Employee emergency fund established to provide aid in times of need
A new employee emergency fund is now available for Pitt faculty and staff. The fund will allow eligible employees from all Pitt campuses to apply for financial assistance of up to $1,500 when...
View ArticlePitt wins prestigious community engagement award
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities named Pitt as the winner of the 2023 C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award in November. Pitt received the award for the...
View ArticlePitt’s COVID-19 resources and guidelines for the spring semester
With winter virus season in full swing, it’s important for students to take part in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses. Allegheny County reported 1,082 COVID-19 infections during...
View ArticlePitt receives $235,000 to fund Responsible Data Science@Pitt
Pitt received $235,000 from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to fund Responsible Data Science@Pitt (RDS@Pitt), an initiative that aims to “empower responsible, use-driven data science across the...
View ArticleRon Idoko, SAFE peer educators win social justice awards
Pitt presented its two annual social justice awards at a luncheon on Jan. 26. Pitt gave the Creating a Just Community Award to Ron Idoko, associate director of Pitt’s Center on Race and Social...
View ArticleSchool of Pharmacy receives $7.8 million grant to fight opioid addiction
Pitt’s School of Pharmacy’s Program Evaluation and Research Unit received a five-year, $7.8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to improve the quality of treatment for patients with...
View ArticlePitt named No. 19 for patents granted to universities worldwide
The National Academy of Inventors named the University of Pittsburgh No. 19 on its Top 100 Worldwide Universities List for utility patents granted in 2023. The NAI has released this list annually...
View ArticlePitt extends commitment deadline for fall 2024 to May 15
The University of Pittsburgh is extending the commitment deadline for fall 2024 first-year admitted students from May 1 to May 15. The extension comes after the U.S. Department of Education announced...
View ArticlePitt receives $7.8 million grant for new drug discovery center
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences granted the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine $7.8 million to create a new drug discovery center. The center will be called the Pitt...
View ArticlePitt holding spring commencement April 28
The University of Pittsburgh is holding its spring commencement ceremony on April 28 at 1 p.m. at the Petersen Events Center. To walk on stage and receive their diploma at the ceremony, graduating...
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