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Meet Prince Matthew and Stephanie Wiltman—the graduate students speaking at Sunday’s celebration of the Class of 2020.
How to Access Pitt’s Virtual Graduation Celebration
Tune in to the festivities on Sunday, April 26, at 11:30 a.m. ET with these instructions.
Reinventing the Living Panther
In 1920, 5,000 Pitt students assembled and formed into the shape of a “Living Panther.” To mark the 100th anniversary of the event and support the Class of 2020, the Pitt community is recreating the
Mind Over Body: Improving Brain-Computer Interfaces
Researchers at Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University are finding out how the brain learns new tasks, which could help people who have suffered injuries to the nervous system. Their latest findings were
From the Pandemic’s Front Lines: Photos of Pitt Alumni in Action
University of Pittsburgh community members—including a network of more than 10,000 alumni in the health care field—are engaged in a global fight against COVID-19. We are honored to call them Panthers
10 tips for celebrating Earth Day at home
“Earth Day is every day,” says Aurora Sharrard, University of Pittsburgh sustainability director. But it doesn’t hurt to do something special on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. See what she
Science Instructors Find Ways to Bring the Lab to Their Students
From mailing circuit boards to students’ homes to rolling 80 containers of duckweed down Forbes Avenue, lab instructors got creative in the shift to online learning.
Graduate Student, Alum Makes Masks Safer
PhD candidate Tyler Quinn (EDUC '15) works with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to make sure personal protective equipment doesn't put a strain on the wearer's ability to work
Pitt jumped in the Athletic Equality Index
Pitt scored 95 out of 100 in the annual report on institutional support for LGBTQ+ student-athletes, coaches, administrators, staff and fans.
Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence Helps Small Businesses Cope with COVID-19
The Pitt institute is offering free resource guides, webinars and advice on federal and state programs to help small business owners through the pandemic.
Chandralekha Singh was named president of the American Association of Physics Teachers
The professor of physics and astronomy is also founding director of Pitt’s Discipline-based Science Education Research Center.
Seeking Ethics Through Narrative During COVID-19
Uma Satyavolu’s Literature and Medicine course challenges students to study both past and current writings to deal ethically with pandemics such as COVID-19. See what books and resources she
Illustrated Guide Makes COVID-19 Information More Accessible
The symptoms, treatment and other medical information about the novel coronavirus can be difficult for some people to understand. Six Pitt Med students led the production of an illustrated guide
Pitt’s Water Collaboratory published a paper on regional flooding
The paper is the third of a series designed to assess knowledge gaps related to regional water resources.
10 faculty, staff and students were named to Pitt’s Carbon Commitment Committee
The University is on a trajectory to meet the 2018 Pitt Sustainability Plan goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and energy use 50% by 2030.
Pitt-Bradford received national advertising awards
The regional campus earned four honors in the Collegiate Advertising Award.
Perspective: Married to Medicine
Rachel Mennies, spouse of critical care doctor and Pitt alumnus Nicholas Goodmanson (MED ’13, ’16, ’18), writes about the worries and moments of connection she and other partners of physicians are
Pitt Student Awarded 2020 Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Kathryn Fleisher, a junior at the University of Pittsburgh, is the 13th Truman Scholar in Pitt’s history and the first since 2016. The competitive national scholarship awards $30,000 for two to three
HealthyCHILD Program Bridges Resource Gap For Schools, Families at Home
During the pandemic, a team of experts in early childhood development, social-emotional learning and mental health have expanded resources for parents like Hausaan and Kimberlee (EDUC ’13) Burton, who
Match Day for Pitt Med Students Turns into Movement to Help Community
When a capstone celebration turned virtual this year, medical students pulled together to donate the money they had raised for the event to communities in need—and challenged faculty to do the same.
