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Pitt earned an unprecedented 12 international studies awards from the U.S. Department of Education

All six of the 窪蹋勛圖厙s global and area centers won both National Resource Center grants and Foreign Language Area Studies fellowships totaling $11 million.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Teaching & Learning
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9 Pitt students and alumni named Fulbright scholars

The study abroad fellowship is among the most prestigious and competitive awards for American scholars.

  • Global
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Education
  • Swanson School of Engineering

Lucia Dammert (GSPIA 97) is at the center of the countrys rebirth as chief of advisors to President Gabriel Boric.

  • Global
  • Alumni
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
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Pitt researchers pulled 700,000 years of glacial history from an Andean lakebed

Its the longest-ever glacier record for the tropics, and it could help scientists better understand modern-day climate change.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
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A gift from David C. Frederick will benefit students at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 of 窪蹋勛圖厙 and 窪蹋勛圖厙 College at Oxford 窪蹋勛圖厙

The David C. Frederick Honors College at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 of 窪蹋勛圖厙 is named in honor of the Pitt alumnus (A&S 83) and Rhodes Scholar.

  • Global
  • Alumni
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Two Pitt psychiatrists are raising money to stem Ukraines mental health crisis

A dual emergency of trauma and destroyed infrastructure is emerging in Ukraine. Alexandre Dombrovski and Carmen Andreescu are using their expertise to help.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Ukraine
  • Global
  • School of Medicine
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The war in Ukraine will be fought in court, too. Heres how Pitts School of Law is helping.

This August, the Ukrainian Legal Assistance Project will bring Ukrainian lawyers to Pitt and support them in defending their country.

  • Ukraine
  • Global
  • School of Law
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How do we know what we know?

Pitts Edouard Machery is leading a cross-cultural network of scholars to find out and answer some of philosophys toughest questions.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to university leaders about rebuilding Ukraines higher education sector

Despite the war, people in Ukraine are yearning for knowledge and skills, he told members of the Association of American Universities in a virtual address Monday.

  • Ukraine
  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 News
  • Global
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Their professor is in Ukraine. These students said it changed their lives. 嚜

Economist Tymofiy Mylovanov gave his Pitt students a heartbreaking and enlightening look at the struggles of a war-torn nation.嚜選遛嚜選遛嚜

  • Global
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Nationality Room scholarships for summer study abroad are back

This years 46 recipients will travel to Ghana, Italy, Guam and elsewhere for immersive global learning experiences.

  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 News
  • Global
  • Students
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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A new partnership will help support the Afghanistan Project at Pitt

The Open Society 窪蹋勛圖厙 Network has identified the Center for Governance and Markets program as a critical partner in resettling at-risk Afghan scholars.

  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 News
  • Global
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
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A month into the war on Ukraine, 'We fight. We resist the conflict'

Pitt economics professor Tymofiy Mylovanov shared updates from Ukraine.

  • Global
  • Faculty
  • Ukraine
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In the news: 7 Pitt people on Ukraine

Pitt experts and students have shared their stories about the war in The Wall Street Journal, CNN and other media outlets.

  • Global
  • Faculty
  • Students
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Ukraine
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Get ready for spring with Pitt Nationality Room tours

Psyanky eggs in Ukraine, tulips in Turkey: Learn how nine cultures celebrate the season during special tours March 18-19.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Decoy proteins could protect people from a deadly mosquito-borne virus

Pitt researchers received $14.5 million from the Department of Defense to fight viruses that cause brain infections and could be used in biowarfare.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
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Translate science into action with the dean of public health

Maureen Lichtveld was the youngest and first female physician to work directly in the Amazon rainforest. Join her on a study abroad program there this summer.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Global
  • Students
  • School of Public Health
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Learn about Ukraine's resilience and its history with Russia through these 4 songs

One way to better understand a country's culture and past is through popular music, says Pitt professor and ethnomusicologist Adriana Helbig.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Ukraine
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Last year, Kathryn Nesbitt became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match.

  • Global
  • Alumni
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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The 窪蹋勛圖厙 of 窪蹋勛圖厙 issues a statement of support for Ukraine

We stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, and for the scholarly and research communities there, wrote Ariel Armony, vice provost for global affairs.

  • Global
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Ukraine