staff who are vaccinated against COVID-19 and complete a voluntary disclosure survey are eligible to win prizes, including up to $2,500 from the University.
University Library System Releases New Journal Issue on Telehealth
If you visited a doctor by video chat during the pandemic, you had an experience with the field known as telehealth or telemedicine. Pitt’s University Library System (ULS) recently published a new
Submit Artwork to the Pride Gallery
Any Pitt community member can submit artwork to the Pitt Pride Month LGBTQIA+ Creative Gallery. Creative works will be displayed on the gallery’s website and on University social media channels.
Submit Your Project to the ACCelerate Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival
Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit engaging and compelling projects with supporting media that demonstrate research and teaching impacts and have the potential to attract visitors to
Vaccine Incentive Prize Winners
Get vaccinated, get prizes: These nine people did! Fill out Pitt’s Vaccination Disclosure Form today for your chance to win gift cards, cash and other goodies. It takes less than a minute.

Laura Kingsley won a Future of the Field Award
The senior associate director in Pitt's Office of Sponsored Programs was recognized by the Society of Research Administrators International.

Pitt was ranked a top employer for new grads
Forbes ranked the University at No. 9 in the nation among education employers.

A Silver Bullet?
They’re on your toothbrush, in your clothes and mixed into your makeup: Silver nanoparticles have germ-killing properties, but could they be adding to antimicrobial resistance?

No trees were harmed in the making of this issue
Laura Clark Rohrer, editor-in-chief of Pitt Magazine, introduces the alumni publication’s first-ever fully digital issue. Watch for a mini documentary on George Romero, music from Uganda and more.

Geovette Washington was elected chair of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh board of trustees
The University's senior vice chancellor and chief legal officer joined the board in 2017 and was named vice chair earlier this year.

Pitt arrival and housing details for fall
Incoming students: A new Pitt Arrival website has launched with all the information you need to know about move-in on the Pittsburgh campus. Get the details.

Carla Panzella is Pitt's new dean of students
She comes to Pitt from Salem State University following a comprehensive national search.

Survey sheds light on campus needs
As part of a larger effort to learn more about vulnerable students, Pitt participated in the nation’s largest assessment of students’ basic needs. A committee is now acting on the results.