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Lisa Bodnar was elected to National Academy of Medicine
The maternal nutrition expert joins two alumni as a 2026 recipient of one of the highest honors in health and medicine.
The Cathedral of Learning is always on display, thanks to this artist’s image-a-day vision
A campus gallery of daily landscape paintings showcases artist Félix de la Concha’s vision of the University’s grand tower.
Study of cosmic rays continues high upon Pitt’s iconic tower
More than a century ago, scientists began studying cosmic rays atop Paris’ Eiffel Tower. Today, Pitt researchers replicate work in the Cathedral of Learning.
Your Cathedral stories highlight family, education and opportunity
The iconic tower continues to serve as the backdrop to some of the biggest moments in the lives of Pitt alumni and supporters.
Nancy Washington, a longtime Pitt educator and local civic leader, died at 87
The former psychology professor and assistant to the chancellor helped found Pittsburgh’s August Wilson center and served on more than a dozen arts, education and civic boards.
‘Positive progress for all’ was the result of 1969 Cathedral sit-in
Action showcased the Cathedral of Learning as a central locale for campus and community strength.
A new state-of-the-art Pitt health sciences building is officially open
The Fifth and Halket building serves as home to the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and two School of Medicine departments.
An iconic 1960 Life magazine image captured baseball history from the Cathedral’s 32nd floor
Woody Turner, former Pitt trustee and alumni association president, was among a handful of students who witnessed the Pirates win the 1960 World Series win from up high.
Pitt hosted an Irish delegation ahead of Aer Lingus College Football Classic
International business leaders, sporting representatives and government officials traveled to Pittsburgh to tour the University’s campus, including the Irish Nationality Room and local sports
The name game: Cathy vs. Cathedral
Pitt people are as passionate about how they refer to the Cathedral as they are about the building itself. Are you Team Cathedral or part of the Cathy Crew?
The Cathedral’s top floors are home to some of the University’s top scholars
In this Q&A, Dean Nicola Foote discusses how Pitt’s David C. Frederick Honors College is redefining opportunity and building on a decadeslong mission.
How the Cathedral of Learning went from grandiose idea to enduring landmark
In the 1920s, Chancellor John Bowman envisioned bringing Pitt together under “the greatest educational structure in the world.” One hundred years later, it’s become an awe-inspiring symbol of ambition
For 25 years, Cathedral has offered a home on high for peregrine falcons
Standing at 535 feet, the Cathedral of Learning’s height makes it the perfect home for this keystone species.
World-expanding stories from Pitt’s Nationality and Heritage Rooms
The cultural spaces that bridge past and present have been a part of the Cathedral since the beginning. As the University grew, so did they.
A $5M gift from the Mario Lemieux Foundation will support microbiome research at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
The new center will help researchers better understand how microorganisms that naturally live in and on the human body can influence cancer development.
Meet Rory Cooper, a Hall of Fame innovator who’s been harnessing tech to build better wheelchairs for three decades
With inventions benefiting disabled veterans and other wheelchair users, the HERL director is pushing technology and entrepreneurship toward new possibilities.
He studied in an unfinished Cathedral of Learning — and later contributed to its preservation
For alumnus and longtime Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation leader Arthur Ziegler, preservation is about people and culture, not just buildings.
5 free things to do in Pittsburgh this October
Watch giant pumpkins get destroyed, find the Cheshire Cat in a glass wonderland or watch a Halloween classic on the plaza.
Pitt’s Center for Governance and Markets received a $1.8M grant from the John Templeton Foundation
Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Ilia Murtazashvili will co-lead the study on how to revitalize public governance and policy.
$3B campaign kickoff, Cathedral celebration and light show highlight Pitt Homecoming weekend
Homecoming at Pitt was bigger than ever in 2026, as the University looked back on 100 years of a campus icon while setting up its next century of possibilities.
