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Street Medicine at Pitt serves ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøers without homes — and educates future medical professionals
On a cold night in January, students headed downtown to provide health care, cold weather supplies and a listening ear.
The initiative seeks to add 35 Black teachers to the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Public School District over seven years.
Pitt recognizes community members creating a more just, equitable and inclusive ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Art Gallery and Associate Professor Gina A. Garcia were honored this week for their work.
How Pitt helped Pennsylvania in 2021
Revisit stories of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s impact around the commonwealth.
Christmas Day at Pitt returns
After a year’s absence, the Pitt community will come together to bring back the holiday service tradition.
Allegheny County Policing Project simplifies police policies for the community
This Pitt-initiated project is designed to create a greater understanding of local policing and police accountability.
How you can help your neighbors this holiday season
Calls to the United Way’s 211 crisis hotline have soared over the past 18 months. Help them help neighbors in need.
A phone call from the governor changed Samuel McCullough’s life. Now he’s giving back to help change lives at his alma mater.
The forum gave attendees a chance to discuss solutions to pressing health issues in the Homewood community and beyond.
The first round of winning projects for the year’s theme have been announced. Submit your own application for the next round of funding by Dec. 1.
Meet Pitt’s chief diversity officer
Vice Chancellor Clyde Wilson Pickett shares what he’s been doing to create a more equitable and inclusive university.
A vaccine clinic in Homewood helped more than 400 people get their flu and COVID-19 vaccines this week
Sponsored by a half dozen local organizations, including Pitt, the clinic boosted access to the life-saving shots.
How Pitt helps women business owners dream big
Five entrepreneurs share how Pitt’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence is setting them up for success.
11 Pitt veterans who made a major impact
Learn about how these military greats, from the author of the GI Bill of Rights to a former Army Surgeon General, shaped the world — and how Pitt shaped them.
A new Pitt-Titusville center is expanding manufacturing training in Northwestern Pennsylvania
Companies in the region are hungry for skilled machinists. Pitt’s Manufacturing Assistance Center is now providing them.
Eunice Yang will soon begin beta testing for OK2StandUP, a Fitbit-like monitor of the autonomic nervous system that predicts and prevents falls.
Procrastinators, this Pitt costume designer will save your Halloween 
Ricky Lyle Campbell explains how to put together a last-minute look on a budget.
Mission of Mercy dental clinic brought smiles to hundreds in the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø region
Pitt Dental Medicine helped provide free care, from cleanings to root canals, for those who needed it most.
Pitt professors team up to increase access to hearing aids
A new FDA proposal could put hearing aids in the domain of pharmacists. Pitt professors want to make sure they’ll be ready.
Johnstown organizations benefit from first John P. Murtha fellowship class
A group of Pitt-Johnstown students gave $10,000 in grants to support community organizations as part of the new public service program.
