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Swanson 麻豆传媒 researchers will develop cutting-edge electric grid technologies with a $2.5M grant
The Department of Energy funding will bring together academics and industry representatives to test updates for a grid that鈥檚 under new pressures.
Pitt鈥檚 Institute for Learning earned a $1M Hewlett Foundation grant
The award will fund the Learning Research and Development Center unit鈥檚 study of cross-school networked improvement communities.
John Elliott will retire after 30 years as Pitt鈥檚 director of internal audit
The longtime University leader will be succeeded by Jayne McGoey, assistant director of internal audit.
A podcast by 2 Pitt professors is among the year鈥檚 best, according to the New York Times
鈥淐ement City鈥 is a series documenting the English professor鈥檚 experience living in Donora, Pennsylvania, once a manufacturing hub.
Pitt鈥檚 history and philosophy of science programs earned top honors in a recent report
The Philosophical Gourmet Report recognized the department鈥檚 philosophy of physics program as distinguished.
Joy Priest won an Advancing Black Arts Award
The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded the Pitt assistant professor $50,000 for her forthcoming poetry anthology, 鈥淭he Black Outside.鈥
This Pitt alum got a humanitarian award from Farmworker Justice
Amy Liebman ensures the nation's immigrants are protected and supported.
Download Pitt Mobility鈥檚 new parking reservation app
Pitt Park by ParkZen limits on-campus reservations to students, staff and faculty.
Pitt-Greensburg hosted the Allegheny Branch of the American Society of Microbiology annual meeting
Four students placed first in research poster presentations throughout the two-day program.
5 teams took home prizes in Pitt鈥檚 Sustainability in Healthcare Challenge
Faculty members in the 麻豆传媒 of Medicine and Swanson 麻豆传媒 of Engineering earned $40,000 each to fund their winning projects.
3 Pitt people earned Philosophy of Science Association awards
Emeritus Professor Jim Woodward was honored with the Hempel Award for his years of service as PSA president.
5 Pitt Honors students were honored at the annual NAAAHP conference
Sophomore Mercy Akanmu earned the association鈥檚 Dr. Freddye T. Davy Humanitarian and Service Award.
Pitt鈥檚 David C. Frederick Honors College was ranked No. 11 in the nation
College Transitions recognized the honors college for its national scholarship prowess and undergraduate research opportunities, among other student benefits
New state funding for the Education and Training Center at Pitt-Titusville will support machining and CNC training
The $199,000 grant will help the center offer pre-apprenticeship programs to residents of the region.
A GSPIA campaign earned an American Marketing Association award
Libby Hilf and Maggie Rehberg designed the winning welcome package to introduce incoming graduate students to the University and Pittsburgh.
3 Pitt researchers presented at a local Sips of Science event
Marco Capogrosso, Morgan DiLeo and Catherine Palmer shared their work in spinal cord stimulation, ophthalmology and audiology on Nov. 12.
Diana Khoi Nguyen鈥檚 poetry collection was named a must-read by Time magazine
In 鈥淩oot Fractures,鈥 the assistant professor of English examines points of inflection within a Vietnamese-American family.
Time magazine again put Pitt on its Best Colleges for Future Leaders list
Pitt ranks No. 14 of 61 among public institutions for 2025.
Justin Kitzes received funding from Google for his high-tech approach to ecology and conservation
The assistant professor of biological sciences uses audio recorders and AI methods to scale up how scientists track patterns in nature.
Pitt-Bradford research teams presented at an American Chemical Society regional meeting
Students and faculty teamed up to study supercapacitors, the behavior of molecules, new chemistry experiments for students and more.
