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25 projects awarded Pitt Seed funding and support
The projects range from using Netflix in student services to diversifying academia.

Attend the 2022 Staff Council Spring Assembly on March 9
This year’s keynote speaker is Felicia Savage Friedman, founder of YogaRoots. The theme is, “Who are You in the Legacy of Racism?”

A multidisciplinary research group received a Pitt Momentum Grant
The $60,000 award will support the Pittsburgh Center for Interdisciplinary Bone and Mineral Research.

Translate science into action with the dean of public health
Maureen Lichtveld was the youngest and first female physician to work directly in the Amazon rainforest. Join her on a study abroad program there this summer.

Winners of the Black Excellence Service Award announced
Recipients are students, staff, faculty, businesspeople and alumni who are role models in the community.

See the ‘women in the windows’ at Heinz Chapel this March
Throughout Women’s History Month, anyone with a Pitt ID can attend a free tour of the chapel’s stained-glass windows featuring historical women.

Register for 'College Writing and Your Neurodiverse Brain'
Registration is limited for the workshop led by English Instructor Johanna Murphy at noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16.

Support Ukraine at this March 4 fundraising event
Stop by the fundraising event from 1:30-2:30 p.m., at the Pitt Global Hub on the first floor of Posvar Hall. Donations will be used to support the Ukrainian people.

Phone service will be briefly interrupted March 9 at the Pittsburgh campus
From 9-11:30 a.m., incoming calls to individual phone numbers may be unavailable for up to 15 minutes during the transition to a new service provider.

Pitt Education’s Kari Kokka receives grant from the National Science Foundation
The grant supports early career faculty with the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education.

Pitt announces $5 million gift to Men’s Basketball from Thomas E. and Mary Beth Richards
Thomas E. Richards, former Board of Trustees chair, and his wife Mary Beth made the commitment to the Pitt Men's Basketball program, fulfilling a wish Tom made before his passing in October.

Pitt Education’s Ready to Learn program empowers middle schoolers to use math for social change
The Center for Urban Education hosts the after-school and summer math program, inspired by civil rights icon and educator Bob Moses.

Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards recognize exceptional Pitt faculty
Faculty members, as well as an entire office, were honored for going above and beyond in their contributions to the University and the world.

Learn about Ukraine's resilience and its history with Russia through these 4 songs
One way to better understand a country's culture and past is through popular music, says Pitt professor and ethnomusicologist Adriana Helbig.

Meet the Pitt-trained chemist shattering global glass ceilings as a soccer referee
Last year, Kathryn Nesbitt became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match.

Hear from Kyiv during a virtual panel discussion
Pitt’s Jennifer Murtazashvili is hosting a virtual conversation with members of the Kyiv School of Economics at 3 p.m. ET on Monday, Feb. 28.

This Pitt junior made hockey history
Alex Randall is the first Black broadcaster to call a Canadian Hockey League game.

Register for the 2022 Mentoring and Advising Summit
Anyone who advises, mentors or coaches students is encouraged to join the March 4 event.

Annual disclosures open March 15 and are due by April 15
All financial, personal and professional interests, activities and relationships with any non-University entities that may create a conflict of interest or commitment should be disclosed by April 15

The University of Pittsburgh issues a statement of support for Ukraine
“We stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, and for the scholarly and research communities there,” wrote Ariel Armony, vice provost for global affairs.