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‘Slowboarding’ concept designed to make Dietrich faculty orientation easier to digest
The moment one gets a job offer, the anxiety and stress that typically carries through the interview process and the waiting period that follow tend to melt away, replaced by a sense of accomplishment and eager anticipation to take on a new professional endeavor.
Environmental science professor dives into swimming, fishing potential of city's rivers
Among elements most associated with Pittsburgh — Steelers, Pirates, Penguins, a bevy of unique bridges, several universities, French fries on sandwiches — the scenically striking confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers to form the mighty Ohio might be the city’s key physical trademark.
Introducing Pitt’s latest Fulbright student finalists
Ten University of Pittsburgh students and alumni, including five from the Dietrich School, have been selected as finalists for the 2026-27 cycle of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, one of the nation’s most prestigious global academic exchange programs.
Pitt introduces a new Journalism Certificate
Beginning this fall, the Dietrich School will offer a new Journalism Certificate.
Local high schoolers are soaking up the science at Gene Team 2026
Gene Team 2026 wrapped up this past week, with students presenting their projects last Thursday.
Pitt students can now bop to the top with the new Musical Theatre Certificate
Musical Theatre enthusiasts can rejoice over the new Musical Theatre certificate being offered by the Department of Theatre Arts in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.
Why is it so hard to find DNA in bird poop?
For years, scientists talked about the problem. They swapped stories of failed projects, came up with explanations and hinted at it in published studies.
Poushalee Banerjee won an American Fisheries Society student writing award
Poushalee Banerjee, a doctoral student in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Geology and Environmental Science, received an honorable mention in the American Fisheries Society’s 2026 Student Writing Contest.
Prepared for Anything: How a Pitt Humanities PhD Led to an Unconventional Career
When Spyros Sakellariadis (A&S ’80G) arrived at the University of Pittsburgh in the late 1970s, he wasn’t following a carefully designed career plan.
5 ways Pitt people helped shape America
The radio in your car, the ambulance that arrives in minutes, the dance number you can’t get out of your head — most Americans go a full day without realizing how many ordinary moments trace back to the University of Pittsburgh.
NASA dedicated an area of Mars to a late Pitt professor
Sanford Abraham Asher — a Pitt professor who was a pioneer of one of science’s mainstay imaging technologies until his death in January — was honored by NASA, who officially named a region of Mars after the chemistry innovator.
Meet Pitt’s 2026-27 Fulbright scholars
Eight University of Pittsburgh faculty members — more than double last year’s total — were awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Awards by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
How Debate Set Sarayu Cheemalapati's (A&S '26) Course
In high school, Sarayu Cheemalapati (A&S ’26) was nearly unstoppable as a debater.
Pitt Pride 2026 Events
Join the Office for Institutional Engagement and Wellbeing for their Pride 2026 events!
