University News
Phone service will be briefly interrupted Nov. 30 at the Pittsburgh campus
From 9-11:30 a.m., incoming calls to Pittsburgh campus individual phone numbers may be unavailable for up to 15 minutes during the transition while the phone number is being moved to the new service provider. Outgoing calls placed from Pittsburgh campus phones will not be affected.
ICYMI: Holiday break extended for staff
Winter Recess will now run Dec. 20 through Jan. 3, 2022 for all full- and part-time Pitt employees.
Understanding Pitt's strategic plan
Our people, programs and purpose are the pillars of the new Plan for Pitt. Here are five ways the University is working to improve our academic and research programs.
Meet Pitt’s chief diversity officer
Vice Chancellor Clyde Wilson Pickett shares what he’s been doing to create a more equitable and inclusive university.
Pitt expands apartment-style housing options through hotel acquisition
The University intends to purchase the Residence Inn, which will be earmarked for housing graduate students and additional Pitt community members.
Robert K. Cunningham appointed interim executive director of the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition
The CNBC is a collaboration between Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University that advances research into the cognitive and neural mechanisms that give rise to behavior.
Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation announces new program
The Covestro Circular Economy Program will enable graduate students at Pitt to address the challenge of global waste and material use.
What Pittsburgh students need to know before Thanksgiving break
Here’s how to get home, what to do if you’re staying on campus and important COVID-19 info.
Pitt to lead the region’s transformation into a life sciences powerhouse
The University of Pittsburgh, with a historic nine-figure grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, looks to bring manufacturing back to the city — and catalyze game-changing economic growth.
For Roc’s birthday, we asked a Pitt ecologist about getting him some panther friends
Pitt’s mascot turns 112 this week, but his species hasn’t been spotted in the commonwealth for more than a century. Could we reintroduce panthers to the region? Should we?