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How a Pitt program in the Hill District is closing the digital divide in Pittsburgh

The Community Engagement Center’s Digital Inclusion Studio promotes digital literacy and development for both adults and children.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • School of Computing and Information
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Lucas Berenbrok won the Albert B. Prescott Pharmacy Leadership Award

The associate professor was recognized for his expertise in pharmacogenomics and leadership educating pharmacists on over-the-counter hearing aids.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Pharmacy
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Law student Shakhzoda Tuychieva received a fellowship from the American Bar Association

As a Section of Dispute Resolution fellow, she will serve on a committee to advance women’s careers in the field.

  • School of Law
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Thinking about graduate school? The Pitt2Pitt Scholarship can help you get there.

More than 80 master’s and professional programs offer scholarship funding for students and alumni who continue their studies at Pitt.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Graduate and professional students
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Volunteer at the Petersen Events Center for the Pitt United Way Campaign

Each two-hour shift earns the campaign $30.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
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A fertilizer startup co-founded by a Pitt alumnus won the 2022 TransTech Energy Evolving Energy Technology Showcase

Ecotone Renewables uses zero-emission upcycling to produce sustainable Soil Sauce — an innovation that earned the company a $7,500 prize.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Sustainability
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The benefits of alcohol have been exaggerated, says this Pitt professor

Although many cut down on their consumption for Dry January, popular beliefs about the positives of drinking prevail. Christina Mair explains that the research isn't so clear.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Public Health
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Rory Cooper has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame

With the honor, the Pitt professor and wheelchair technology innovator joins an illustrious group of innovators.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Undergraduate student Vidya Surti was appointed to the board of directors of Radiant Hall

The Pitt junior said she hopes to increase support for disabled artists through community partnerships and programs at the nonprofit.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Sign up for Pitt’s MLK Day of Service by Jan. 11

Volunteers will commemorate the national “day on” by serving at local nonprofits on Jan. 16.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
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These Pitt English classes used a video game to teach interactive fiction

Night School Studio donated copies of its supernatural thriller ‘Oxenfree’ to Amanda Tien's writing courses.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Students
  • Department of English
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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5 activities to kick off the spring semester

From mask crafting to Indian dancing, there’s plenty to do in January.

  • University News
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
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2 students completed the MAC basic machining course at Pitt-Titusville

Two students completed the 15-week basic machining course offered by the Manufacturing Assistance Center at the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville Education and Training Hub, which gave them a

  • Pitt-Titusville
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Mia Achitoov

A future doctor who values elders and offers comfort in the hospital and beyond.

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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How to turn the tide of the opioid epidemic

A group of bipartisan politicians and health care experts shared their plans, progress and hope during a Dec. 16 Pitt panel discussion.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • School of Dental Medicine
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Pitt’s Small Business Development Center earned Member of the Year honors from the Regional Export Promotion Program

REPP aims to expand export opportunities and the presence of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in local communities.

  • Community Impact
  • Small Business Development Center
  • Global
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Susan Baida has been named the first executive director of the Collaboratory Against Hate

As leader of the Pitt-CMU initiative, she will facilitate partnerships to research how hate radicalizes through social platforms and potential intervention.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Pitt will host celebrated poet Nikki Giovanni on Jan. 17

The seven-time Image Award winner will speak as part of MLK Social Justice Week and the Year of Emotional Well-Being.

  • University News
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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The teachings of a Pitt psychiatrist live on in the Twerski Fellows Program

The program, sponsored by Chabad House on Campus, aims to empower students with mental health workshops.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Students
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Thuy D. Bui received the 2022 Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Award

The Pitt School of Medicine professor was recognized for her dedication to underserved and vulnerable populations in health care.

  • Community Impact
  • School of Medicine