Monday, September 19, 2016
Pitt-CMU’s Powerful Supercomputer ‘Bridges’ Expands Its Reach
The supercomputer has been designed for a broader range of researchers, including those who may have never considered using such a system for their work.
Monday, September 19, 2016
Swanson School Innovates with "Make Research Work" Private-Sector Partnerships
The goal is to advance technology more quickly and successfully.
Monday, August 22, 2016
U.S. Army, Pitt to Display Medical Expertise in Exhibition
Monday, August 22, 2016
Students Are Key in Broadening Sustainability Efforts
Pitt students have taken the lead on several campus sustainability projects as the University broadens its definition of the concept.
Monday, August 22, 2016
Setting the Tone: Orientation Plays Big Role in Students’ Success
Monday, May 30, 2016
Media Help Shape Perception of Doctors
Alumnus Ryan McGarry, who is a physician and executive producer of the CBS drama Code Black, says television medical dramas can help physicians mold the public perception of what doctors do.
Monday, May 16, 2016
Boxes and Walls: Breaking Down Stereotypes
An immersive exhibition allows students to experience oppression and disability that are unfamiliar to their way of life, in attempt to broker understanding.
Monday, May 2, 2016
Senior Profile / Natalie Janosik: Finding a Career and Community in Electrical Engineering
Monday, March 28, 2016
Klinzing Revisits Ecuador, Witnesses the Future
Monday, March 28, 2016
Humanities in Health Conference Set for April 7
Monday, March 14, 2016
Pitt and City of Pittsburgh: Linked By History
Monday, March 14, 2016
Pitt to Participate in City of Pittsburgh Bicentennial Celebration
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Kannu Sahni Helps Forge Meaningful Ties Between Pitt and Community
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Pitt Joins Initiative to Advance Women of Color in STEM+Fields
The University will conduct research over the next five years to help boost the number of women of color in STEM+ disciplines.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Communications Campaign Highlights Pitt’s Contributions to Region
Monday, December 7, 2015
Pymatuning Widens Its Learning Terrain
Monday, November 2, 2015
Theater Troupe To Explore Bias in Faculty Recruiting
Two interactive theater presentations by Theater Delta will examine gender and racial discrimination in hiring.
Monday, November 3, 2014
Hanna Family Gives $1 Million to Aid Business Students
Two endowed scholarship funds are being established with the gift, which will honor the impressive achievements and contributions of Pitt alumnus Howard Hanna Jr.
Monday, August 4, 2014
Pitt Researchers Receive $2.5 Million to Train Tennessee Teachers on Common Core Standards
Monday, August 4, 2014
Alumnus Ariel C. Armony to Lead Pitt’s International Programs
Armony, who has directed the University of Miami’s Center for Latin American Studies since 2010, will begin his role at Pitt on March 1, 2015.
Monday, July 14, 2014
Pitt Receives $3 Million for Dean’s Chair in School of Education
Monday, April 28, 2014
Russian Film Symposium to Examine Gender Stereotypes
The University of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Filmmakers will present the 16th Annual Russian Film Symposium from May 5-10 at Pitt and at the Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Senior Profile / Miranda Carbone: A Different Mindset
Monday, April 14, 2014
Grace Schetley’s Neighborhood
Monday, April 14, 2014
Four Faculty Receive Provost’s Award for Mentoring Excellence
The honor, which carries a $2,500 cash prize, recognizes professors who have nurtured students’ personal and professional development, providing a foundation for their careers.
Monday, April 7, 2014
Believing in the “Genius Inherent in Our Urban Communities”
H. Richard Milner IV has a strong vision for making the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Urban Education an essential resource for Pitt and urban communities.
Monday, April 7, 2014
Global Supply Chain Management Is Focus of New Katz Center
Monday, March 24, 2014
Pitt Day Takes University Community to Harrisburg Legislators
About 300 University of Pittsburgh students, faculty, staff, alumni, and parents participated in the annual Pitt Day in Harrisburg on March 18.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Nordenberg, Cohon to Receive Hillman Lifetime Public Service Award
Monday, March 17, 2014
Chancellor to Reflect on State of Higher Education in American Experience Distinguished Lecture
Monday, March 3, 2014
Collection of European Union Documents To Be Named in Honor of Barbara Sloan
Monday, February 17, 2014
Jeff Suzik Named Director of Falk School
Monday, February 17, 2014
Our Fascinations: Zen and the Legal Mind
Thomas Ross, a professor in the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Law, has found a partner in life and law: Zen Buddhism.
Monday, January 27, 2014
The Price of Justice
The price of a fair trial was the focus of a presentation by best-selling author and journalist Laurence Leamer, who delivered the Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law and Public Policy’s American Experience Distinguished Lecture on Jan. 15.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Hamoudi to Discuss Creation of the Iraqi Constitution
Monday, January 13, 2014
Journalist Laurence Leamer to Deliver Pitt’s American Experience Lecture
Acclaimed author will tell story of two Pittsburgh lawyers who stood up to West Virginia-based Massey Energy and its CEO, Don Blankenship.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Afghanistan Takes Center Stage In Pitt-Hosted Conference
“Afghanistan: A Regional Way Forward” took not only a scholarly view of Afghanistan and the choices its leaders face but also considered the approaches and opportunities policymakers worldwide must now consider.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Report Finds Pittsburgh to Be a Civically Healthy City
The new index shows that the Pittsburgh region exceeds both the Pennsylvania and national averages in levels of political involvement.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Students and Teachers Share Their Art Forms In The Poetic Classroom
The book contains more than 75 student poems from workshops held as part of the Western Pennsylvania Writing Project, an initiative of the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education.
