Community Impact

Using Pitt’s makerspace resources, students from across Pennsylvania created projects that addressed complex global challenges like fast fashion and misinformation.

Erin and Bill Bedillion’s daughter needs a bone marrow donor. The Pitt alums are determined to find one — for her and all the other kids who are waiting for a match.

Across the University’s five campuses, 1,675 donated and volunteered to help people throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania.

The former college and professional athlete says his journey has shaped how he views his latest role as Pitt's director of athletics. 

The MD/PhD student has already designed a medical device, earned a patent and launched a company — but it’s what she hasn’t yet accomplished that keeps her going.

The “Voices of History” project traveled across Pennsylvania to collect Black family histories from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Meet career counselor Celiwe Jones, who helps connect residents across Pittsburgh to roles at the University.

The federal grant aims to improve college retention and graduation rates for low-income and first-generation students and students with disabilities.

The Justin Reid Ehrenwerth Emerging Scholar Award will allow local students from under-resourced high schools to attend Pitt’s Public Health Science Academy.

The technology tested and developed in Pitt’s Healthy Home Lab is making it safer for older adults to age in place.