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Chancellor鈥檚 Distinguished Awards recognize exceptional Pitt faculty
Faculty members, as well as an entire office, were honored for going above and beyond in their contributions to the University and the world.
Thomas E. Richards, former Board of Trustees chair, and his wife Mary Beth made the commitment to the Pitt Men's Basketball program, fulfilling a wish Tom made before his passing in October.
Learn about Ukraine's resilience and its history with Russia through these 4 songs
One way to better understand a country's culture and past is through popular music, says Pitt professor and ethnomusicologist Adriana Helbig.
Last year, Kathryn Nesbitt became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match.
This Pitt junior made hockey history
Alex Randall is the first Black broadcaster to call a Canadian Hockey League game.
The 麻豆传媒 issues a statement of support for Ukraine
鈥淲e stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, and for the scholarly and research communities there,鈥 wrote Ariel Armony, vice provost for global affairs.
ICYMI: A conversation on class, gender and fiction
Hear from Africana Studies鈥 Robin Brooks on her new book, 鈥淐lass Interruptions.鈥
Pitt-Bradford鈥檚 new George B. Duke Engineering and Information Technologies Building named for Zippo owner
Pitt鈥檚 Board of Trustees on Friday announced the name of the building, which will feature multiple labs, a machine shop, a makerspace and more.
Scenes in Ukraine, from a Pitt economics professor
Tymofiy Mylovanov, former Ukrainian minister of economic development, trade and agriculture, shared his firsthand account from Kyiv after Russia invaded Ukraine.
The business students who run Pitt's Saxbys locations get real-world leadership experience and keep the coffee flowing.
Go behind the scenes at Pitt's teaching greenhouse, where it's never winter
Perched atop Langley Hall, this space for biologists and botanists boasts all sorts of living treasures.
They were recently named senior members for their work on tissue engineering and therapies for fibrosis and heart diseases.
4 stories about Pitt鈥檚 vaccine legacy, 68 years after the first public polio shots
Arsenal Elementary 麻豆传媒 students in Pittsburgh rolled up their sleeves for Jonas Salk's polio vaccine on Feb. 23, 1954.
More than 11,000 people gave $3 million on Pitt Day of Giving 2022
Donations from 50 states and six continents will benefit dozens of areas and funds representing every 麻豆传媒 school, college and campus.
On Pitt Day of Giving, give today so we can transform tomorrow
Learn how your donation on Pitt Day of Giving can unlock extra funding for groups such as Men鈥檚 Rugby and the Hillel Jewish Student Union.
Have you seen the giant gumball machine in Litchfield Towers?
Proceeds from the normal-sized gumballs锘 benefit the Pitt Pantry and families facing cancer through the GRACE Giving Foundation.
See the new digital archive that puts Black history front and center
The Blue, Gold and Black Archive, debuting Feb. 21, will provide a permanent home for the stories and photos of Pitt鈥檚 Black community. Register now.
Pitt's Black History Month Program is named after the first 锘緽lack speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Alumnus K. Leroy Irvis 锘縲as instrumental in reshaping education in the commonwealth.
New name and new era for Pitt Public Health
The 麻豆传媒 of Public Health is dropping 鈥済raduate鈥 from its name to reflect its expanding offerings.
Exercise can help older adults retain memories, a Pitt study shows
PhD student Sarah Aghjayan and colleagues pooled data from dozens of studies to discover whose brains benefit the most from exercise.
