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Faculty Members Send Student Projects Flying to Space, Thanks to Seed Funding

Two Pitt projects will blast off to the International Space Station this spring to study microgravity’s effects on people and spacecrafts. The research brings together faculty, students and a tiny, see-through crustacean.

Staffer Summons Satan for Starring Role

As part of the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, public health project manager Scott O’Neal recently debuted the role of Satan in a metal opera based on “Paradise Lost.” The production was the brainchild of Stewart Copeland of The Police.

U.S. Department of Justice, News of the Day Topics of Pitt Cyber Event

Author and attorney Preet Bharara and Pitt Cyber’s David Hickton engaged with the Pitt community on subjects ranging from the Department of Justice, citizen responsibility and how future lawyers can be leaders in a packed Feb. 13 forum.

University of Pittsburgh To Begin Work on Novel Coronavirus Vaccine

The University of Pittsburgh is among a select few institutions expected to receive samples of the coronavirus for study. In his remarks to the University Senate, Paul Duprex, director of the Center for Vaccine Research, highlighted the tremendous history the University has in working on vaccines and why this matters.

Pitt Again Named Best Public University in Northeast, Best Public Value in State

The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance honored Pitt with top rankings, and 2017 brought important rankings from additional national organizations.

Pitt Rises in U.S. News & World Report Rankings

The University of Pittsburgh is ranked among the nation’s top 20 public colleges and universities in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. Pitt is ranked 18th with Florida State, Penn State and Purdue universities after being No. 26 in the magazine’s previous ranking.

Wrestling Dental Student Visits ‘Parts Unknown’

Britt Baker has won several wrestling championships. But this spring, she expects to claim an even bigger title: doctor of dental medicine. See her interview on "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown" as the show explores eclectic corners of Pittsburgh, airing Oct. 22.

Accolades

February 3, 2020

Pitt Marks Black History Month with a Series of Events

February 13, 2020

Swanson School’s Bopaya Bidanda Elected President of Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers

February 13, 2020

Pitt Biostatistics Students Win Distinguished Paper Award

February 13, 2020

Dietrich School Launches New Writing Institute

February 12, 2020

Pitt Faculty Named 2020 Sloan Research Fellows

February 7, 2020

Study Lab Wins Silver Award for Marketing and Communications at CASE

February 7, 2020

Toi Derricotte Wins Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry

February 6, 2020

Anjali Sachdeva Named NEA Fellow in Literature