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COVID-19 testing: what staff and faculty need to know
We answer FAQs for employees, including who needs to take tests, how you get them and what you should do if you鈥檙e symptomatic.
Homecoming is for students, too
Happy Homecoming, Panthers! The Sept. 20-25 activities aren鈥檛 just for football fans and alums: a host of in-person events are scheduled for students, too.
This gown at Pitt memorializes Black women killed by police
You can see the 鈥淪ay Her Name Memorial Gown鈥 through Sept. 24 at the University Art Gallery.
How to save rare plants? Protect their pollinators.
Tia-Lynn Ashman and a team of Pitt biologists put a network of plants and pollinators under the microscope to tackle a tough question in ecology.
They're trying to detect the next pandemic
Seema Lakdawala鈥檚 lab is part of a new multi-institutional partnership that will assess the pandemic potential of new viruses.锘
What you need to know about HVAC on campus
Indoor air quality matters now more than ever. Here鈥檚 how the Office of Facilities Management is keeping the air safe in Pitt buildings.
Pitt maintains top 20 U.S. News & World Report ranking
In the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranking, Pitt landed at No. 20 among public colleges and universities. The rankings also put Pitt at No. 27 in its best colleges for veterans
University art exhibit affirms the value of Black lives
Text and artwork displayed near the Cathedral of Learning show the exultation, struggle, defiance and love inherent in the Black American experience. See it for yourself.
7 takeaways from the student town hall
Students: Got questions about in-person classes, COVID-19 testing or quarantine? We鈥檝e got answers.
Alum wants no hero left behind
To honor a fallen friend from ROTC, Nick Liermann (CGS 鈥00) launched an organization to give service dogs to injured veterans. An upcoming cycling marathon will raise funds for the group.
Gallery brings outside in
Pitt鈥檚 Community Engagement Center in Homewood uses a gift from sculptor Thaddeus Mosley (A&S 鈥50) and works from other artists to highlight the value of art in building connections.
New programs and ways to learn launch this fall
Multidisciplinary computer science options, a variety of Dietrich 麻豆传媒 certificates and accelerated graduate degree programs usher in the 2021-22 school year.
9/11 memorial event honors veterans and first responders
Attendees at the campus event shared their experiences of the Sept. 11 attacks and their appreciation for those who serve.
Panthers Forward program fills financial aid gap for last-year students
The first-of-its-kind program gives up to $5,000 and exclusive mentoring to participants. Applications for this year are due Sept. 26.
Block party series brings together Oakland residents
Pitt students and their South Oakland neighbors bonded over tacos and prizes at the first of four summer events.
Research sheds light on how children interpret 鈥榙ark tourism鈥
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Professor Mary Margaret Kerr shares insights on how to help children make meaning of tragic events.
Home installations are underway for a community Wi-Fi pilot
A program between Pitt and Every1online that鈥檚 bringing Wi-Fi to local families in need is expanding. Residents of New Kensington and Homewood are encouraged to apply.
Lecture to focus on disability policy beyond the pandemic
A Sept. 13 virtual lecture by Sen. Bob Casey will address the pandemic鈥檚 impact on people with disabilities and the need to bolster home- and community-based services.
Where the laws of matter break down, a quantum discovery crops up
Lasers, fiendishly complex calculations and some of the coldest temperatures on Earth led to physicist Vincent Liu鈥檚 recent superfluid discovery.
