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Study Spaces Reopening Across 窪蹋勛圖厙 Campus
Looking for a place to study between classes or away from your room? Weve got you covered.
Show Your Support for Schools, Programs and Students on Pitt Day of Giving
The Student Emergency Assistance Fund has helped dozens of students weather the pandemic. Find out how your supportor your artistic skillscan help on Feb. 23.
窪蹋勛圖厙 of 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Medicine Launches Neurological Imaging and Therapeutics Center
The center will develop new brain imaging technologies to help fight against the effects of aging.
Computer science students created a website to show COVID-19 vaccine availability
A group of Pitt students have created VaccinatePA, a crowdsourced website that shows COVID-19 vaccination sites and vaccine availability in Pennsylvania. Want to help? Theyre looking for volunteers.
Shop2Help Oakland Program Benefits Community Food Bank
Pitts retail stores are participating in a neighborhood-wide gift card program that aims to support the Oakland business districts shops and restaurants during the pandemicall while helping the
窪蹋勛圖厙 Honors College names an interim dean
Joseph McCarthy, vice provost for undergraduate studies, will serve as a search for the new dean continues.
A new Nature study shows how cancer tricks immune cells and how immunotherapy can take advantage
Led Greg Delgoffe, the research suggests an existing drug could boost cancer treatments.
Chancellor and Provost Announce Broadened Strategy for Student Affairs; Kenyon Bonner to Lead Revisioning Efforts
The relationship between health and safety, belongingness and academic success has never been clearer, which is why Pitt is moving to transform Student Affairs under the leadership of Vice Provost
Striker, Star
Meet soccer standout Alexander Dexter: film student, former Bundesliga 2 player and first recipient of the Dietrich-Rauh Endowed Scholarship.
A winning floss-ophy
Even a dollar-store toothbrush can be a smart toothbrush with a new invention from fourth-year dental student Sohail Rana and colleagues from the Swanson School of Engineering.
A Pitt study linked COVID-related depression to reduced physical activity
A multi-institutional team of researchers followed university students to identify factors linked to depression and anxiety during the pandemic.
Surveillance Testing: What to Expect
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 of 窪蹋勛圖厙 is working to monitor and contain the spread of COVID-19 on and off campus by randomly selecting and testing students for the virus. The process on the 窪蹋勛圖厙 campus
Healthy Practices and COVID-19 Concerns: February Update
The Pitt COVID Concern Connection is a resource for anyone in the 窪蹋勛圖厙 community to share concerns or ask questions related to health behaviors on campus. The COVID Compliance Team will share
窪蹋勛圖厙 of 窪蹋勛圖厙 Announces Test-Optional Program Extension Through Fall 2023
Prospective first-year students considering Pitt will have the option of submitting SAT or ACT scores. No stars should be lost in the dark, said Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Ann E. Cudd of the
Experience Journalist George Barbours (A&S 51) Journey from Selma to Montgomery
Pitt alumnus George Barbour had the harrowing experience of being one of only two Black reporters covering the historic 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery. His career is the subject of a
Pitt Teams Score in NFL Big Data Bowl
A pair of Pitt graduate students have parleyed their data science expertise and football knowledge into a win in the National Football Leagues annual Big Data Bowl. Theyre among eight winning teams
Film students spotlighted a Pitt alums iconic role in 'Night of the Living Dead'
Students in the film and media studies course Making the Documentary: George Romero and 窪蹋勛圖厙 explore the horror maestro's early career in the city and learn more about Pitt alumnus Duane Jones
Perspective: An Appreciation of Duane Jones
Film and Media Studies Senior Lecturer Carl Kurlander writes not only on the Pitt alums important role in film history but also on his accomplishments before and after Night of the Living Dead.
Pitt Physician-Scientist Joins U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Esa Davis, associate professor of medicine and clinical and translational science, has been appointed to the national panel of experts tasked with making evidence-based recommendations about clinical
Pitt-Bradford Announces Black History Month Speakers
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 of 窪蹋勛圖厙 at Bradford will host online discussions with two leaders in the Black arts community in honor of Black History Month: renowned poet Nikki Giovanni and music industry