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A Pitt psychiatry team studying suicide earned a $16.2 million grant renewal from the National Institute of Mental Health
The ETUDES Center will use the funds to combat adolescent suicide with a focus on Black and Hispanic youth.

Become a more confident cyclist during Pitt’s Bike to Campus Week
From fix-it stations to free rides, the Pittsburgh campus has everything you need to bike around town. Learn more about urban cycling during Sept. 12-16 events.

Katz School’s Executive MBA program lands highest-ever ranking from Poets & Quants
Pitt is No. 18 nationwide and No. 6 among public university programs in the 2022-23 ranking.

Pitt-Greensburg’s Learning Resources Center celebrates 25 years of student success
The center provides disability services and tutoring help to hundreds of students each year.

Pitt Arrival 2022 in photos
From New Student Convocation to the annual Activities Fair, the Pittsburgh campus was abuzz during Welcome Week. See our favorite pictures.

New research from Caroline Runyan’s lab published in Cell Reports
Her team found that the properties of a neuron subtype are specialized in different subregions of the cortex.

Donors David Frederick and Sophie Lynn visited Pitt to celebrate the renaming of the Honors College
They spent Sept. 1 with students, faculty and staff, then dotted the Pitt “i” before the Backyard Brawl.

What you need to know about monkeypox
Ken Ho, a Pitt infectious disease specialist, explains how monkeypox differs from COVID-19 and what to do if you think you’ve been exposed.

Why do galaxies stop making stars? A huge collision in space provides new clues.
Merging galaxies might hurl away the gas that fuels new stars, according to a discovery by Pitt astronomers and their colleagues.

A multidisciplinary Pitt team won the first phase of the NIH Neuromod Prize competition
Led by Changfeng Tai, the team is developing a device to address bladder, bowel and sexual disorders.

In photos: What’s new in campus construction this fall
Renovations and construction across three Pitt campuses will provide new state-of-the-art facilities and sustainable upgrades.

Stephen Frederico received an American Brain Tumor Association fellowship to study pediatric brain cancer
The award aims to motivate talented medical students to pursue careers in neuro-oncology research by supporting a three-month summer research experience.

Pittsburgh’s ‘neighborly playground’ for neuroscience has new leadership
Pitt’s Julie Fiez and Carnegie Mellon’s Lori Holt will lead the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition into its next era of collaboration and curiosity.

7 things to do in the ’Burgh this September
There’s plenty to keep you busy, including block parties, film screenings and a Chinese cultural festival.

Pitt earned an unprecedented 12 international studies awards from the U.S. Department of Education
All six of the University’s global and area centers won both National Resource Center grants and Foreign Language Area Studies fellowships totaling $11 million.

Panthers Forward offers money and mentorship to the Class of 2023
The program is open to all Pittsburgh students who use federal funding to pay for their final year of college. Applications are due Oct. 2.

These free block parties will bring Oakland residents and students together
All neighbors — both short- and long-term — are invited to the September events featuring food, games, music and more.

Abdus Wahed received funding to develop SMART patient-centered clinical trial methods
The trials allow for more than one treatment to be given to a patient, or for treatment to change midway through.

Your handbook to the Pitt fandom
Whether you’re new to Pitt, a proud parent or just need a refresher, here are the athletics traditions you need to know.