New Pitt Program Addresses Pre-Diabetes Concerns Amid Pandemic

The Group Lifestyle Balance program, offered through the University’s Comprehensive Medication Management benefit, will help participants lose weight, reduce stress and become more active.

Community Engaged Scholarship Forum Proposals Due Next Friday

Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to submit proposals that align with tracks and themes for the third-annual event: basic needs, civic participation, digital access and inclusion, education, health equity, criminal justice reform, and relationships and our social fabric.

Pitt IT, UPMC Partner on Global Wi-Fi Connectivity Across Institutions

Employees from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC’s hospitals in the Oakland, Shadyside, Lawrenceville and Uptown neighborhoods can now use log-in credentials from their home institution’s network to connect to the internet at either organization’s facilities.

Exhibit to Celebrate Black Experience Seeks Submissions

Artists throughout western Pennsylvania are invited to submit works that answer the question, “What does the phrase Black Lives Matter mean to you?” The deadline is Dec. 1.

Virtual Green Speakeasy: Making the Invisible Visible

Hear "Making the invisible visible: Developing hyperlocal air monitoring networks to better inform policy development and enactment," by Harold Rickenbacker, manager of Clean Air and Innovation in the Environmental Defense Fund.

Register for Staff and Faculty Blood Drive Benefiting the Pitt Pantry

There will be two staff and faculty blood drives at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum on Friday, Nov. 13, and Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Save the Date: 2021 Mentoring and Advising Summit on March 11

Featured topics will include mentoring and advising in the midst of COVID-19, creating University-wide advisor support systems and leveraging technology to improve advising. Submit a proposal for a workshop or idea session. 

Year of Engagement Proposals Due Dec. 1

Proposals to support a variety of new programs, events, curricula, experiments, operational improvements, research, product development and other engagement-driven initiatives can be eligible for matching grants of up to $8,000.

Year of Engagement Awards More Than $20,000 in First Grant Cycle

From oral history projects to data analytics in high schools, Year of Engagement grant awardees will discuss their projects in two upcoming noon events on Nov. 12 and Nov. 16.

Pre-diabetic or Think You Might Be? Register for a Free Diabetes Prevention Program Delivered Remotely

The Group Lifestyle Balance program can help you lose weight, become more physically active and reduce stress. All classes will be delivered remotely.