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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Employees, you can now share your career milestones with these Pitt graphics
Celebrate work anniversaries, accomplishments and promotions with downloadable designs.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pursuing a competitive scholarship? Here’s how Pitt can help.
Students and recent alumni can look to the Office of National Scholarships and Post-Graduation Success for everything from finding the right award to providing personalized feedback and endorsements.

Pitt people were honored at a Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association meeting
The School of Pharmacy and students Anneliese Harp, Julia Lazzaris, Charlotte Nazar and Akshaya Sudhakar were recognized at the Western Regional Meeting.

Out now: ‘Nightbloom’ and more winter reading from Pitt alumni authors
Peace Adzo Medie’s new novel gives voice to African women.

9 projects earned funding from the Dietrich Innovation Initiative
The new program will provide resources for faculty and staff to explore ambitious, collaborative projects.

Supervisors, be aware of holiday timecard deadlines
Timecards must be submitted and approved early for the weeks of Nov. 17 and Dec. 15.

How a fish could lead to new hope for treating persistent wounds
An unexpected discovery by School of Medicine Professor Michael Tsang led to his startup Zegenex — and a new way to treat serious wounds.

Tray Crayton III is staying in the game
The former Pitt football player’s recently released book charts his new direction.

Audrey Murrell is helping develop emerging Black leaders at Pitt and beyond
She’s among experts from across the US mentoring young talent through The Advanced Leadership Institute. Hear from staffers who completed the local program.

5 takeaways from last week’s event on civic engagement
Rajiv Vinnakota and Kristin Kanthak shared their thoughts on a range of topics, including young people’s views of democracy and investing in one’s community.