At the University of Pittsburgh, sustainability is not just a buzzword, it's a commitment embedded into the institution. Pitt’s approach to sustainability — laid out in the Pitt Sustainability Plan ...

While the three rivers are Pittsburgh’s most iconic natural feature, a second geological trait has shaped the region just as much — its hills. The region’s architecture appears perched atop impossibly ...

Registration for the Faculty and Staff Development Program (FSDP) workshops is now open. These offerings offer University of Pittsburgh employees a chance to enhance their professional and personal ...

Pitt’s United Way Campaign has returned for another year of giving and impact — and there’s a new benefit for those who donate. Employees who pledge a new payroll deduction or confirm their payroll ...

Kathryn Schmitz, an exercise oncology researcher in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Hillman Cancer Center, has won the Lifetime Impact Award from the President’s Council on Sports, ...

Students often face barriers in applying for their passport on their own, including navigating through a complicated list of required documents and having to visit a post office in-person. At the Sept ...

Dylan Fearing, an undergraduate student in Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, has earned the Congressional Award Silver Medal. Students aged 14-23 can achieve the Congressional ...

Geovette Washington, senior vice chancellor and chief legal officer at the University of Pittsburgh, is among 11 inductees to the Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania for 2024. Gov. Josh Shapiro ...

Patrick Dunn and Alireza Mohammadzadeh, both graduate researchers in the Swanson School of Engineering, have been named finalists in the Collegiate Inventors Competition (CIC) for their invention, ...

This semester, the Swanson School of Engineering rolled out the first of a set of new classes designed to train students about working at the intersection of engineering and space. It’s part of a ...

Few people have made such a long and lasting impact on the University of Pittsburgh as David DeJong. In his 35 years at Pitt, he’s used his talents as a professor, a vice provost and a poet. He’s ...

More than a year into studying at Pitt’s School of Nursing, Lynn Priestley had to switch gears due to disability-related health complications. With a desire to advocate for increased disability ...