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The first Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument results made the most precise measurement yet of our expanding universe
Using the DESI, researchers have made the largest 3D map of our universe and world-leading measurements of dark energy, the mysterious cause of its accelerating expansion.

A new home for Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will unite its programs and foster interdisciplinary opportunities
The school will occupy six floors in the new building, set for December 2025 completion.

The Conceptual Foundations program takes a philosophical look at medicine
This rapidly growing certificate program in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science has students tackling medical questions in a new way.

Introducing the 2024 Community Engaged Scholarship Forum honorees
These Pitt students, faculty and staff have made significant impacts on their communities.

Prachi Gupta's memoir tackles the model minority myth
Read "They Called Us Exceptional: and Other Lies that Raised Us" and more, out now from alumni authors.

Meet Pitt’s 2024 faculty Fulbright winners
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers faculty the opportunity to teach and conduct research abroad.

How to exchange diverse viewpoints on campus without the discord, according to Pitt experts
Faculty members Abdesalam Soudi and Ann Sinsheimer discuss centering respect and other lessons from Pitt's Year of Dialogue and Discourse with Clyde Wilson Pickett.

A first-generation Pitt alumna was selected for a Pickering Fellowship
Selected out of 1,400 applicants, Khadajah Muhammad will be equipped with foreign affairs skills before participating in both a domestic and international internship.

Pitt has 2 new Goldwater scholars
The prestigious scholarship is awarded to sophomores and juniors who plan to pursue research careers in the sciences and engineering fields. Meet our winners.

A Pitt alumna and Fulbright scholar participated in the EU-US Young Leaders Seminar
Michelle Furmansky was among 40 people from across the globe in the invitation-only summit.

A Dell Technologies gift will provide Pittsburgh medical researchers with expanded computational power
A new high-performance computer system in the Innovation Hub for Health Science Medical Research will help improve outcomes for patients.

Pitt Chancellor Joan Gabel is in pursuit of what’s possible
Forward-thinking and values-driven, she’s embraced Pitt’s boundless potential throughout her first year as the University’s 19th leader.

Difficult conversations: How to agree to disagree, according to a Pitt communications expert
As part of the Year of Discourse and Dialogue, we asked Gordon Mitchell how to have better conversations and navigate disagreements.

Phil Bakken named Pitt’s vice chancellor and secretary of the Board of Trustees
He currently serves as the chief of staff to the president and corporation secretary to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska System.

Endometriosis research is the focus of a new hub at Pitt
A multidisciplinary team at the Hub for Endometriosis Research is tackling both the science of and advocacy for the understudied and currently incurable disease.

Pitt-Titusville launches rebranded Education and Training Center
Formerly known as the Hub, the school is raising community awareness of its associate degrees and Swanson School of Engineering sponsored courses.

An undergrad from Ukraine is exploring how VR might comfort those with PTSD
Moved by her own experiences with trauma, Sofiya Synychych developed a meditative application with help from Pitt-Bradford faculty.

The best way to retain memories may depend on the content
New Pitt and Temple research tests approaches for spacing out and memorizing different types of material.

836 Pitt undergraduates contributed data for a new study on plants and pollution
The study originated from a lab course, Duckweed Survivor, that encourages students to see themselves as researchers.

This Pitt program is leveling up the gene therapy workforce in Pittsburgh
Leah Byrne’s Pittsburgh Gene Therapy Bootcamp teaches lab skills and connects grad students to biotech companies.