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It's Possible at Pitt
See Images from the Proving Possible Launch
Visit our photo gallery from the September 25 campaign launch at Petersen Events Center.
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Advance Scholarship, Creativity and Innovation
Pitt Ranked among Top Programs Worldwide in 17 Academic Fields
The University of Pittsburgh placed in the top 50 in 17 academic fields in recent world university rankings.
visitors experience the new building’s anechoic chamber
Advance Scholarship, Creativity and Innovation
State-of-the-Art Pitt Health Sciences Building Officially Opens
The Fifth and Halket building is home to the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and the School of Medicine’s Departments of Cell Biology and Computational and Systems Biology.
Keisuke Ishihara, assistant professor
It's Possible at Pitt
Pitt’s Ishihara Lab to Receive $2.25M in Google.org Impact Challenge
The lab of Keisuke Ishihara, assistant professor of computational and systems biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, announced Oct. 14 that it has been selected as a recipient of the Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Science.
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Cultivate Community, Partnership and Impact
Pitt launches Community Impact Network to connect University research, regional priorities
UCSUR’s Community Impact Network pairs University researchers with community partners to find solutions for high-priority regional challenges, including air quality, housing instability, data accessibility, and youth wellbeing.
High schoolers are doing research at Pitt
Cultivate Community, Partnership and Impact
High schoolers are doing research at Pitt, too
Pitt’s Gene Team gives high school students the opportunity to conduct research and contribute to scientific literature as early as the summer before their sophomore year.
, from left: Doug McCullough, Pitt’s acting chief advancement officer; Nancy Angus, president of the Mario Lemieux Foundation; Jodi Weisfield, Pitt’s vice chancellor for health sciences and clinical programs advancement; Lauren Lemieux Antoni; Nathalie Lemieux; Mario Lemieux; Stanley Marks; John Byrd; Beth Wild, president of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Tom Grealish; Kevin Washo, Pitt’s senior vice chancellor for external relations
It's Possible at Pitt
A $5M Gift from the Mario Lemieux Foundation Will Support Microbiome Research at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
The new center will help researchers better understand how microorganisms that naturally live in and on the human body can influence cancer development.
cutting the ribbon on the newest Community Engagement Center in the Hill District
Cultivate Community, Partnership and Impact
Celebrating a Key Community Connection
Pitt’s newest Community Engagement Center honors the history and supports the future of Pittsburgh’s Hill District.