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A new Pitt study helps identify where train derailments pose the greatest risk

In the wake of East Palestine, a new study by Pitt Water Collaboratory researchers maps 26 years of accidents in the Ohio River Basin.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education, and Outreach
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
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Pitt is among the top public universities in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report

The University’s nursing program is in the country’s top 10, and Pitt was recognized as among the best for veterans.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Cultivate student success
  • School of Nursing
LaToya Walters in front of bronze panther statue

This recruiter is helping grad students succeed — even before they step foot on campus

From Pittsburgh to Mumbai, LaToya Walters draws students to Pitt with her personal touch and expert knowledge of support services. Read about her first year in the Office of Graduate Studies.

  • Community Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Cultivate student success
Renee Cloutier

A Pitt professor is playing a key role in tracking where Pennsylvania’s opioid settlement money goes

A new database co-created by Renee Cloutier offers a way to see which approaches to the opioid crisis are working.

  • Community Impact
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • School of Medicine
A person lays in a CT scan machine.

How Pitt is building additional awareness and support for research

The University is highlighting the vital importance of research through its Research Matters program.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Promote accountability and trust
Munsch family tailgating

Homecoming means family for these Pitt graduates

The annual celebration brings together generations of Panther connections and pride for Roslyn Munsch and her daughters, Maria and Regina.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Alumni
  • Be welcoming and engaged
People entering the recreation center

Pitt’s state-of-the-art Recreation and Wellness Center supports students’ physical and mental health

See inside the new 270,000-square-foot hub for health, fun and community connection on the Pittsburgh campus.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • Cultivate student success
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How Pitt’s CyberCamp is drawing high schoolers back to the University

As it approaches its 10th year, the lauded Pitt Cyber program is innovating its approach to help grow the national cybersecurity workforce.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security
  • Cultivate student success
  • School of Computing and Information
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Championing student mental health earned this Pitt junior a Newman Civic Fellowship

Mohammad Shedeed has joined a national network of fellows committed to driving civic change across their communities.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Cultivate student success
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A lofted study room in Hillman Library

Stepping into a new Hillman Library

Along with updated infrastructure and comfortable study spaces, the library now puts unique special collections and experiential learning labs in the spotlight. Take a tour at a Sept. 8 open house.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Cultivate student success
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
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You’re at a New Ivy — now make the most of it

Pitt students are so employable that Forbes named the University a “New Ivy.” Here’s how to live your best Ivy life in Pittsburgh.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Cultivate student success
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Meet the students behind Pitt’s social media accounts

And, follow along Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Facebook and more.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
Lacrosse team in front of a crowd of children

This Pitt team is modeling a love of sports to the next generation of women athletes

Along with a successful season on the field, Pitt’s women’s lacrosse team partnered with the Boys and Girls Club to exchange letters with local kids this year.

  • Community Impact
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Athletics
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5 September events you won’t want to miss

Make the month memorable and affordable with free festivals, board game gatherings and more.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Pitt Band playing during Arrival

Welcome Week 2025, in photos

Thousands of new Panthers kicked off the academic year with New Student Convocation, Lantern Night and other traditions. See some of our favorite moments.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
  • Cultivate student success
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These new Pitt classes and programs launch in fall 2025

Register for courses in disaster preparedness, space engineering, communication science and more before the add/drop period ends on Sept. 5.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Cultivate student success

Most people turn inward to make tough decisions, a new Pitt study found

Center for Philosophy of Science director Edouard Machery was a senior author on the research, which spanned 13 languages, 12 countries and five continents.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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New Pitt research suggests cellphone data could help clinicians identify and treat mental health disorders

Colin E. Vize says passive sensing could give clinicians access to more (and more reliable) data about their patients’ lives.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A basketball team bites down on medals. One boy is held up by his teammates grasping his knees and shoulders.

See photos from the inaugural JCC Maccabi Campus Games at Pitt

Nearly 2,000 Jewish teen athletes from around the world competed and connected during the weeklong Olympic-style event.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Pika with a mountain in the background

What’s the difference between a mountain pika and a rabbit? Their noses.

A surprising new Pitt study suggests that mammals living at high elevations switch off many of the genes that help them smell.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences