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MLS participants smile and engage during the program's December retreat.

Nearly half of new moms in STEM leave their full-time positions. This Pitt program wants to change that.

Mothers Leading Science is helping health sciences faculty find a supportive community, strategies for work-life integration and renewed passion for their research.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • School of Medicine
An aerial view of the Cathedral of Learning during the winter that shows its entire front facade.

A podcast by 2 Pitt professors is among the year’s best, according to the New York Times

“Cement City” is a series documenting the English professor’s experience living in Donora, Pennsylvania, once a manufacturing hub.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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A guest’s guide to commencement at the University of Pittsburgh

Everything you need to know about parking, pictures, accessibility and more for your time on the Pittsburgh campus.

  • University News
  • Pittsburgh Campus
  • Commencement
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Pitt’s history and philosophy of science programs earned top honors in a recent report

The Philosophical Gourmet Report recognized the department’s philosophy of physics program as distinguished.

  • Technology & Science
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Cultivate student success
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
The Cathedral of Learning

5 Pitt students received Gilman Scholarships

The undergraduates will travel to South America, Taiwan and more through the program, which supports Federal Pell Grant recipients with up to $5,000 during their study abroad experience.

  • University News
  • Global
Students embrace on the field of the Acrisure Stadium during a Homecoming Football game.

2024 at Pitt, in photos

Our photographers shared their 10 favorite images of innovative researchers, major developments and more from the year.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Promote accountability and trust
Aerial view of the Cathedral of Learning and campus at sunset during the winter.

Joy Priest won an Advancing Black Arts Award

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded the Pitt assistant professor $50,000 for her forthcoming poetry anthology, “The Black Outside.”

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Portrait of Charles “Chas” Bonasorte at The Pittsburgh Stop Inc.

Chas Bonasorte, Pitt football’s ‘Kamikaze Kid’ and owner of famed Pitt apparel kiosk, died at 70

After his career on the field, Bonasorte became a fixture on the Pittsburgh campus with his clothing kiosk at Forbes and Bigelow.

  • Community Impact
  • Alumni
  • Be welcoming and engaged
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This Pitt alum got a humanitarian award from Farmworker Justice

Amy Liebman ensures the nation's immigrants are protected and supported.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
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Download Pitt Mobility’s new parking reservation app

Pitt Park by ParkZen limits on-campus reservations to students, staff and faculty.

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  • Technology & Science
  • Promote accountability and trust
  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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Live from New York, it’s Ben Asciutto

This Pitt alum’s childhood aspirations of working in the entertainment industry are coming true on the set of ‘Saturday Night Live.’

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Group photo of winners in the microbiology category, Mackenzie Taylor Riley, Lesko and Taylor Podob.

Pitt-Greensburg hosted the Allegheny Branch of the American Society of Microbiology annual meeting

Four students placed first in research poster presentations throughout the two-day program.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • School of Public Health
Recipients of the student award, William Schuck and his teammates Max Chiang, Marissa Varshine, Peter Vassil and Ellie Velasquez smile for a group portrait.

5 teams took home prizes in Pitt’s Sustainability in Healthcare Challenge

Faculty members in the School of Medicine and Swanson School of Engineering earned $40,000 each to fund their winning projects.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
A snow-dusted campus is set against the backdrop of a sunset.

Prepare for Pittsburgh campus closures as winter recess approaches

The University is closed Dec. 21-Jan. 2. Here’s what you need to know about residence halls, health services, dining and more.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
  • Promote accountability and trust
Three researchers in a lab

Chronic pain treatments can be dangerous and ineffective. These Pitt researchers are working on a solution.

Supported by NIH funding, the Vanish Therapeutics team is working to bring a bioabsorbable nerve stimulator to market.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
A branded Pitt flag with the University shield is framed by fall leaves.

ICYMI: Pitt contributed $6.6 billion to Pennsylvania in FY23

The latest Economic Impact Report showed the University supported nearly 49,000 jobs and contributed $356.2 million in state and local taxes.

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  • Community Impact
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Promote accountability and trust
Cathedral of Learning pictured during the winter with snow, a leafless tree and puddle.

3 Pitt people earned Philosophy of Science Association awards

Emeritus Professor Jim Woodward was honored with the Hempel Award for his years of service as PSA president.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Fang on a staircase in the Honors College

This Pitt senior and cancer researcher is one to keep watching

Here’s what’s next for Richard Su Fang, a Goldwater scholar who has already received interview invitations from 17 MD/PhD programs.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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A new Pitt center will use AI to accelerate women’s health research globally

The Vijayalakshmi Innovation Center is funded by a gift from siblings and health care entrepreneurs Vishnu Vardhan and Harsha Vardhini, along with a significant investment from the School of Medicine.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
  • School of Medicine
The Nonprofit Capacity Building Program cohort poses for a group photo at Café Momentum.

Nonprofits are scaling up their regional impact with support from Pitt

The Nonprofit Capacity Building Program connects local organizations working to improve economic stability with University training and resources.

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  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation