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The newest Cathedral of Learning falcons were banded and given a clean bill of health

See photos of the pair of fluffy, football-sized chicks from their May 20 banding.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Cathedral of Learning
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Pittsburgh high schoolers spend a summer engaged in STEM through this Pitt program

Students learn more than just lab work through Pitt Bio Outreach, which also provides mentoring as they prepare for college and fosters community connections.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt-Bradford earned its 14th consecutive Military Friendly desig91pornÊÓƵ

The gold level school has been recognized for embracing military students and their families and dedicating resources to ensure their success.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Bradford
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How Pitt is taking steps to make life sciences jobs more accessible for all

A recent presentation and workshop convened by the Office of Engagement and Community Affairs explored creating pathways to well-paying jobs for community members in a growing industry.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
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A Pitt project is addressing skin cancer disparities in Black communities

School of Medicine students connected with community leaders and distributed 750 pamphlets to spread the word throughout Pittsburgh.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Medicine
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Pitt invited local high schoolers to experience the University’s disability resources firsthand

The University for a Day event, May 6, included a campus tour, an information session featuring an alum and an admissions presentation.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
A gloved hand picks a vial from among a number of water vials.

Making batteries takes a lot of lithium. Some of it could come from wastewater.

Water from Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of U.S. demand for the metal, according to a new Pitt study.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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8 Pitt students were named Gilman scholars

Seven undergraduates from the Pittsburgh campus and one from Pitt-Greensburg received the competitive study abroad grant.

  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • College of Business Administration
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Two students sit in a hammock

6 tips for hanging your hammock without harming trees

The University’s Pittsburgh campus is home to almost 4,000 trees; here’s how to pick an optimal spot for your afternoon siesta.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Sustainability
  • Students
Pitt BioForge CEO Ken Gabriel participates in a four-person panel

A Brookings Institution event highlighted Pittsburgh’s growth as a life sciences leader

Chancellor Joan Gabel and Pitt BioForge CEO Ken Gabriel were among the speakers at the recent forum, which centered on innovative economic development in the region.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
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Eboni Zamani-Gallaher is the new dean of Pitt’s School of Education

Since she joined Pitt in 2022, the interim dean’s scholarship on equitable participation in higher ed has secured more than $10 million in funding.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Education
The CuPID project team conducts an interview.

A Pitt program is connecting people through storytelling to build a more inclusive campus

The CuPID project received a $500,000 Pitt Seed grant to amplify dialogue-based curriculum across the University. An upcoming summer course focuses on the health sciences community.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
Bergman sits at a microphone in the WPTS studio

This man of many voices got his start at Pitt’s WPTS

Looney Tunes star Jeff Bergman paid a visit to the Pittsburgh campus before his appearance at Steel City Con.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Alumni
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Pitt is updating its Campus Master Plan

The Office of Planning, Design and Construction will lead the update, which will strengthen the University’s commitment to sustainability, community engagement and more.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
A hand holding a small chip that has gold circuits on the surface

How nanotubes, nanoparticles and antibodies are used to detect tiny amounts of fentanyl

This Pitt-developed sensor is portable, affordable and orders of magnitude more sensitive than the next-best thing.

  • Technology & Science
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Hatfull holds sample bottles while speaking to a camera crew

Graham Hatfull is among the latest National Academy of Sciences electees

Phage research by the Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology is helping treat infections that are unresponsive to antibiotics.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
Left to right, Sustainable Design Labs researchers Hassan Nawaz and David Sanchez pose for a portrait in their lab.

Pitt’s Sustainable Design Lab is developing novel materials to combat global water pollution issues

Researchers Hassan Nawaz and David Sanchez are designing metal organic frameworks (MOFs) to deal with arsenic and other heavy metals from Pittsburgh to Pakistan and beyond.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
Carla Ng watches a student pipette in the lab

PFAS, the ‘forever chemicals,’ explained by Pitt engineer Carla Ng

A leading expert on forever chemicals, Ng explains what they are, where they’re found and what researchers are doing to eradicate them.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Hear from the graduates who earned this year’s top University honors

Benjamin Leslie is this year’s Emma W. Locke awardee; the ODK Senior of the Year award goes to Joshua Nguyen.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Undergraduate students
Graduates link arms after the ceremony

Spring commencement 2024, in photos

See the most exciting moments from Sunday’s ceremony.

  • University News
  • Students
  • Commencement