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In honor of Audubon Day, check out Pitt’s collection of his prints
Pitt has one of the only sets of John James Audubon’s Birds of America series and was among the first to make them accessible in high resolution. Take a look.
A big idea for better batteries
This year’s Randall Family Big Idea Competition winners want to enable renewable energy by providing the tools to store it.
This Pitt alumna is on a mission to stop relationship abuse
Thais Ridgeway (A&S ’13) is fighting dating violence through her work as a lawyer, Army reservist and Miss New York United States 2020.
Remembering Sen. Orrin Hatch
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher released a statement on the death of the legislative giant and Pitt Law alumnus.
Traffic and parking tips for Pitt commencement and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø marathon weekend
Commencement isn’t the only big event in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø on May 1. Here’s what you need to know to get to campus in time for the Class of 2022 ceremony.
Nationality Room scholarships for summer study abroad are back
This year’s 46 recipients will travel to Ghana, Italy, Guam and elsewhere for immersive global learning experiences.
A new partnership will help support the Afghanistan Project at Pitt
The Open Society ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Network has identified the Center for Governance and Markets program as a critical partner in resettling at-risk Afghan scholars.
Meet the undergraduate ‘rock star scientist’ named a 2022 Goldwater scholar
A childhood fascination with DNA led Pitt junior Katie Oppenheimer to research genetic instability and its relationship to cancer.
The Pitt Success Pell Match Program has invested more than $95 million in low-income students
Pitt’s groundbreaking financial aid program continues to make education more affordable for Pennsylvania students and their families. Here’s the proof.
Got food cravings? What’s living in your gut may be responsible
A new Pitt study shows that the gut microbiome of mice influences their preferred diet. The results, researchers say, could apply to humans, too.
Ace finals using these memory tricks
Pitt cognitive neuroscientist Marc Coutanche advises on caffeine intake, sleep and whether music helps you study.
How reflective writing and a nudge from an app increased college prospects for low-income students
Pitt’s Omid Fotuhi found that a combination of self-affirmations and deadline reminders made students more likely to complete the admission process and attend college.
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø named a dean for the School of Computing and Information
Bruce Childers, who has served as interim dean since 2020, will officially assume the role May 1.
Pitt Hillel creates meaningful cultural experiences on campus and beyond
The student-led and staff supported group is a place of fellowship and celebration for Jewish college students across ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
Pitt celebrated its first-ever Graduate and Professional Students Honors Convocation
Awardees have distinguished themselves through research, service and leadership.
David Brown is Pitt’s new vice chancellor for government relations and advocacy
He will advocate on behalf of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s students, faculty and staff at all levels of government.
"It’s hard, but it’s worth it," Mylynda Massart says in this Q&A about the extra effort involved in sharing data with study participants.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Center for Teaching and Learning leader will step down in June
During her 13-year tenure, Cynthia Golden helped lead efforts to foster excellence in teaching, technology-enhanced learning, assessment and other academic support services.
From first-generation to graduation
Pitt’s TRIO Student Support Services has been helping under-resourced undergraduates like Elizabeth Shunk for 50 years.
Leaders and colleagues react to Chancellor Patrick Gallagher stepping down
He was praised for moving the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø forward and for his service to the community.