Community Impact
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.
Meet the 2025 Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship awardees
The annual honors recognize Pitt people as well as regional small businesses whose inventions and companies contribute to the University’s spirit of possibility.
Save the date for Pitt’s Community Engaged Scholarship Forum on March 3
Award nominations and proposals for workshops and posters are open now.
Prevention at Pitt partnered with Saxbys on an awareness campaign
This November, pick up a reminder about sexual assault prevention and campus resources with your warm beverage.
Pitt’s CEC in the Hill District moving to the New Granada Theater
Neighborhood residents and University community members can visit the Community Engagement Center at its new home on Wylie Avenue starting Feb. 2.
Pitt students and staff took home awards at a statewide TRIO conference
Students and staff members took home scholarships and an award at the 2025 PA TRIO Annual Conference.
From data to display, Pitt is giving the EKG an upgrade
A machine learning-based system could save lives and anxiety when it comes to suspected heart attacks.
This Pitt alum is promoting fitness and perseverance through competitive martial arts
Bill Viola Jr. offers advice for setting and achieving goals in his book, “Common Sensei.”
5 free things to do this November in Pittsburgh
Keep busy as the cold sets in with a micro-movie festival, a jazz listening session and a big downtown celebration.

