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Advice for activists from a former ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø NAACP president and Pitt alumnus
Tim Stevens has been advocating for Black people’s civil rights for 50 years.
Adam Chang started commentating football games for Tencent Sports in September.
Advice for the best relationship from a Pitt psychologist
This Valentine’s Day, relationship expert Amanda Forest shares her research on how to be a supportive partner.
Anna Balazs is the first Swanson School faculty member to also have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Their at-home system for tracking blood pressure and providing ongoing care recently won a federal award.
4 new hydroponic micro-farms are feeding Pitt students
Over winter recess, Pitt became home to the largest installation of micro-farming units on any campus in the country.
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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø adds Juneteenth as an observed holiday
Beginning this academic year, all campuses will close in observation of Juneteenth, often referred to as Black Independence Day.
This startup is helping the insurance industry understand autonomous vehicles
Self-driving cars need to be insured if they’re going to become part of our daily lives. Koop Technologies, formed by international students at Pitt-Bradford, is collecting the data to make it happen
Pitt physicists built their very own quantum computer
While impressive for its size alone, the Lego-like computer’s real innovation is in how its components are connected.
See the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Art Gallery’s longest-running Black women’s exhibit
Quilts, photos, paintings and other artworks from 22 artists form the Women of Visions exhibit, which is on display through Feb. 25.
The initiative seeks to add 35 Black teachers to the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Public School District over seven years.
Pitt’s first Black female assistant drum major marches with passion and persistence
De’Jovia Davis may have been raised in the South, but she discovered her home at Pitt Band.
Hear from human rights lawyer and White House Champion of Change Haben Girma Feb. 2 at 4:45 p.m.
Save the date for these Black History Month programs at Pitt
See the Blue, Gold and Black Experience Gallery, contribute to a new digital archive and attend the Black Excellence Bash.
A report led by grad student Jessica Vaden shows a decrease in campus emissions by almost a third since 2008.
Mental health professionals will now respond to crises on campus, thanks to a new partnership
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Counseling Center and Pitt Police have launched a new initiative to de-escalate situations where students are in distress.
Changing bacteria in the gut can cause remarkable effects in some melanoma patients, Pitt researchers proved.
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Pitt student groups
Here are three ways to ring in the Year of the Tiger, beginning Feb. 1.
How to find Pitt’s Black History Month events
This year's theme is the Blue, Gold and Black Experience.