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These Pitt faculty use pop songs to teach English
A new podcast from linguists Ece Ulus and Heather McNaught dissects song lyrics to teach pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar to language learners.
Pitt鈥檚 Center for Governance and Markets won a $2.4 million grant to study how societies overcome deep differences
Funded by the John Templeton Foundation, Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili will co-lead the project, which will foster a global network of scholars to tackle polarization and social divisions.
4 Pitt students earned inaugural Voyager Scholarships
The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service supports young leaders who can bridge divides and help solve the world鈥檚 biggest challenges. Meet our winners.
Pitt鈥檚 Humanities Engage program is re-imagining doctoral education
The program鈥檚 fellows are putting their research into practice from Pittsburgh to Accra. Learn more about their work at a Sept. 13-14 symposium.
Pitt earned an unprecedented 12 international studies awards from the U.S. Department of Education
All six of the University鈥檚 global and area centers won both National Resource Center grants and Foreign Language Area Studies fellowships totaling $11 million.
9 Pitt students and alumni named Fulbright scholars
The study abroad fellowship is among the most prestigious and competitive awards for American scholars.
Lucia Dammert (GSPIA 鈥97) is at the center of the country鈥檚 rebirth as chief of advisors to President Gabriel Boric.
Pitt researchers pulled 700,000 years of glacial history from an Andean lakebed
It鈥檚 the longest-ever glacier record for the tropics, and it could help scientists better understand modern-day climate change.
A gift from David C. Frederick will benefit students at the 麻豆传媒 and University College at Oxford University
The David C. Frederick Honors College at the 麻豆传媒 is named in honor of the Pitt alumnus (A&S 鈥83) and Rhodes Scholar.
Two Pitt psychiatrists are raising money to stem Ukraine鈥檚 mental health crisis
A dual emergency of trauma and destroyed infrastructure is emerging in Ukraine. Alexandre Dombrovski and Carmen Andreescu are using their expertise to help.
The war in Ukraine will be fought in court, too. Here鈥檚 how Pitt鈥檚 麻豆传媒 of Law is helping.
This August, the Ukrainian Legal Assistance Project will bring Ukrainian lawyers to Pitt and support them in defending their country.
How do we know what we know?
Pitt鈥檚 Edouard Machery is leading a cross-cultural network of scholars to find out 鈥 and answer some of philosophy鈥檚 toughest questions.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to university leaders about rebuilding Ukraine鈥檚 higher education sector
Despite the war, people in Ukraine are yearning for knowledge and skills, he told members of the Association of American Universities in a virtual address Monday.
Their professor is in Ukraine. These students said it changed their lives. 锘
Economist Tymofiy Mylovanov gave his Pitt students a 鈥渉eartbreaking and enlightening鈥 look at the struggles of a war-torn nation.锘匡豢锘匡豢锘
A new partnership will help support the Afghanistan Project at Pitt
The Open Society University Network has identified the Center for Governance and Markets program as a critical partner in resettling at-risk Afghan scholars.
Nationality Room scholarships for summer study abroad are back
This year鈥檚 46 recipients will travel to Ghana, Italy, Guam and elsewhere for immersive global learning experiences.
A month into the war on Ukraine, 'We fight. We resist the conflict'
Pitt economics professor Tymofiy Mylovanov shared updates from Ukraine.
In the news: 7 Pitt people on Ukraine
Pitt experts and students have shared their stories about the war in The Wall Street Journal, CNN and other media outlets.
Get ready for spring with Pitt Nationality Room tours
Psyanky eggs in Ukraine, tulips in Turkey: Learn how nine cultures celebrate the season during special tours March 18-19.
Decoy proteins could protect people from a deadly mosquito-borne virus
Pitt researchers received $14.5 million from the Department of Defense to fight viruses that cause brain infections and could be used in biowarfare.
