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Michael Colaresi will lead Pitt’s new Hub for AI and Data Science Leadership

This convening point for artificial intelligence and data science efforts will facilitate collaboration across teaching, learning and other academic operations.

Kyle Wyche stands in front of banner

This alum-founded startup is turning campus food waste into fertilizer

Two shipping-container ‘digesters’ on the Pittsburgh campus transform more than a ton of scraps each month thanks to Kyle Wyche and Ecotone Renewables.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Sustainability
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Business
Katie Mullen with her husband and three children

A graduating Pitt doctoral student balanced motherhood, research and academics to earn her degree

Katie Mullen is ready to continue advancing stroke recovery science as an occupational therapist and, now, a Doctor of Clinical Science.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Pat Bostick, Rob Grier Jr., Adam Walker and Allen Greene

70 years later, Pitt honored Bobby Grier’s Sugar Bowl legacy in Atlanta

The weekend-long celebration of unity and strength included a panel discussion at the College Football Hall of Fame.

  • Community Impact
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Athletics
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AI literacy is in focus across Pitt’s new course offerings for spring

Plus, an exploration of Chinese food culture, hands-on population health training and an examination of antisemitism over time.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Cultivate student success
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Breakthrough catalyst insight may unlock new possibilities for safer water disinfection

A research team including Pitt engineers used quantum chemistry to uncover design principles for generating sustainable alternatives to chlorine.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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5 free cultural events in Pittsburgh in December

Find out this month why National Geographic described the Steel City as “one of America’s most underrated cities.”

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
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How Pitt is preparing Greater Hazelwood residents for emerging life sciences jobs

A new workforce program will offer paid training, holistic support and one-on-one career coaching ahead of BioForge’s arrival in the Pittsburgh neighborhood.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • It's Possible at Pitt
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A guest’s and grad’s guide to Pitt’s winter commencement

This year’s ceremony is at 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Petersen Events Center. Here’s what you need to know about parking, entering the venue, regalia and more.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
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2 new spaces in the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center will enhance treatment options and patient care

The Mario Lemieux Immunotherapy Center and the Pietrandrea Clinic are officially open after a Nov. 13 dedication ceremony.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • School of Medicine
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This new antibody test only takes 10 minutes, no blood draw necessary

A highly selective sensor developed by Pitt researchers can quantify immune responses — but may also have implications for everything from cancer treatments to allergy detection.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Medicine
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Graham Hatfull showing a tray of bacteriophages in a lab freezer

A new way to make phage DNA lays groundwork for better infection treatments

The study, by Graham Hatfull and colleagues, surmounts a long-lasting barrier to constructing the genomes of bacteria-killing viruses.

  • Innovation and Research
  • It's Possible at Pitt
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Doris Carson Williams

A Pitt internship will give students valuable business experience — and community groups a helping hand

The new Doris Carson Williams Internship, supported by the Elsie H. Hillman Foundation, will pair students with organizations making a positive impact in the region.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Institute of Politics
  • Cultivate student success
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
Eberle-Sudre in the Cathedral

Kimberlee Eberle-Sudré named Pitt Chancellor Joan Gabel’s chief of staff

She joins the chancellor’s senior leadership team and assumes a role formerly held by Kevin Washo, who was elevated to senior vice chancellor of external relations in April.

  • University News
  • Promote accountability and trust
The Rees family stands in front of the Frederick Honors College staircase.

Pitt is launching a premier scholars program with a $30M gift from alumnus Michael Rees

The gift creates the Rees-Chancellor’s Scholars Program at the University of Pittsburgh’s David C. Frederick Honors College.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Cultivate student success
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Deborah Wince-Smith

A global competitiveness expert will deliver Pitt’s winter commencement address

The Honorable Deborah L. Wince-Smith, president and CEO of the Council on Competitiveness, will speak to the Class of 2025 during the University’s Dec. 14 ceremony.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
Chuba Oyolu in a downtown area

This alumnus is blending bioscience and beauty in the Bay Area

Curve Biosciences co-founder Chuba Oyolu is quick to tell people that art and science are not so different.

  • Technology & Science
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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A perfect storm led this Pitt alum into a career as an amusement park artist

In his dream job at Knoebels, Jerry Sassani is also using his archeology degree from the Dietrich School.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Betsy Farmer will step down as Pitt Social Work dean

A national search will be launched to replace Farmer, who will return to the school’s faculty in July 2026.

  • University News
  • School of Social Work
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Meet the maker behind iconic Pitt public art pieces in the University Art Gallery’s latest exhibit

The student-curated display features not only Virgil Cantini but his wife and fellow artist Lucille, exploring the couple’s lasting impact on the Pittsburgh art scene.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Cultivate student success
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences