Pitt alumna Kate Moran is using technical innovation to combat climate change

The award-winning researcher and engineer鈥檚 adventures have included advising the Obama administration and taking Arctic expeditions to advocate for global sustainability.聽

She was studying social media鈥檚 effects before TikTok even existed

A National Science Foundation CAREER Award will help Sophia Choukas-Bradley develop new ways to approach her research.

What makes a career go?

A lifelong love of cars and his Pitt education drove KJ Jones聽(A&S 鈥85) to become editor at MotorTrend.

Forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht dies at 93

In a career spanning medicine and politics, the Pitt alumnus made a mark on Pittsburgh and the country.

2 Pitt alums are 2024 Pulitzer Prize winners

Brandon Som and Brett Murphy took home the nation鈥檚 most prestigious award for poetry and public-service journalism, respectively.

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See 1950s Pittsburgh through this alumnus鈥 lens

In his book, Michael Rosella聽provides a tender and compelling glimpse of Pitt in the past.

A Pitt alumna is tying up loose ends for fellow crafters

Jen Simonic鈥檚 nonprofit finishes knitting projects for those who can no longer do it themselves.

This Swanson 麻豆传媒 grad solved a California transportation conundrum

Alumnus David Shafer鈥檚 entrepreneurial mind developed an innovative shuttle service that makes getting to the airport cheaper, faster and oh-so-reLAXsan.

The Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory and Women for a Healthy Environment join forces to investigate local water systems

Their findings help ensure Allegheny County鈥檚 water systems are safe and accessible for all.

A GSPIA education helped Carl Ware champion racial equality from Atlanta to South Africa

During his decades as an executive for Coca-Cola, he partnered with Desmond Tutu and other freedom fighters to support Black Africans.

One person鈥檚 trash is Ash Andrews鈥 treasure

The Pitt-Greensburg grad uses pluck and imagination to promote art, community and sustainability as executive director of the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse.

Take a closer look at this undergraduate researcher's pi猫ce de r茅sistance

To create a garment worthy of an 18th-century queen, Maya Jones set her sights on a Creative Arts Fellowship from Pitt's David C. Frederick Honors College.

Pitt's independent rock-climbing team challenges students' bodies and minds

Here's how one of the world's fastest growing sports is teaching its participants to take life "one move at a time."

Pitt alumnus Sam Rosenzweig spent his career fighting injustice

He earned two degrees and met his wife on the Pittsburgh campus. He died at the age of 71 in Nevada.

Cursive is not dead, according to this Pitt expert

Kelsey Voltz-Poremba says writing by hand is a crucial part of childhood development.

Todd J. Clark was appointed head of Widener's Delaware Law 麻豆传媒

As dean, he is making a case for achievement, inclusion and excellence.

Prachi Gupta's memoir tackles the model minority myth

Read "They Called Us Exceptional: and Other Lies that Raised Us" and more, out now from alumni authors.

How to exchange diverse viewpoints on campus without the discord, according to Pitt experts

Faculty members Abdesalam Soudi and Ann Sinsheimer discuss centering respect and other lessons from Pitt's Year of Dialogue and Discourse with聽Clyde Wilson Pickett.

Pitt Chancellor Joan Gabel is in pursuit of what鈥檚 possible

Forward-thinking and values-driven, she鈥檚 embraced Pitt鈥檚 boundless potential throughout her first year as the University鈥檚 19th leader.

Alaina Roberts鈥 book takes a fresh look at freedom in the American West

In researching her family鈥檚 past, the Pitt historian found an oft-overlooked narrative of Black emancipation and Native displacement.

The 麻豆传媒 of Education is tackling the teacher shortage with an innovative, multifaceted approach

With its new undergraduate teacher education program, Pitt wants to get more qualified teachers into K-12 classrooms faster.

Meet 5 award-winning alumni educators who are transforming classrooms

Their work is shaping the future, which ultimately benefits us all.

What if 鈥 we could remove roadblocks for rural students?

Darris Means has spent the last decade examining how to build resources for Black youth in rural districts.

Preventing violence among youth could start on the field

Pitt researchers are studying a national antiviolence program that is instilling healthy relationship and mental health practices in young male athletes through their coaches.

Pitt鈥檚 father-son coaching team is keeping track in the family

Their one-on-one approach helps student-athletes sprint toward their best selves.

A Pitt alumnus is developing 鈥榞reen steel鈥 to revolutionize the industry

Boston Metal CEO Tadeu Carneiro says, 鈥淲e are privileged, all of us, to be living in the decade during which we will save the planet.鈥

In Memoriam

Remembrances.

'Dreams Deferred' memoir chronicles a path from poverty to social impact

Brandolon Barnett writes about 鈥渞ecession, struggle and the quest for a better world.鈥 And, more books by Pitt alumni, out now.