Pitt’s first undergraduate cancer-focused research program is underway
PICTE offers a rare and transformative opportunity for early career scientists to step directly into the world of translational cancer biology.
The story of Pitt’s Horror Studies Center was published in Film Quarterly
The article explains the links between director Adam Lowenstein’s story, the collection and “Night of the Living Dead.”
2 Pitt professors won American Chemical Society honors
Angela Gronenborn won the Nakanishi Prize and Kay Brummond took home an Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award.
This Pitt sophomore’s passion for community health won her a Newman Civic Fellowship
Avni Khandelwal, who is studying biochemistry, grew her cancer awareness, research and education nonprofit into an international organization with more than 1,000 members.
This art installation turns a century of Nationality Rooms history into poetry and pattern
The exhibition by Susy Bielak, Fred Schmalz and Aaron Henderson, which is based on materials from the University’s Archives and Special Collections, will run through July 2027.
With decades of Pitt researchers’ input, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope preps for launch
Hubble’s “wide-eyed-cousin” will investigate the nature of dark energy and capture thousands of supernovae starting Aug. 30.
Michael Ramsey’s work was recognized by the American Geophysical Society
A paper led by the professor of geology and environmental science explains the impact of losing NASA’s only high-res multispectral thermal infrared sensor
Undergraduate Alexandre Massip earned a national environmental fellowship
He is one of 39 students selected for the Rachel Carson Council’s 2026-27 National Environmental Leadership Fellowship.
Lara Putnam was elected vice president of research for the American Historical Association
The professor of history will serve a three-year term beginning January 2027.
Introducing Pitt’s latest Fulbright student finalists
Ten students and alumni, including the first-ever winner from Pitt-Greensburg, will teach and conduct research around the world.