Monday, November 18, 2013
Goldie Edwards, Pitt Professor Emeritus, Squashes the Competition
Edwards, a professor emeritus in Pitt’s School of Education, is a 2013-14 inductee into the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Innovative Vision Studies Program Honored on 50th Anniversary
Monday, November 11, 2013
Center for Urban Education Celebrates Opening of New Offices at Pitt
Weeklong slate of activities will feature a lecture by distinguished guest Pedro Noguera and ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Pitt to Host National Remembrance Day Roll Call on Veterans Day to Honor Troops
Monday, October 28, 2013
Employment for People With Disabilities Is Topic of Thornburgh Lecture
The founder of a national consulting firm that recruits and finds employment for people with disabilities will present a talk Nov. 6 as part of the Thornburgh Family Lecture Series on Disability Law and Policy.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Pitt, Regional Liberal Arts Colleges Partner for Study Abroad Opportunities in Eastern Europe, Eurasia
Monday, October 7, 2013
Professors Awarded Grants to Expand Collaborations with Tennessee Educators
Monday, September 30, 2013
Visiting Musicians to Present Sounds of Chile Oct. 4
Monday, September 23, 2013
News of Note
Monday, September 16, 2013
Pitt’s Thornburgh Forum to Debut Inaugural Discussions on Governance Lecture
The Sept. 24 lecture will be delivered by Stephen Zimmermann, director of operations for the World Bank’s Integrity Vice Presidency, an anti-fraud unit.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Pitt Graduates Selected for U.S. Presidential Management Fellowship Program
Monday, September 9, 2013
Yelling Doesn’t Help, May Harm Adolescents, Pitt Study Finds
Impact of harsh verbal discipline similar to that of physical discipline, says study led by Pitt's Ming-Te Wang.
Monday, July 22, 2013
Student Engagement—Essential for Success in School—Is More Complex, Changeable Than Previously Thought
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Weight Loss by People With Type 2 Diabetes Has No Impact on Heart-Disease Risks, Study Finds
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Three in a Row: Pitt Is Named One of Top U.S. Employers for Workers Older Than 50
Monday, June 17, 2013
“Boys Will Be Boys” in the United States, But Not in Asia, Finds Study Led by Shannon Wanless
Monday, June 17, 2013
Twitter May Become Less Interactive and More an Advertising Broadcast Medium Like TV, Says Andrew Stephen Study
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Technological Advances Are Creating Markets That Support Multiple Digital Standards Instead of One Dominant Player
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Pitt’s Governance Group to Evaluate U.S. Aid Programs in West Africa
Pitt faculty group has joined an evaluation and training project supported by a $2.6 million contract from the United States Agency for International Development, the U.S. government’s primary humanitarian aid agency.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Pitt Participates in Global Research Exchange for Scholars Studying International Affairs Issues
Monday, May 6, 2013
Marcus Rediker, Alberta Sbragia to Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards in Their Respective Fields
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Senior Profile: Amanda Wilson Fine Tunes the Art of Connections
Monday, April 22, 2013
Wallace Is Awarded Year’s Exclusive Access to Unique Gates Foundation-Sponsored Dataset on Teacher Evaluation
Dataset was derived from the largest single effort to date dedicated to evaluating teacher effectiveness.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Pitt, Pittsburgh Filmmakers to Host 15th Annual Russian Film Symposium April 29-May 4
Festival's films explore the theme of Russia's often-overlooked middle class.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Crossing Barriers: Pitt alum Lois Dougan Tretiak Blazes Trail in the Far East
Monday, April 1, 2013
For $85,000 in Cash Prizes, Pitt Students Pitch the Next Big Idea
Monday, April 1, 2013
Pitt to Host Festival of Contemporary Italian Films Beginning April 4
Monday, April 1, 2013
Starbucks Executive, Pitt Alum Jeffery Hansberry To Speak at Pitt April 4
Monday, March 25, 2013
Pitt Philanthropy Forum’s March 28 Lecture and Discussion to Focus on Childrens’ Savings Initiative
Monday, March 25, 2013
Community Paramedic Program Announced by University’s Congress of Neighboring Communities
Monday, March 18, 2013
Video: Congressman Calls Pitt a “Great Asset” in Cybersecurity
Monday, March 18, 2013
Pitt’s Center for Metropolitan Studies Launches Interactive Bibliographic Database
Database is expected to help scholars as well as government administrators and analysts.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Pitt to Present 33rd Annual Latin American and Caribbean Festival March 23
Monday, March 4, 2013
Chancellor Names 2013 Awardees for Staff Excellence in Service to the University, Community
Six Pitt staff members are chosen for the annual awards.
Monday, February 25, 2013
H. Richard Milner IV Appointed Helen Faison Chair in Urban Education
Monday, February 18, 2013
Alumni Association Names Distinguished Alumni Fellows
Monday, February 11, 2013
Annmarie Duggan, Liann Tsoukas Win 2013 Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award
Monday, February 4, 2013
Pitt’s Latin American Film Series Marks 10th Anniversary With Spring 2013 Program
Monday, February 4, 2013
Pitt’s Vira I. Heinz Program for Women in Global Leadership Honored by Institute of International Education
Monday, February 4, 2013
Hey, Neighbors! What’s Your Rainy Day Plan?
Pitt's CONNECT receives Heinz Endowments grant for green infrastructure outreach.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Black History Month Profile: Pitt Alum Alfred Moyé
Alfred Moye has brough a unique portfolio of personal and professional attributes to his many careers.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Surplus Property: A Silent Side of Sustainability
Monday, June 6, 2011
Pitt Sustains Steady Beat in Green Initiatives on Campus
