Pitt picked up 6 awards at the Suitable Pathways to Student Success Conference
The annual event recognizes people and programs for their impact on student success and co-curricular learning.
Pitt’s School of Pharmacy received a national community service award
The school was honored at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy for its commitment to addressing unmet community needs through education, practice and research.
Graduate programs in health sciences and engineering rose in U.S. News & World Report rankings
Seven health sciences specialty programs cracked the top 10, including a No. 1 ranking for occupational therapy, and the Swanson School of Engineering ranks No. 24 for public universities.
Introducing Pitt’s Implementation and Research Center for Healthy Communities
Formerly PERU, the IRC offers resources for substance use and suicide prevention in Pennsylvania and beyond.
A six-decade Pitt Pharmacy family tradition
Since Bill Thompson Jr. graduated from Pitt in 1962, the Thompsons have used their Pitt education to serve their Blair County community as pharmacists.
A Pitt grad student was a runner-up in the Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway
Alexandra Walton, a second-year in the PharmD program, won $20,000 at the halftime show of the Big Ten Championship Game.
3 Pitt alumni earned 2025 C-Suite Awards
Pittsburgh Business Times recognized Jamie McMahon, Ken Gormley and Chronis Manolis as top executives on its annual list.
Lucas Hill was appointed executive director of Pitt PERU
He brings extensive experience in research and education in substance use to the School of Pharmacy’s Program Evaluation and Research Unit.
Pitt people were honored at a Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association meeting
The School of Pharmacy and students Anneliese Harp, Julia Lazzaris, Charlotte Nazar and Akshaya Sudhakar were recognized at the Western Regional Meeting.
See US pharmacy closures over the last decade on an interactive Pitt map
The School of Pharmacy and American Pharmacists Association project demonstrates the importance of health care access in local communities.

