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Get the most interesting and important stories from the University of Pittsburgh.5 impactful moments Pitt made possible in 2025
It was a year of medical breakthroughs, student honors and community impact across the University.
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Get the most interesting and important stories from the University of Pittsburgh.Pitt was designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research
The program is sponsored by the National Security Agency.
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Get the most interesting and important stories from the University of Pittsburgh.This alum-founded startup is turning campus food waste into fertilizer
Two shipping-container ‘digesters’ on the Pittsburgh campus transform more than a ton of scraps each month thanks to Kyle Wyche and Ecotone Renewables.
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Get the most interesting and important stories from the University of Pittsburgh.How Pitt is preparing Greater Hazelwood residents for emerging life sciences jobs
A new workforce program will offer paid training, holistic support and one-on-one career coaching ahead of BioForge’s arrival in the Pittsburgh neighborhood.
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The study, by Graham Hatfull and colleagues, surmounts a long-lasting barrier to constructing the genomes of bacteria-killing viruses.
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Get the most interesting and important stories from the University of Pittsburgh.HERL researchers will lead a $41M ARPA-H grant, a first for Pitt
Rory Cooper and Jorge Candiotti will lead the project to develop a novel system to reimagine the wheelchair and assistive robotic arm.
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Get the most interesting and important stories from the University of Pittsburgh.Pitt-Greensburg’s cybersecurity program earned an elite national designation
The BS in Information Technology earned the campus recognition as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Education.
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With the highest possible rank bestowed by the U.S. Green Building Council rating system, the library becomes Pitt’s 19th building to earn LEED certification since 2005.
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Get the most interesting and important stories from the University of Pittsburgh.AI’s transformative impact is already here — and other takeaways from this week’s ‘Forging the Future’ summit
Leaders from around the globe gathered at Pitt to explore how emerging technologies are reshaping health care, economic competitiveness and the global innovation economy.
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Get the most interesting and important stories from the University of Pittsburgh.Pitt is teaming up with Anthropic and AWS to create an AI-enabled Campus of the Future
The University is the first to launch institution-wide Claude for Education integrated with Amazon Web Services, empowering a new era of learning and innovation across Pitt’s five campuses.

