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How a local nonprofit is helping parenting students earn college degrees
With support from Pitt’s Nonprofit Capacity Building Program, Pittsburgh Scholar House offers scholarships, housing and transportation assistance and other resources to help nontraditional students.
Meet Pitt’s 2025-26 Fulbright US Student finalists
Scholars from across disciplines will represent the United States in countries including Germany, Montenegro, Israel and Azerbaijan.
7 ways to stay busy in Pittsburgh this August
Explore the city’s largest park, shop vintage and upcycled goods, see the stars and try new flavors at these free events throughout the month.
As ‘The Points Guy,’ this Pitt alumnus helps travelers leverage loyalty
Brian Kelly’s first book-length travel guide was released in March and immediately hit the New York Times’ bestsellers list.
Hike, bike and paddle your way through Pitt’s scenic backyard
There’s easy access to wooded trails, bike paths and scenic rivers just outside the University’s Pittsburgh campus.
‘The Good Mother Myth’ and more summer reading from Pitt alumni authors
Nancy Reddy's first work of narrative nonfiction asks "What makes a good mother?"
How Pitt Magazine’s new editor-in-chief touched down in Western Pennsylvania
“Life is like a book,” Pitt and NFL football great Larry Fitzgerald said in 2022. “I’m simply turning the page to the next chapter in my life.” Pitt Magazine's new editor-in-chief can relate.
This Pitt family is on mission to register bone marrow donors
Erin and Bill Bedillion’s daughter needs a bone marrow donor. The Pitt alums are determined to find one — for her and all the other kids who are waiting for a match.
Pitt researchers earned Gates Foundation funding to develop an HIV sensor
Amir Alavi and Alan Wells are building a handheld device that can report viral load at the press of a button, enabling care in resource-limited or decentralized settings.
These Pitt researchers are investigating the biomechanics of baseball
The data they gather may help protect the health of players and give the team a competitive edge.
If ChatGPT wrote this poem, would you like it more?
A study from Pitt Professor Edouard Machery suggests "AI-generated poems are now 'more human than human.'"
Allen Greene declares Pitt athletics will be ‘bold’ in the new college sports era
The former college and professional athlete says his journey has shaped how he views his latest role as Pitt's director of athletics.
5 of the top Yinzer-approved moments from HBO Max hit ‘The Pitt’
Pitt's Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, an assistant professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine, served as a consultant for the writers of the show starting Noah Wyle.
Is it OK to scratch that itch?
New research from the lab of Dan Kaplan, a professor in Pitt’s Department of Dermatology, not only helps to resolve that conundrum but also explains why we itch at all.
Anna Li’s million-dollar idea helps patients help themselves
The MD/PhD student has already designed a medical device, earned a patent and launched a company — but it’s what she hasn’t yet accomplished that keeps her going.
Hear stories from 6 Pitt people in this statewide oral history collection
The “Voices of History” project traveled across Pennsylvania to collect Black family histories from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Step inside this innovative Pitt lab that looks a lot like your grandma’s house
The technology tested and developed in Pitt’s Healthy Home Lab is making it safer for older adults to age in place.
Pitt engineers are leading the charge to improve the US power grid
As the aging network faces pressures it's never encountered before, these Swanson School researchers are carrying on Pitt's legacy as an electricity powerhouse.
How Pitt is developing — and hiring — workers close to home
Meet career counselor Celiwe Jones, who helps connect residents across Pittsburgh to roles at the University.
Hard work and a little fortune fuels Tracey Travis’ career
From GM to Estée Lauder, the Pitt alumna has a knack for joining Fortune 500 companies just as they get hot.
