Community Impact
This fearless senior is the definition of ‘cool under pressure’
Goalkeeping for the Pitt women’s soccer team taught Ellie Breech the value of swift action. That same trait helped her save her father’s life.
Panthers Forward, which has helped 1,200 Pitt seniors address their student loans, welcomes its eighth class
The program has offset $6 million in debt since 2017 by providing up to $5,000 in direct federal loan relief, plus mentoring, workshops and financial planning resources.
Pitt Police won a Community Traffic Safety Platinum Award
AAA East Central honored regional police departments for the work they do to make communities safer for motorists and pedestrians.
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.
70 years later, Pitt honored Bobby Grier’s Sugar Bowl legacy in Atlanta
The weekend-long celebration of unity and strength included a panel discussion at the College Football Hall of Fame.
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.
Pitt’s Institute for Learning is partnering with Pittsburgh Public Schools on ELA instruction
The project will impact approximately 1,700 students across 10 middle schools.
Pitt-Bradford is among the best colleges for veterans, per Military Times
It’s the third time the regional campus has made the list, which included 14 Pennsylvania colleges.
A Pitt professor is playing a key role in tracking where Pennsylvania’s opioid settlement money goes
A new database co-created by Renee Cloutier offers a way to see which approaches to the opioid crisis are working.
A Pitt internship will give students valuable business experience — and community groups a helping hand
The new Doris Carson Williams Internship, supported by the Elsie H. Hillman Foundation, will pair students with organizations making a positive impact in the region.