Alumnus Joseph Kannarkat is Pitt’s newest Schwarzman Scholar
He has studied health care systems in the U.K. and Kenya, hoping to bring insights back to the U.S. His next stop, supported by the prestigious scholarship, is China.
Catherine Cavanaugh
This nationally lauded scholar is helping Spanish speakers learn complex science.
Richard Su Fang
One of two U.S. Presidential Scholars at Pitt.
11 Pitt veterans who made a major impact
Learn about how these military greats, from the author of the GI Bill of Rights to a former Army Surgeon General, shaped the world — and how Pitt shaped them.
Campus Sustainability Month is bringing green events to Pitt
Take a mini-course, listen to a talk on environmental justice or attend a virtual sustainability conference. Find ways to get engaged with sustainability on and off campus.
Honors College undergrads relaunch old journal with new tech
The Honors College celebrates the relaunch of the Pittsburgh Undergraduate Review — a student-led journal of scholarship and creative works — with a new open-access platform thanks to the library system.
Alumna chases opportunities at NASA
Stephanie Jiménez (A&S ’21) put her Pitt degree to work this summer as an intern for a NASA program that addresses environmental issues.
Resident Assistants aid back to school transition
Resident Assistants act as guides, counselors and friends to on-campus students. Pittwire spoke to three of them about how they got their jobs and the term ahead.
Big Picture
Pitt's University Honors College appoints a new dean
Following a comprehensive search, historian Nicola Foote from Arizona State University has been named the new dean of the University Honors College, effective July 1.

