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Hesselbein Leadership Forum Established in Partnership with Distinguished Alumna
The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs will be home to the forum, named for Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and Pitt alumna Frances Hesselbein.
School of Medicine Alumnus Devotes Skills, Time to Treating People in Conflict Zones
As a volunteer with Doctors Without Borders, alumnus Brian D'Cruz has treated trauma patients in Chad, Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. In 2013, he headed to Syria.
Philosophy of Science Summer Program on Mission to Bring Diversity Into the Field
The inaugural Pittsburgh Summer Program of Pitt's Center for Philosophy of Science hosted 15 students from around the U.S. and Canada with the long-term goal of bringing more women and people from
4 Pitt researchers received New Initiatives grants from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation
The two teams will study how pollen can transmit viruses between plants and wiring for quantum computers.
Roc-ettes have fun and gain real-world experience at Red Bull Flugtag event
With partly cloudy skies and an inconsistent tail wind, the Pitt team members gave their 24-foot aircraft a running shove off a platform on the Allegheny River. Find out how they did.
Computational Research Could Take the Guesswork Out of Creating New Metals
Creating new metals has long been a trial and error process, but Pitt engineering research could help to make producing everything from steel beams to solar cells more efficient and sustainable.
Study of Specialized Weights Aims to Make Manual Wheelchair Users Stronger Faster
For wheelchair users, increased upper-body strength could improve their quality of life. A Pitt study is looking at whether vibrating weights could speed up the weight-training process.
Chandralekha Singh co-led the International Conference on Women in Physics
The professor was one of two team leaders of the U.S. delegation at the July conference.
Legal News and Research Service Is Fast, Informed Spin on Traditional Law Journal
Since 1996, the student-powered publication JURIST has examined current events from a legal standpoint, distilling daily news into articles for the law community and beyond, 365 days a year.
2 Pitt regional campuses made the best northeastern colleges list
The Princeton Review has included Bradford on the list for 14 consecutive years and Johnstown, 12.
Student engineers will learn on the fly for the Red Bull 'Flugtag' contest in Pittsburgh
On Aug. 5, the "Roc-ettes" team of engineers will put their skills to the test at Red Bull Flugtag, a flying-machine competition.
Securing Cyberspace: High Schoolers Learn What It Takes to Fight High-tech Threats
Air Force Association CyberCamp at Pitt featured coursework focused on everything from the anatomy of a computer system and the principles of cyber ethics to defending against network hacking and
AIDS Free Pittsburgh aims for no new cases and lower HIV rate in Allegheny County by 2020
AIDS Free Pittsburgh is uniting more than 20 local groups, including Pitt, to fight the epidemic. In 2015, nearly 3,000 people in Allegheny County were living with HIV.
Ryan McDonough has been named Pitt-Bradford's new sports information director
He will serve as primary contact for the school's 13 Division III sports.
The National Institutes of Health renewed funding for Pitt's Cardiovascular Bioengineering Training Program
The Swanson School of Engineering program will receive $1.9 million over the next five years.
Amanda Poholek earned an American Lung Association Biomedical Research Grant
The assistant professor in the School of Medicine will receive $40,000 to study the causes of allergic asthma.
Chuck Perfetti was elected to the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences
The distinguished professor of psychology and Learning Research and Development Center director was recognized for his legacy of scholastic contribution.
Innovators Finish Year With 3 New Records
Pitt’s Innovation Institute reported its highest-ever numbers of startups, patents and invention disclosures as well as more than $4.3 million in precommercialization funding.
Alumnus Gifts $1 Million to Theatre Arts
Richard Rauh (A&S '62, '64G) said some of his warmest memories are of his time at Pitt and in and around the theater. His $1 million gift will support University theater productions and the newly
Gary Kohanbash received a grant from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation
The neuro-oncology researcher at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh will study immunotherapy for ependymomas, the third most common kind of brain tumor in youths.
