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These Pitt students are learning how to bake reuse into the things we make

Engineering students broaden their focus from lab benches to global supply chains with the help of industry in the Circular Economy Program.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Flowers bloom on a tree near the Pitt campus, as a blurred Pitt sign trimmed in blue and yellow hangs in the background

In memoriam, summer 2025

Remembering lost members of our Pitt community

Cherry blossoms visible on a sunny day with the Cathedral of Learning in the background

Alumni updates, summer 2025

Pitt alumni recently wrote books, opened rural health facilities in Africa, signed contracts to play professional volleyball, earned honors from NASA and the Whiting Foundation, among others. Read

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Pavlov’s dogs were conditioned to go to their treat. Why do some animals learn to interact with the bell instead?

New Pitt research found that this behavior, called sign tracking, relies on dopamine release at just the right time.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Daniel Hawbaker headshot with American flag in the background

A Pitt engineering education took this U.S. Army pilot from the aircraft to the classroom

After finishing his thesis, in which he developed a solution to minimize in-rush currents in motors, Capt. Daniel Hawbaker is heading to West Point to teach the next generation of military engineers.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Many people on one of the Pittsburgh bridges, a child carries a pickle-shaped balloon that reads "PicklesBURGH".  In the distance there is a pickle-shaped sign reading "HEINZ".

7 free events in Pittsburgh this July

From downtown events like Picklesburgh and Anthrocon to car-free strolls in the Strip District, there are plenty of opportunities to get outside this month.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Meng Wang sits at a lab desk, with a pipette in hand

A Pitt study has identified a protein that can separate critical metals from electronic waste

Ferritin research by Meng Wang could help bolster the supply chain by recovering and recycling cobalt, nickel and lithium.

  • Technology & Science
  • Sustainability
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Veiw of space with many stars and galaxies

Early pictures from the Rubin Observatory provide a glimpse of what’s to come

The flood of data will be shared with scientists around the world, helping them explore some of the universe’s greatest mysteries.

  • Technology & Science
  • Space
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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A new Pitt center will weave history and place to build a comprehensive global atlas

The Institute of Spatial History Innovation will house an interactive database that offers historical context on more than 2 million locations worldwide.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Heidi Ward stands in front of a display

How Heidi Ward is helping write the next chapter of Greater Hazelwood

She’s leading Pitt’s engagement efforts close to home, serving her neighbors and promoting the life sciences on behalf of the University.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • It's Possible at Pitt
Allen teaches a class to a room of OLLI students.

OLLI marked 20 years of promoting lifelong learning, thanks to instructors like Tom Allen

Before the former lawyer began teaching some of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s most popular offerings on legal issues and current events, he was a student of the program.

  • Community Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Be welcoming and engaged
The panther statue surronded in summer foliage

3 Pitt faculty have been named Fulbright scholars

Guillermo Calero Velazquez, Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Aleksandar Stevanovic will conduct research abroad through the Department of State program.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Public and International Affairs
  • Swanson School of Engineering
A black and white photo of Howard Johnson at the Boulevard of the Allies site.

Pitt’s proposal to redevelop 3401 Boulevard of the Allies has passed

The Board of Trustees approved the plans for the former Quality Inn site, which focus on multifamily housing and collaboration with the Oakland community.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Promote accountability and trust
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Meet Pitt’s incoming class of Chancellor’s scholars

The 12 awardees of the University’s most prestigious undergraduate award include aspiring researchers and community leaders.

  • University News
  • Cultivate student success
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Alumnus Urvish Jain won the coveted Kanders Churchill Scholarship

He will use the award to continue his studies in health care delivery, economics and policy at the University of Cambridge in the U.K.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Cultivate student success
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Aerial image of Pitt Bioforge with Pittsburgh skyline in background

2 grants will advance Pitt life sciences and cyber training opportunities

The awards from the Richard King Mellon foundation aim to meet growing industry workforce needs in emerging areas.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
Dental techincian with mask and glasses

Pitt will continue bolstering Pennsylvania’s dental workforce with a new Regional Training Center

The School of Dental Medicine is partnering with the ETC at Pitt-Titusville and Titusville Area Hospital to offer hybrid training programs for dental hygienists and assistants.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Titusville
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • School of Dental Medicine
Three soccer players hug and cheer.

Watch some pitch perfect Panther soccer stars play this summer

Current and former Pitt women’s soccer players are kicking it across three leagues.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Cultivate student success
  • Athletics
Gov. Shapiro talks to a researcher in a lab.

Pitt’s life sciences prowess was on display during PA Gov. Josh Shapiro’s recent Pittsburgh visit

Researchers at the heart of Pittsburgh’s transformation into a health and tech powerhouse presented their work to industry officials, community advocates and elected officials at The Assembly.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Prospective students
  • It's Possible at Pitt
Band El Laberinto del Coco sits on steps.

6 free things to do around Pittsburgh this June

From outdoor concerts to movies on Flagstaff Hill, here’s how to make the month memorable.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged