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Rohit Mantena sits at a lab bench

This senior and cerebral aneurysm researcher is staying at Pitt to earn his MD

Halfway through his studies, Robit Mantena has already received accolades for his innovative lab work.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Medicine
Michelle Kingsley in front of a whiteboard reading "Financial Wellness Center"

After her own detour, this senior is teaching fellow students valuable financial lessons

Along with working full-time and funding her own college career, Michelle Kingsley worked in Pitt’s Financial Wellness Center as a peer educator.

  • Community Impact
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • School of Business
Students in the Greensburg pinning

Pitt-Greensburg’s School of Nursing program will celebrate its largest graduating class yet on May 2

The new BSN graduates will join more than 100 Pitt-produced nurses who are contributing to the local health care workforce.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Cultivate student success
  • Promote accountability and trust
Jaqui Hernandez-Martinez headshot

Pitt helped this senior find her voice. Now, she wants to amplify others’.

The first-generation student plans to use her education to fight disinformation and uplift Latino families like hers.

  • Community Impact
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A bronze Panther statue

7 Pitt students won a nationally competitive research fellowship

The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program provides five years of funding for the country’s top student researchers.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Mackenzie Evans in front of a blossoming tree

This senior’s long road to recovery ends with a joyful walk at graduation

Mackenzie Evans fought through pain and setbacks to earn her degree after being hit by a car during her junior year.

  • Community Impact
  • Cultivate student success
  • School of Social Work
Ribbon cutting of the student union

See inside the newly renovated student union at the ETC at Pitt-Titusville

An April 24 ceremony opened the updated J. Curtis McKinney II Student Union, complete with a makerspace, art galleries, upgraded classrooms and collaborative study spaces.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pitt-Titusville
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Tiffany Gary-Webb and Bamba Gaye with several other scientists

A Pitt professor is bringing her global perspective to this African medical research partnership

Tiffany Gary-Webb is collaborating with scientists in Senegal to better understand noncommunicable disease — and barriers to international research partnerships.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • School of Public Health
Erin Lancaster with flowers in the background

With 3 global experiences under her belt, this senior shares lessons learned with her peers back at Pitt

Erin Lancaster, a Frederick Honors College student and Global Hub peer mentor, went from the first in her family to attend an out-of-state school to international adventurer and advocate.

  • Community Impact
  • Global
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Water pours from a panther fountain on the Cathedral of Learning

19 people were honored at Pitt’s Postdoctoral Research Symposium

Overall, Pitt researchers presented 115 posters at the April 14 event.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
A figure of a man on the side of a building

Dara Méndez was honored by Pittsburgh’s Professional Women’s Network

The School of Public Health associate professor received the Ladies Who Lead Award in a celebration on April 17.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • School of Public Health
Two people look down at a mannequin laying in a machine.

Pitt researchers presented several ongoing projects and their impact on PA

State Secretary Akbar Hossain met with University leaders, faculty and students during a campus visit on March 20.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
Joao Barichello posing in scrubs on Pitt's campus

This Pitt senior savors the challenge

From a sixth grade Texas classroom to a Pittsburgh trauma ward, Joao Barichello’s story is one of overcoming tough situations.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
The sun and the Cathedral of Learning show between tree branches

Meet the 2025 Pitt Sustainability Awardees

The recognitions celebrate leadership and innovation in sustainability on the University’s campus.

  • Community Impact
  • Sustainability
  • Cultivate student success
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
Flowers blooming in front of the blurred Cathedral of Learning

James Coleman won a Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation award

The Giles Constable Award will support his upcoming book on 15th- to 17th-century Italian literature

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Two students posing with garbage bags

How 3 student-led initiatives changed sustainability at Pitt

Thriftsburgh, the Student Office of Sustainability and Food Recovery Heroes began in classrooms and clubs 10 years ago. Today, they are foundational sustainability organizations on campus.

  • Community Impact
  • Sustainability
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
Mark Nordenberg

Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg was named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Institute of Politics chair joins nearly 250 esteemed members elected to this year’s class.

  • University News
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • School of Law
Students gathered around a screen

Pitt-Greensburg’s new benchtop NMR device lets students study molecular structures

The undergraduate-friendly nuclear magnetic resonance instrument will ensure student researchers gain hands-on experience without having to leave campus.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Cultivate student success
Students in helmets and gear on top of a roof in Pittsburgh

Pitt students rappelled down a skyscraper to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters

Peyton Music and Suniska Prathipati rappelled down 21 stories of downtown Pittsburgh’s EQT Plaza building.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Graduates clap and cheer after the commencement ceremony.

Everything guests and grads need to know about Pitt commencement

Get key details on tickets, shuttle services, parking and how to watch the ceremony at home.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Commencement