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16 Pitt undergraduates were named Gilman scholars
The U.S. Department of State program enables students with limited financial means to study or complete an internship abroad.
Pitt-Greensburg is getting more K-12 teachers into rural schools
Director Melissa Marks has built a program that gets student-teachers into classrooms sooner and keeps them there after graduation.
Pitt will host health and tech visionaries for a global forum in October
Experts and visionaries from around the world will spend three days exchanging ideas on competitiveness, resilience and innovation in Pittsburgh.
How Pitt keeps hand cyclists on the road to success in the Pittsburgh Marathon
The Hand Cycle Assistance Team, powered by volunteers from the University and community, provides support to racers with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities.
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.
5 incoming Pitt first-years from across PA received Stamps Scholarships
The 2025 cohort plans to pursue studies in business, engineering, psychology and more.
Pitt students are mentoring high schoolers into health care careers
NextGen Healthcare, a new student group, is offering friendship, advice and even money for college.
Q&A: Aurora Sharrard’s personal path to sustainability leader
What green habits could you pick up from Pitt’s assistant vice chancellor for sustainability?
Meet the Class of 2025 grads who won top University honors
Ashawnti Buckner and Gabriella Lombardi were honored for their commitment to campus and community.
Pitt celebrated its largest graduating class yet at commencement
More than 5,000 Pittsburgh graduates walked the stage at PPG Paints Arena on May 4. Plus, ceremonies in Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown and Titusville.
6 seniors who overcame great challenges to walk at Pitt’s spring commencement
Supported by caring faculty and programs like Panthers Forward and TRIO Student Success Services, their achievements demonstrate how Pitt makes graduation possible for every student.
After her own detour, this senior is teaching fellow students valuable financial lessons
Along with working full-time and funding her own college career, Michelle Kingsley worked in Pitt’s Financial Wellness Center as a peer educator.
This senior and cerebral aneurysm researcher is staying at Pitt to earn his MD
Halfway through his studies, Robit Mantena has already received accolades for his innovative lab work.
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.
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.
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.
