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This senior’s long road to recovery ends with a joyful walk at graduation
Mackenzie Evans fought through pain and setbacks to earn her degree after being hit by a car during her junior year.
Pitt helped this senior find her voice. Now, she wants to amplify others’.
The first-generation student plans to use her education to fight disinformation and uplift Latino families like hers.
A Pitt professor is bringing her global perspective to this African medical research partnership
Tiffany Gary-Webb is collaborating with scientists in Senegal to better understand noncommunicable disease — and barriers to international research partnerships.
See inside the newly renovated student union at the ETC at Pitt-Titusville
An April 24 ceremony opened the updated J. Curtis McKinney II Student Union, complete with a makerspace, art galleries, upgraded classrooms and collaborative study spaces.
How 3 student-led initiatives changed sustainability at Pitt
Thriftsburgh, the Student Office of Sustainability and Food Recovery Heroes began in classrooms and clubs 10 years ago. Today, they are foundational sustainability organizations on campus.
This Pitt senior savors the challenge
From a sixth grade Texas classroom to a Pittsburgh trauma ward, Joao Barichello’s story is one of overcoming tough situations.
With 3 global experiences under her belt, this senior shares lessons learned with her peers back at Pitt
Erin Lancaster, a Frederick Honors College student and Global Hub peer mentor, went from the first in her family to attend an out-of-state school to international adventurer and advocate.
Everything guests and grads need to know about Pitt commencement
Get key details on tickets, shuttle services, parking and how to watch the ceremony at home.
Pitt-Greensburg’s new benchtop NMR device lets students study molecular structures
The undergraduate-friendly nuclear magnetic resonance instrument will ensure student researchers gain hands-on experience without having to leave campus.
A Pitt junior was awarded a Truman Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in public service
Sam Podnar, a Pittsburgh native, wants to continue using her voice in Pennsylvania’s legislature to help students across the state.
Pitt researchers took the most detailed images ever of bacteria-killing viruses
The new images could help researchers engineer the phages to attack specific targets.
Pitt ranked No. 20 for granted patents among US universities in 2024
The annual National Academy of Inventors list highlights academic institutions that are driving innovation nationwide.
An undergraduate researcher and Pitt-Bradford professor teamed up to publish a new chemistry paper
The project gave sophomore Patrick Ianiro invaluable lab skills and experience with international collaboration. The hopeful future surgeon is heading to Pittsburgh next year.
This Pitt junior won a Goldwater Scholarship for his brain imaging research
Satyaj Bhargava, a bioengineering major, earned the national honor for undergraduates in STEM fields.
Pitt Engineering alumna Kate Gundlach is still racing toward her dreams
This year she became one of two women in IndyCar to hold the coveted race engineer position.
William Fisher, Pitt alumnus and beloved local education leader, died at 100
The 1948 School of Education graduate was the first Black principal to serve at the city’s predominantly white Allderdice High School.
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.
5 ways to combat loneliness, according to David Greene and Katie Dealy
The nationally recognized experts discussed strategies for open conversation and community building as part of a Year of Discourse and Dialogue forum.
6 Pitt specialty programs rank in the top 10 of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Graduate Schools list
The University’s top-ranked health sciences programs joined strong placements across engineering, business, law and education.
