The Plan for Pitt: Engage in Research of Impact

Lin in front of a white wall with gold painting behind her
Associate Professor Yu-Ru Lin recently received a funding from Adobe Research to support her work in data science and...
Panther statue
Arthur S. Levine headshot, wearing tan suit jacket, striped collared shirt, and blue tie
Arthur S. Levine, senior vice chancellor for the health sciences and John and Gertrude Petersen Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, has announced his intention to step down, but will continue his leadership roles until his successor is hired. In the next few months, he plans to open a new laboratory in the University’s Brain Institute, where he will pursue Alzheimer’s disease research.
Balazs in front of a tan background, wearing a purple sweater
Inspired by the inner workings of a mechanical pencil in grade school, Anna Balazs went on to launch a career that blurs the boundaries between the living and nonliving in engineering and biology.
Campbell in a red sweater
Best-selling author and Pitt alumna Bebe Moore Campbell (EDUC ’71) explored racial justice, childhood and friendships in her work. Recently, Pitt acquired her archives.
Tom Eliseuson and Madison Holden wearing ballcaps and examining a tree
A Pitt-specific tree inventory is the first step in tracking progress toward the Pitt Sustainability Plan goal of increasing the campus tree canopy 50 percent by 2030.