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Pitt Stages' opening weekend starts off with a two for one viewing
Pitt Stages' first performance of the year, a one-act series, is happening this weekend!
John Norton won the 2026 Lakatos Award
John D. Norton, Distinguished Professor of History and Philosophy of Science in Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, has won the 2026 Lakatos Award for two books on how science learns from evidence.
Nancy Welfer (A&S ’40; LAW ’49) Leaves a Legacy of Service and Support for Pitt Students
At just 5 feet tall, the late Nancy Welfer needed a step stool to make a speech—a small but telling detail about a woman who commanded rooms far bigger than her stature.
A project co-led by Rachel Bezanson ‘expanded our view of the early universe’
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has recognized a research team co-led by Rachel Bezanson, associate professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Physics and Astronomy, for no less than revealing the contents of the distant universe.
Queer Relajo: Feeling the Nightscapes of Mexicanidad book presentation
Join David Tenorio, an Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and Director of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies program, for a book presentation and conversation about his book Queer Relajo: Feeling the Nightscapes of Mexicanidad.
Pitt AWM receives Award for Fundraising and/or Sustainability
The Pitt Chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics has received the 2026 AWM Student Chapter Award for Fundraising and/or Sustainability!
A Pitt-led team plans to automate quantum computing research with a Department of Energy grant
A new University of Pittsburgh-led research project aims to automate the scientific process, using a team of AI agents to harness a promising new type of quantum computing that could enable discoveries in chemistry and materials science.
Pitt ranks No. 24 among the nation’s public universities, says U.S. News & World Report
The University of Pittsburgh moved up to No. 24 among public universities nationally in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges rankings, released Tuesday.
Celebrate Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month at the University of Pittsburgh!
The Office of Engagement and Wellbeing, as well as the Dietrich School, is celebrating Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month!
Join the Hemispheric Conversations Urban Arts Project for their upcoming events!
10 years ago, Caitlin Bruce, a professor and chair of the Department of Communications in the Dietrich School, a scholar of public art, realized that graffiti, street art, and murals could start conversations.
The story of Pitt’s Horror Studies Center was published in Film Quarterly
Who doesn’t love a good horror story?
Pitt’s resident Cathedral expert studies how the landmark shaped campus and the city
The curious architect stands at the base of the tower, looking up.
This art installation turns a century of Nationality Rooms history into poetry and pattern
Before reaching Hillman Library’s front doors, passersby can look through the windows and see a phrase in bold blue letters running the length of the grand staircase inside.
Marta Lewicka elected to the Association for Women in Mathematics
Marta Lewicka, a professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Dietrich school has been elected to the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM).
Dietrich professor speaking at Moonshot Museum event
Jessica FitzPatrick, a teaching associate professor in the Department of English and the director of Digital Narrative and Interactive Design (DNID) will be speaking at an upcoming Moonshot Museum Event.