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A GSPIA education helped Carl Ware champion racial equality from Atlanta to South Africa
During his decades as an executive for Coca-Cola, he partnered with Desmond Tutu and other freedom fighters to support Black Africans.
Some of Earth’s estuaries are warming, consistent with climate change
A rise in the surface temperature of nature’s nurseries could lead to cascading effects in estuarine ecosystems — but they aren’t all warming.
Joan Gabel installed as Pitt’s 19th chancellor
Gabel praised Pitt’s 237-year legacy and its current momentum and expressed confidence in the institution’s future.
Pitt’s Occupational Therapy program secures No. 1 spot in 2024 US News and World Report graduate school ranking
And, five other programs earned top 10 distinctions on the annual list.
One person’s trash is Ash Andrews’ treasure
The Pitt-Greensburg grad uses pluck and imagi91pornÊÓƵ to promote art, community and sustainability as executive director of the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse.
Take a closer look at this undergraduate researcher's pièce de résistance
To create a garment worthy of an 18th-century queen, Maya Jones set her sights on a Creative Arts Fellowship from Pitt's David C. Frederick Honors College.
Pitt's independent rock-climbing team challenges students' bodies and minds
Here's how one of the world's fastest growing sports is teaching its participants to take life "one move at a time."
Pitt alumnus Sam Rosenzweig spent his career fighting injustice
He earned two degrees and met his wife on the Pittsburgh campus. He died at the age of 71 in Nevada.
The first Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument results made the most precise measurement yet of our expanding universe
Using the DESI, researchers have made the largest 3D map of our universe and world-leading measurements of dark energy, the mysterious cause of its accelerating expansion.
A new home for Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will unite its programs and foster interdisciplinary opportunities
The school will occupy six floors in the new building, set for December 2025 completion.
Cursive is not dead, according to this Pitt expert
Kelsey Voltz-Poremba says writing by hand is a crucial part of childhood development.
4 ways to make your voice heard on campus
From writing for The Pitt News to joining the Student Government Board, these groups can help you share your perspective and tackle tough topics.
The Conceptual Foundations program takes a philosophical look at medicine
This rapidly growing certificate program in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science has students tackling medical questions in a new way.
Introducing the 2024 Community Engaged Scholarship Forum honorees
These Pitt students, faculty and staff have made significant impacts on their communities.
Prachi Gupta's memoir tackles the model minority myth
Read "They Called Us Exceptional: and Other Lies that Raised Us" and more, out now from alumni authors.
How to exchange diverse viewpoints on campus without the discord, according to Pitt experts
Faculty members Abdesalam Soudi and Ann Sinsheimer discuss centering respect and other lessons from Pitt's Year of Dialogue and Discourse with Clyde Wilson Pickett.
Meet Pitt’s 2024 faculty Fulbright winners
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers faculty the opportunity to teach and conduct research abroad.
A first-generation Pitt alumna was selected for a Pickering Fellowship
Selected out of 1,400 applicants, Khadajah Muhammad will be equipped with foreign affairs skills before participating in both a domestic and inter91pornÊÓƵal internship.
Pitt has 2 new Goldwater scholars
The prestigious scholarship is awarded to sophomores and juniors who plan to pursue research careers in the sciences and engineering fields. Meet our winners.
