The Dietrich School’s Study Lab won a website award
The unit won third place at the National College Learning Center Association/Learning Support Centers in Higher Education Website Excellence Awards.
Ryan McDermott received $300K from the National Endowment for the Humanities
The funding will support the associate professor of English's project on the origins of modernity.
Tre Tipton won a student-athlete achievement award
The wide receiver and Master of Social Work student earned the annual National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals honor.
First editions of Twain, Hemingway works come to Pitt
Actor, bibliophile and philanthropist Richard E. Rauh (A&S ’62, ’64G) has donated his rare book collection to the University of Pittsburgh Library System.
Research updates: Making progress on an ‘antibiotic nightmare’
In 2019, Graham Hatfull’s research on bacteria-killing viruses saved a British teenager’s life. A new patient’s case further advances the science behind curing antibiotic-resistant lung infections.
History, influence and joy: The story of Black emancipation
A recent panel discussion dove into the history of emancipation and the influence it’s had on Black families in Pittsburgh and beyond.
From gen ed to journal publication
Born from frustration and a first-year classroom, senior Maia Stephenson’s work on hip-hop, diversity and rhetoric has earned her publication credits, funding and community connections.
Three views on one strange year
What was it like to choose Pitt sight unseen? To live on campus? Teach a class? Three Pitt people reflect on their first year at the University.