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Q&A: Pittsburgh’s little-known role in the Great Migration
We asked Pitt-Greensburg Assistant Professor Adam Cilli to share highlights from his research into this essential Black history that changed the city.
A Pitt-Bradford alumna writes the next chapter of her hometown's story
No matter how far she wandered, Kane, Pennsylvania (and McKean County, home to UPB) would always be Kate Kennedy's home
These two Pitt-Johnstown alumni prove the power of teaching
Amy Arcurio and Nicole Kuzmiak turned their experiences at UPJ into roles as local educational leaders.
They benefited from Pitt’s Student Success Hub. Now, they’re giving back.
Peer Success Guides like Kam Chan and Alivia Melius play an important role in the University’s goal of cultivating access, affordability and support for all students.
Care for community gives this Pitt-Titusville alumnus the right frame of mind
First as a nurse, now as a small-business owner, UPT alumnus Corey Young continues to play a vital role in his tight-knit community.
6 free things to do this March
Make nature-themed art, get ready for internship season and check out local theater productions all over Pittsburgh.
This Pitt-Greensburg alumnus turns generosity into a way of life
Jamal Woodson, Pitt-Greensburg's 2025 Alumnus of Distinction, lives his life trying to "do all I could to help as many people as possible."
11,431 donors raised more than $3M for vital University initiatives on the 10th annual Pitt Day of Giving
This year’s daylong fundraising sprint generated funding for scholarships, research, academic programs, student organizations, athletics and other vital initiatives.
A six-decade Pitt Pharmacy family tradition
Since Bill Thompson Jr. graduated from Pitt in 1962, the Thompsons have used their Pitt education to serve their Blair County community as pharmacists.
These alumna-led hubs are a home away from home for hundreds
Pitt alumna Kristin Proto directs a two-location Chester County after-school hub — one a former car repair shop, the other used to be a fire station — that reaches nearly 500 students each year.
A new art display highlights Pittsburgh’s role in electric power history
The display, adorning the hallway outside a Benedum electric power lab, invites students to consider their place in engineering history.
He’s making libraries into something more
From providing meals to expanding technology resources, alumnus and York County Libraries President Robert Lambert is ‘meeting people where they are.’
From artistic talent to a sustainable business
PantherLabWorks offers training to creators hoping to scale their businesses and commercialize their products.
AI-generated ‘podcasts’ are useful but prone to errors, says this Pitt researcher
Ian Flynn’s findings on Google’s NotebookLM tool was selected as an American Geophysical Union featured story.
How a rural recruiter pitches Pitt across Pennsylvania
Daryl Burleigh uses his experience growing up in Wayne County to help prospective students figure out if Pitt is a good fit.
Local middle schoolers brought Black history — and several Pitt figures — to life
Damon Young, Gertrude Wade and Damar Hamlin were just a few of those portrayed at The Neighborhood Academy’s Night at the Museum event.
This rural Pennsylvania field station is an ecologist’s dream
Pitt’s Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology has hosted a rotating cast of prominent researchers for nearly a century.
The Pitt Research Annual Report is out now
Read about the last year of advances in AI for medicine, next-generation energy sources, space research and more.
A stacked cast of Panthers help new grads find success in showbiz
Hollywood might seem cutthroat, but this growing community of Pitt grads make sure their fellow alums find a soft landing.
Pitt climbed in the National Academy of Inventors’ global patent ranking
Pitt innovators were issued 107 U.S. patents in 2025, moving the University’s ranking up two spots to No. 26.
