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An Artistas Triumph

Senior Colleen Mars took the shock of a halted study abroad trip in Italy and turned it into a world full of color, fear and closure on canvas. Her piece, Things that Scare Me, won the Hindsight 20

  • Students
  • Department of Studio Arts

Rohil Chada and Katie Gerber from the College of Business Administration were named to Poets & Quants Best & Brightest Business Majors of 2021 list.

  • Students

Watch: Leadership Award Winners

See the finalists and winners of the Emma W. Locke and Senior of the Year awards, which honor seniors who embody scholarship, character, leadership and devotion to Pitt.

  • Students
  • Department of Neuroscience
  • Department of Chemistry

Commencement 2021 Ceremonies Begin Tonight

If you cant make it in person, join the livestream at 6 p.m. ET or visit Pitts social media pages to experience the first of several celebrations for the Class of 2021.

Pitt neuroscientists found that fruit flies, rodents and humans all have a protein called VGLUT that regulates sex differences in age-related neuron loss. It is not every day that scientists discover

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Cell Biology
  • Department of Psychiatry

An Artistas Triumph

Senior Colleen Mars took the shock of a halted study abroad trip in Italy and turned it into a world full of color, fear and closure on canvas. Her piece, Things That Scare Me, won the Hindsight 20

  • Students
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A Pitt PhD student was awarded a research opportunity at the Fermi Lab

Logan Rice will conduct experiments in high-energy physics through a U.S. Department of Energy program.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Physics and Astronomy

An Artistas Triumph

Senior Colleen Mars took the shock of a halted study abroad trip in Italy and turned it into a world full of color, fear and closure on canvas. Her piece, Things That Scare Me, won the Hindsight 20

  • Students

An analysis led by epidemiologist Wendy King also found that people in certain occupations report five-fold higher rates of hesitancy than others.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Covid-19

Research from Chris Kline in the School of Education shows how poor sleep health decreases the effectiveness of weight loss interventions.

  • Innovation and Research

Meet this years emerging innovator, startup of the year, small business of the year and more, as recognized by Pitts Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Innovation Institute

窪蹋勛圖厙 of 窪蹋勛圖厙 student-athletes topped the NCAA Team Works Community Service Competition for their youth programs, blood drives and other volunteer efforts.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Students

Games Strive for Therapy, Fun and Inclusivity

Millions of Americans struggle to understand or express speech, and the experience can be incredibly isolating. A Pitt-supported suite of therapeutic gamesnow available for anyone to playaims to

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Department of Communication Science and Disorders

Sheth Awards Honor International Impact

Diego Chaves-Gnecco, Carmelo Mesa-Lago and Vyasa Sai (ENGR 13G) are working toward equality in health care and STEM fields.

  • Alumni

Pitt-Bradford Foodraiser Fills Seats, Kitchens

The 500-seat theater sold out on April 24 with more than $10,000 in donations to Bradfords soup kitchen.

For senior Julia Foust, computer science + bioengineering = a better life for patients.

  • Students
  • School of Computing and Information
  • Swanson School of Engineering

The Distinguished Professor in the Swanson School of Engineering adds one of the nations top honors to her portfolio. Balazs is internationally recognized for her theoretical and computational

The Pitt Prison Education Project brings together incarcerated students and college students to bridge gaps of difference, facilitate conversations and empower all.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Pitt to Extend Funding for COVID-Delayed Doctoral Students

PhD students who have passed their comprehensive exams and whose funding has run out will be eligible for an additional semester of support in academic year 2021-2022. Learn more.

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A Pitt researcher is bringing attention to an emerging public health crisis

Daniel Jacobson L籀pez studies sexual assault survivors in the Black, Latino and LGBTQ communities.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion