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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.
This Pitt alum got a humanitarian award from Farmworker Justice
Amy Liebman ensures the nation's immigrants are protected and supported.
Download Pitt Mobility’s new parking reservation app
Pitt Park by ParkZen limits on-campus reservations to students, staff and faculty.
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.’
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
5 Pitt Honors students were honored at the annual NAAAHP conference
Sophomore Mercy Akanmu earned the association’s Dr. Freddye T. Davy Humanitarian and Service Award.
Volunteers will spread cheer, presents and thousands of meals for Christmas Day at Pitt
156 people will serve at the University’s 19th annual celebration on Dec. 25.
Save the date for Pitt’s Community Engaged Scholarship Forum on March 4
Nominations are now open for Partnerships of Distinction, the CESF Collaboration Champion and more awards.
Pitt’s David C. Frederick Honors College was ranked No. 11 in the nation
College Transitions recognized the honors college for its national scholarship prowess and undergraduate research opportunities, among other student benefits
Pitt’s new building at Fifth and Halket will support health sciences, medicine and online learning
The University’s Property and Facilities Committee and Board of Trustees approved interior fit out projects for the Department of Computational and Systems Biology and Pitt EDGE on Dec. 5.
How this Pitt duo’s startup plans to attack the ‘tricky beast’ that is cancer
A platform developed by Jason Lohmueller and Alex Dieters could allow immunotherapies to be delivered to tumors with more flexibility and precision.
A NASA-funded Pitt team is exploring the benefits of sleeping in space
Kate Flickinger’s research on lower metabolic rates could help astronauts safely undergo long-duration spaceflights one day. It could also help ICU patients here on Earth.
