Undergraduate Emily Boyle earned first place at a statewide GIS research conference

The senior in Pitt’s Dietrich School won the humanities poster competition at the 2026 Pennsylvania GIS Conference in State College.

Behind the Pitt network that’s helping rural students adjust to urban life

Students from rural areas often face challenges when they arrive at a university. Pitt is working to close the gap and help Pennsylvania students reach their potential.

2 Pitt students were selected as 2026 Roosevelt Network Fellows

The fellowship prepares students for careers as policymakers and public servants.

He’s making libraries into something more

From providing meals to expanding technology resources, alumnus and York County Libraries President Robert Lambert is ‘meeting people where they are.’

Susan Orr received a Sojourner House Pearl of Hope Award

The director of communications and media at Pitt’s School of Computing and Information has served the regional nonprofit for more than two decades.

Storytelling meets emerging tech in Pitt’s Digital Narrative and Interactive Design program

These Pitt students are using computing skills and AI tools to design new experiences and preserve cultural stories.

Sasha Kotarski was honored by the Women’s Press Club of Pittsburgh

The communications and media manager for the School of Computing and Information was one of three inaugural winners of the Helen Fallon Young Communicator Award.

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.

A Responsible Data Science project will explore extreme human altruism

The Pitt initiative will collaborate with the Carnegie Hero Fund to make its 121 years of data on heroes available to researchers.

Meet Pitt’s 2025-26 Fulbright US Student finalists

Scholars from across disciplines will represent the United States in countries including Germany, Montenegro, Israel and Azerbaijan.