Teaching & Learning
Pitt Among ‘Colleges That Pay You Back’
The University of Pittsburgh is profiled in The Princeton Review's “Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give You the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck.”
Pitt Again Named Best Public University in Northeast, Best Public Value in State
The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance honored Pitt with top rankings.
They did the monster math
In a perennial favorite lecture, G. Bard Ermentrout teaches students to end a theoretical zombie or vampire apocalypse with mathematical equations.
Pitt’s inaugural Goldman Prize competition seeks to improve education through innovation
Sponsored by alumni Richard and Renée Goldman, the competition awarded three teams a total of $30,000 for their innovative ideas to improve education.
Psychology Researcher Wants to Figure Out How Adults and Children Learn Math
Assistant professor of psychology Melissa Libertus has always loved math — and she's working to help more children and adults love it, too.
New academic opportunities prepare students to flourish in evolving career landscapes
A new school, new degree programs, new majors and opportunities for novel research open up to students as Pitt continues to anticipate the needs of an evolving workforce.
Hesselbein Leadership Forum Established in Partnership with Distinguished Alumna
The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs will be home to the forum, named for Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and Pitt alumna Frances Hesselbein.
Philosophy of Science Summer Program on Mission to Bring Diversity Into the Field
Pitt's Center for Philosophy of Science hosted 15 students from around the U.S. and Canada with the goal of bringing more women and people from underrepresented groups into the discipline.
Nutrition and Dietetics Program Offering Balanced Diet of Clinical Experiences
Tom Hritz, clinical nutrition manager for UPMC Mercy and Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, has been welcoming students into the clinic with him for nearly 13 years.
Chandralekha Singh was named president of the American Association of Physics Teachers
The professor of physics and astronomy is also founding director of Pitt’s Discipline-based Science Education Research Center.