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How Pitt helped August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ make its debut in Italy
The groundbreaking performance, translated in part by Lina Insana’s Italian language students, featured an all-Black Italian cast of actors.
The Pitt library’s vast and varied Latin American collection can ‘speak to anyone’
Meet Martha Mantilla, whose global experiences and passion for culture prepared her to manage the collection.
Hear from computing and information experts at upcoming SCI talks
Attend the Dean’s Spotlight Series on Oct. 29 and Dec. 5.
Raed El Rafei’s new film will premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
The assistant professor returned to his Lebanon hometown to create “Tripoli/A Tale of Three Cities.”
Leigh Culley is Pitt’s interim assistant vice chancellor for accessibility
An alumna of the School of Education, she has served as director of Disability Recourses and Services since 2015.
Pick up regalia and more at Graduation Central, Oct. 29-30
Plus, register for a Nov. 19 portrait session.
Shatara Murphy was selected as an AITF Anchor Fellow
The assistant vice chancellor for Anchor Initiatives is among four higher education and nonprofit leaders in the 2025 cohort.
Pitt Medicine researchers will study ableism with a $3.2M NIH grant
Lynn Worobey and team will investigate how ableism contributes to health disparities over the next five years.
Chancellor Joan Gabel has been named chair of the Fulbright Scholar Advisory Board
A Fulbright alumna herself, Gabel has served as a member of the board for three years.
Tao Han was honored by the American Physical Society
The Distinguished Professor of High Energy Physics was recognized with the annual Meenakshi Narain Mentoring Award.
Science editor Holden Thorp is Pitt’s 2024 winter commencement speaker
Hear from the chemist, former UNC chancellor and pharmaceutical executive Dec. 18 at the Petersen Events Center.
Michelle Ward was honored for encouraging women in the chemical sciences
The American Chemical Society Pittsburgh also recognized Pitt’s student chapter with a sustainability award.
Look to the western skies this month to see a once-in-a-lifetime comet
We talked with Edward Potosky about how to see Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which won’t be back for 80,000 years.
A recent Pitt study sheds light on the correlation between cholesterol and Alzheimer’s disease in women
Epidemiologist Samar El Khoudary found it’s a matter of HDL quality over quantity in women entering menopause.
Pitt scientists validated a new panel for blood biomarkers of Alzheimer’s
Senior author Thomas Karikari hopes the test could help physicians capture the disease’s multifaceted nature and develop an approach for early intervention.
Pitt and Carnegie Mellon are collaborating with NVIDIA to launch its inaugural AI Tech Community
The University will lead a center focused on computational opportunities in the health and learning sciences, including applications of AI in clinical medicine, biomanufacturing and K-12 education.
A Pitt postdoc won a US Department of Agriculture grant
Grete Gansauer received $188K from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study rural communities.
Angela Wolfe won the 2024 Pitt-Bradford Staff Recognition Award
The associate dean of student affairs was praised for helping students advocate for themselves.
Introducing the University Center for International Studies’ interim co-directors
Longtime staff members Allyson Delnore and Jeff Whitehead will lead UCIS and Pitt Global, respectively.
Alumnus Chris Papst won a national Emmy Award
The investigative reporter was recognized for his reporting on Baltimore City Schools’ treatment of students with disabilities.
