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Alexander Deiters and Jason Lohmueller in the lab

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.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Innovation Institute
  • It's Possible at Pitt
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Medicine
Students walk on the sidewalk of the Cathedral lawn, with Heinz Chapel visible in the background, during the fall.

5 things to know about Pitt’s new Office of Finance and Operations

From sustainability and safety to purchasing and payroll, here’s how the team keeps the University running.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Promote accountability and trust
Maher speaks at a podium

James Maher, a provost emeritus who drove progress at Pitt for 16 years, died at 82

He’s hailed as a notable physicist and dedicated leader who drastically increased enrollment, advanced research and enriched student life during his 47-year career at the University.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Provost
AMA award winners Libby Hilf and Maggie Rehberg pose in Pitt swag with their award

A GSPIA campaign earned an American Marketing Association award

Libby Hilf and Maggie Rehberg designed the winning welcome package to introduce incoming graduate students to the University and Pittsburgh.

  • Community Impact
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Promote accountability and trust
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
The sun shines behind a Pitt shield flag

3 Pitt researchers presented at a local Sips of Science event

Marco Capogrosso, Morgan DiLeo and Catherine Palmer shared their work in spinal cord stimulation, ophthalmology and audiology on Nov. 12.

  • Technology & Science
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • School of Medicine
A portrait of Nguyen in front of a body of water

Diana Khoi Nguyen’s poetry collection was named a must-read by Time magazine

In “Root Fractures,” the assistant professor of English examines points of inflection within a Vietnamese-American family.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
James Huguley

This social scientist turned entrepreneur supports Black parents with an innovative program

Parenting doesn’t come with a manual, but it does come with community, thanks to James Huguley.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Innovation Institute
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • School of Social Work
Nabors

Marlin Nabors has been named associate vice provost and dean of students

A higher education leader with decades of experience, he will oversee three vital teams in the Division of Student Affairs, effective Jan. 2.

  • University News
  • Division of Student Affairs
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Chemistry class with senior lecturer George Bandik, held at Chevron Hall.

Time magazine again put Pitt on its Best Colleges for Future Leaders list

Pitt ranks No. 14 of 61 among public institutions for 2025.

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  • Community Impact
  • Cultivate student success
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
Adi Mittal pipetting in the lab

This Pitt medical student wants to make tests for cerebral aneurysms simpler and more effective

Adi Mittal balances research, classwork and business as a student and startup founder.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Innovation Institute
  • School of Medicine
Portrait of Justin Kitzes.

Justin Kitzes received funding from Google for his high-tech approach to ecology and conservation

The assistant professor of biological sciences uses audio recorders and AI methods to scale up how scientists track patterns in nature.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
The onsite Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh’s annual clinic provided evaluations and free hearing aids.

This year’s Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh clinic filled health care gaps for more than 1,500 patients

Hearing, vision and dental care is rarely covered by insurance. Here’s how 1,000 volunteers, many of them Pitt people, stepped in to help.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Two people hold up blue photo stars with the text "Pitt."

Employees, you can now share your career milestones with these Pitt graphics

Celebrate work anniversaries, accomplishments and promotions with downloadable designs.

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  • Community Impact
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Colorful fall leaves frame the Cathedral of Learning

Comment on University policies to be decommissioned through Dec. 16

Members of the Pitt community are invited to provide feedback on the Assessment of English Language Proficiency for Admission policy via an online form.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Promote accountability and trust
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Detail frame of gloved hands placing viles into a holder.

2 dozen Pitt researchers made Clarivate’s annual Highly Cited list

This select group of authors come from a wide breadth of research areas, and their papers are ranked in the top 1% by citation worldwide.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
Pitt-Bradford panther statue.

Pitt-Bradford research teams presented at an American Chemical Society regional meeting

Students and faculty teamed up to study supercapacitors, the behavior of molecules, new chemistry experiments for students and more.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Cultivate student success
A blue flag with a Pitt shield

The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center won 3 HPCwire Awards

PSC was honored at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis for work with its flagship Bridges-2 computer.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • It's Possible at Pitt
Carey

Tony Carey won an American Political Science Association mentor award

He earned this year’s Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentor Award for working with Latino junior faculty.

  • Teaching & Learning
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Cultivate student success
Peng Liu with a graphic featuring chemistry motifs

Peng Liu is unraveling new reactions — and new ways of working together

With a pair of Nature papers among a flurry of recent studies, the computational chemist is on a hot streak that shows no sign of stopping.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Community and Pitt speakers gather to speak to a crowd at an event at t at Hazelwood Avenue and Lytle Street, where it was announcement about the Hazelwood CEC was made.

Pitt’s third Community Engagement Center has found its home in Greater Hazelwood

The CEC will be housed in Center of Life’s new headquarters, which will offer neighborhood residents a variety of services, classes and wellness programming.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Promote accountability and trust