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Senior Jeremy Olin wanted the work for his computer science major to have a real-life impact, so he joined 412 Connect: a new project with a mission to promote and increase the visibility of Black

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

15 Pitt Students Earn NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

The prestigious fellowships provide stipends and other support for outstanding graduate students in STEM fields. Pitts prep programs helped this years awardees make their application packages shine

  • Students
  • Department of Bioengineering
  • Department of Psychology

Beyond Pronouns: Supporting Transgender Members of the Campus Community

Pitts Minoritized Orientation and Gender Identities Graduate and Professional Alliance (MOGI) convened a panel of transgender members of the 窪蹋勛圖厙 community to share their own experiences and

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Pitt Law Alumna is Kosovos New President

Vjosa Osmani (LAW 05, 15), a respected voice in Kosovos political circles and around the globe, is the new president of her native land. Shes the second woman to hold the position.

  • Alumni
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What is genomic surveillance?

And why do we need to do more of it to track coronavirus variants and end the pandemic? Pitts Alexander Sundermann, Lee Harison and Vaughn Cooper explain in The Conversation.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Covid-19

Hail to Pitts Graduate and Professional Students

Celebrate Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week with special events and activities, including a look back at some of our favorite stories about grad students.

  • Students

Pitt is one of 15 sites that will survey area residents to learn who has antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and who is carrying the virus at the time of the test.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Covid-19

From Rio to 窪蹋勛圖厙: Keila Grinberg to Head Center for Latin American Studies

Keila Grinberg will move from Brazil to 窪蹋勛圖厙 this year, as the new director of Pitts Center for Latin American Studies. She brings with her expertise on that regions history of enslavement as

  • Center for Latin American Studies

Rooted in Success: CHS Sustainability Lab Students Grow in, and for, the Community

A new Pitt College in High School course on sustainability is letting high school students experience a college undergraduate courseand it's becoming more than just a class for the students.

Found in Transition

Book excerpt: Pitt alumna Paria Hassouris (A&S 94, MED 99) memoir, Found in Transition: A Mothers Evolution During Her Childs Gender Change, weaves her story of growing up as an immigrant and

  • Alumni

Mourning Larry E. Davis

Larry E. Davis, dean of Pitts School of Social Work from 2001-2018 and founding director of its Center on Race and Social Problems, died on March 30. Members of Pitts community are sharing

  • Center on Race and Social Problems

Heroes and Healing

On National Doctors' Day, in this year when the fragility of our health has taken on poignant new meaning, honor physicians who are working year-round to protect our health and wellbeing. From Pitt

Shawn Brown Appointed Vice Chancellor for Research Computing

Brown will provide strategic direction on next-generation computing and data resources and guide the 窪蹋勛圖厙s research computing mission.

  • Department of Biostatistics

From Superman to Super Research

Pitt bioengineer Kacey Marra is creating new ways to help heal nerve injuries. A speech by Christopher Reeve inspired her into the field.

  • Innovation Institute
  • Department of Plastic Surgery
  • Department of Bioengineering

What To Expect When You Call the Counseling Centers Virtual Drop-in Hours

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 Counseling Center offers free virtual drop-in hours throughout the week for any student, grad or undergrad, on or off campus, part or full time. Take advantage of the service.

Watch: Pitts Got Talent

The annual variety show pits talented students from participating residence halls against one another to determine a judges favorite and a fan favorite. See which halls won this years virtual

  • Students

Grad Students vs. Homelessness

Pitt grad students are using data skills and business analytics to reduce homelessness. Five teams will present their solutions in the Katz schools Super Analytics Challenge finals on Friday, March

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Students Receive Impactful Mentorship Through New Program

The Innovative Mentoring and Professional Advancement Through Cultural Training (IMPACT) program is a multi-university effort to diversify audiology and speech-language pathology graduate schoolsand

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