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Meet Pitt’s incoming class of Chancellor’s scholars

The 12 awardees of the University’s most prestigious undergraduate award include aspiring researchers and community leaders.

  • University News
  • Cultivate student success
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
People board a red city bus in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.

With PRT’s new Ready2Ride app, you can get around for free without a Pitt ID

Students, faculty and staff should use the mobile app for taking Pittsburgh Regional Transit. Set up your account now to make the switch easy.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Pittsburgh Campus
  • Promote accountability and trust
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External Relations leadership team will elevate Pitt’s engagement

Senior Vice Chancellor for External Relations Kevin Washo says integrating and aligning Pitt’s outward-facing functions will enhance the University’s profile and drive public impact.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Promote accountability and trust
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2 grants will advance Pitt life sciences and cyber training opportunities

The awards from the Richard King Mellon foundation aim to meet growing industry workforce needs in emerging areas.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
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Motorists, be aware of Pennsylvania’s new distracted driving law

Paul Miller’s Law prohibits drivers from using any mobile device while driving, including while stuck in traffic or waiting at a red light.

  • Our City/Our Campus
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Pitt will continue bolstering Pennsylvania’s dental workforce with a new Regional Training Center

The School of Dental Medicine is partnering with the ETC at Pitt-Titusville and Titusville Area Hospital to offer hybrid training programs for dental hygienists and assistants.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Titusville
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • School of Dental Medicine
Titusville students standing in front of a screen reading Education & Training Center

High school students completed training at the Education and Training Center at Pitt-Titusville

The students from the Penncrest and Titusville Area school districts gained experience in critical manufacturing skills.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Titusville
  • Cultivate student success
Jain

Alumnus Urvish Jain won the coveted Kanders Churchill Scholarship

He will use the award to continue his studies in health care delivery, economics and policy at the University of Cambridge in the U.K.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Three soccer players hug and cheer.

Watch some pitch perfect Panther soccer stars play this summer

Current and former Pitt women’s soccer players are kicking it across three leagues.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Cultivate student success
  • Athletics
Barry

Matt Barry

An engineering professor who sees student potential.

  • Global
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Cultivate student success
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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A Pitt team won 2 Telly Awards

The academic media production team was honored for their videos on the Pitt Men’s Study and Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Community Impact
  • Be welcoming and engaged
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Ray Engel was honored by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnership for Aging

The associate professor in the School of Social Work received a Lifetime Achievement Award.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • School of Social Work
Summer image of the panther statue with the Cathedral of Learning behind it

A new Pitt study has upended decades-old assumptions about brain plasticity

The findings by Oliver Schlüter, Yue Yang and team may have implications for learning, memory and mental health.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A bronze Panther statue

8 Pitt people contributed to a recent exhibit at The Frick Pittsburgh

The faculty, staff and alumni wrote annotations for Kara Walker’s illustrations of the Civil War.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
Portait of Sydney DuBose with logo of the Arcade Comedy Theater in the back

This Pitt alumna brings her passion for sustainability to the stage

You can find Sydney DuBose performing her unique eco-comedy at theaters around Pittsburgh.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Sustainability
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Band El Laberinto del Coco sits on steps.

6 free things to do around Pittsburgh this June

From outdoor concerts to movies on Flagstaff Hill, here’s how to make the month memorable.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Gov. Shapiro talks to a researcher in a lab.

Pitt’s life sciences prowess was on display during PA Gov. Josh Shapiro’s recent Pittsburgh visit

Researchers at the heart of Pittsburgh’s transformation into a health and tech powerhouse presented their work to industry officials, community advocates and elected officials at The Assembly.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Prospective students
  • It's Possible at Pitt
The Cathedral of Learning

PhD candidate Paula Orozco-Espinel received a Newcombe Fellowship

The history scholar was recognized for her dissertation on the Colombian feminist movement.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Wanless

Shannon Wanless will direct the University Center for Social and Urban Research

Chosen after a national search, the School of Education faculty member will assume her new role effective July 1.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR)
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
RSD scholar speaks with professors

16 Pitt students presented at Data Science Day 2025

Research topics ranged from use of generative AI at Pitt to retention at regional campuses to the data science of addiction.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
  • It's Possible at Pitt
  • School of Computing and Information