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The Gismondi Foundation has committed to more than $1 million to support 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s community engagement efforts
The latest gift will create a neighborhood education program meant to expand learning opportunities for children and 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ students alike.
The Race &… Conference showed how 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ is addressing disparities
A September conference drew more than 250 attendees to celebrate and showcase the work that’s transforming 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ.
51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s new food lockers combat food insecurity and make delivery more convenient
The climate-controlled lockers in Litchfield Towers are one of the many ways 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ is making on-campus life easier for students — and ensuring no one goes hungry.
A new Frederick Honors program brings national experts to 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ
Experts in residence will help the 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ community expand their views on the world. Meet Morgan Overton, Sherry Sykes and Damon Young.
Local events set to honor the 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh synagogue shooting victims
Five years later, all are invited to reflect, volunteer and create messages of hope.
A 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ community partnership is transforming the Jupiter Building into a training hub
With support from the Richard King Mellon Foundation and local schools and businesses, Future Works is the outcome of a yearslong effort to revitalize downtown Johnstown.
Park Lawrence Rankin, an architect who oversaw $1 billion in improvements to 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s campuses, died at 73
During his 14 years at the University, the devoted architect led hundreds of construction and renovation projects, including the Cathedral of Learning cleaning in 2007.
What if we could talk to cells?
Nathan Lord earned an NIH New Innovator Award for his research on the chemical language of the body’s building blocks. It’s work that could transform regenerative medicine.
These University Art Gallery exhibits spotlight Latinx and Caribbean identities
The series features Puerto Rican silk screen posters and an exploration of water in the Americas. Here’s how two 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ students helped curate the works.
A new 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ initiative will help lower-income students get to graduation
The 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ Finish Line Grant will support financially vulnerable students so they can remain enrolled and complete their degrees.
President Biden gave the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s Rory Cooper
The honor — the nation’s highest for technological achievement — is the latest and most significant recognition of Cooper’s decades of innovations in wheelchair technology.
An NIH director’s award will help 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ researchers study the vast reach of tiny proteins
Their findings could affect our understanding of everything from genetic diversity to autoimmune diseases.
The most memorable moments from 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ homecoming 2023
Relive the weekend from the Snake to a Panthers football victory with this photo gallery.
An alumna is 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ's second Erasmus Mundus winner
Maria Anto will study children’s literature at universities around the globe as she earns a master’s degree.
Art and advocacy intersect through this soprano opera singer’s performances and scholarship
Zuly Inirio has performed across the United States and Europe. Now, through song and the Afro-Latinx Song and Opera Project, she aims to increase diverse representation in the industry.
This year’s State of the School reviewed 2 years of successes for 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ Medicine
Anantha Shekhar detailed how the School of Medicine met or exceeded the key goals he set — in areas from clinical excellence to faculty development — when he joined the University.
These 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ students are following the eclipse to Texas
The paths of two upcoming eclipses overlap outside of San Antonio. The Shadow Bandits won’t miss the chance to study them.
Get ready for 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh’s single-use plastic ban
51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ Sustainability offers advice on adjusting to the citywide change, which begins Oct. 14.
The 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh Quantum Institute named a new co-director
Benjamin Hunt will join his longtime 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ collaborator Michael Hatridge to further establish 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh as a headquarters for quantum computing.
7 Halloween-themed events in 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh
Put these horror movies, haunted trails, rock climbing and more on your list of scary season activities.