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7 free events in Pittsburgh this July
From downtown events like Picklesburgh and Anthrocon to car-free strolls in the Strip District, there are plenty of opportunities to get outside this month.
A new Pitt center will weave history and place to build a comprehensive global atlas
The Institute of Spatial History Innovation will house an interactive database that offers historical context on more than 2 million locations worldwide.
This Pitt alumna brings her passion for sustainability to the stage
You can find Sydney DuBose performing her unique eco-comedy at theaters around Pittsburgh.
6 free things to do around Pittsburgh this June
From outdoor concerts to movies on Flagstaff Hill, here’s how to make the month memorable.
This new Pitt service helps investigators do research that’s ethically sound
The interdisciplinary RECS team consults with researchers on ethical questions and connects them with philosophers and historians elsewhere in the University.
Pitt alumnus Elwin Cotman won a Whiting Award for his urban fantasy writing
The Dietrich School alum is among 10 emerging American authors who will receive a $50,000 grant to support furthering their literary work.
Explore 1960s Pittsburgh through a new Pitt photography collection
From civil rights figures and influential artists to everyday citizens, Frank Floyd Hightower captured an evolving city and Black community on film.
This alumna is protecting people from cons, one podcast episode at a time
Laci Mosley pokes fun at grifters in “Scam Goddess,” an award-winning podcast and Hulu documentary series.
Gary Jackson blends poetry, comics and Afrofuturism to redefine Black narratives
The Dietrich School professor explores speculative storytelling through his scholarship and craft.
This high school student is sewing a quilt inspired by her research in Pitt’s August Wilson Archive
Maria McDill, an August Wilson Archive Student Research Awardee, received mentorship and a stipend to support her project.
Pitt Stages is bringing this professor’s play to life for the first time
“Morning Reckoning” harkens back to the golden age of boy bands and teen girl fandom that defined Kelly Trumbull’s adolescence. See it through Feb. 23.
How this Pitt professor lent her voice to a hit medical drama
The School of Medicine’s Sylvia Owusu-Ansah shared her story with writers of HBO Max’s “The Pitt.”
For this Pitt alumna, to dance is to dream
At Pittsburgh’s Hill Dance Academy Theatre, Ayisha Morgan-Lee uses Black dance to teach history and possibility.
This Pitt professor designed a ‘Survivor’-style game to teach social psychology lessons
Jennifer Hirsch’s unique course lets students get in the heads of reality stars — and learn some lessons while they’re in there.
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.’
Out now: ‘Nightbloom’ and more winter reading from Pitt alumni authors
Peace Adzo Medie’s new novel gives voice to African women.
Tray Crayton III is staying in the game
The former Pitt football player’s recently released book charts his new direction.
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.
When words won’t suffice, Morgan Overton communicates through art
Join the Frederick Honors College artist-in-residence at a hands-on, creative peace-building workshop on Sept. 21.
This author found an incomplete George Romero novel in Pitt’s archive. Here’s how he finished it.
Daniel Kraus will talk about the new book, “Pay the Piper,” at a free Sept. 12 event.
