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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.
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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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Explore Ways
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Explore Ways to Give
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Cultivate Community, Partnership and Impact
New Pitt Program Helps the Commonwealth Thrive in an Increasingly Digital World
Pennsylvania faces one of the United States’ lowest levels of digital literacy and connectivity. Pitt is part of an alliance formed to change that.
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Advance Scholarship, Creativity and Innovation
University of Pittsburgh Launches Unique Undergrad Degree in Natural Gas, Renewables, and Oil Engineering
Gift from former oil executive, Mark G. Papa (ENGR ’68), will support program to educate students in this high-demand field.
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Accelerate Student Success
A New Pitt Initiative Will Help Lower-Income Students Get to Graduation
The Pitt Finish Line Grant offers students near graduation struggling to pay education bills a one-time grant to help complete their degrees.
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It's Possible at Pitt
Pitt Faculty Elected as Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Leah Byrne is a pioneer in the research and commercialization of cell and gene therapies to restore vision.