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51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ invited local high schoolers to experience the University’s disability resources firsthand

The University for a Day event, May 6, included a campus tour, an information session featuring an alum and an admissions presentation.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
A gloved hand picks a vial from among a number of water vials.

Making batteries takes a lot of lithium. Some of it could come from wastewater.

Water from Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of U.S. demand for the metal, according to a new 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ study.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
The Cathedral of Learning with blossoming trees bearing white flowers in the foreground

8 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ students were named Gilman scholars

Seven undergraduates from the 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh campus and one from 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ-Greensburg received the competitive study abroad grant.

  • 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ-Greensburg
  • College of Business Administration
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Two students sit in a hammock

6 tips for hanging your hammock without harming trees

The University’s 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh campus is home to almost 4,000 trees; here’s how to pick an optimal spot for your afternoon siesta.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Sustainability
  • Students
51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ BioForge CEO Ken Gabriel participates in a four-person panel

A Brookings Institution event highlighted 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh’s growth as a life sciences leader

Chancellor Joan Gabel and 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ BioForge CEO Ken Gabriel were among the speakers at the recent forum, which centered on innovative economic development in the region.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
Zamani-Gallaher

Eboni Zamani-Gallaher is the new dean of 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s School of Education

Since she joined 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ in 2022, the interim dean’s scholarship on equitable participation in higher ed has secured more than $10 million in funding.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Education
The CuPID project team conducts an interview.

A 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ program is connecting people through storytelling to build a more inclusive campus

The CuPID project received a $500,000 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ Seed grant to amplify dialogue-based curriculum across the University. An upcoming summer course focuses on the health sciences community.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
Bergman sits at a microphone in the WPTS studio

This man of many voices got his start at 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s WPTS

Looney Tunes star Jeff Bergman paid a visit to the 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh campus before his appearance at Steel City Con.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Alumni
A beam is lifted to the top of a structure that is under construction

51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ is updating its Campus Master Plan

The Office of Planning, Design and Construction will lead the update, which will strengthen the University’s commitment to sustainability, community engagement and more.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh Campus
Hatfull holds sample bottles while speaking to a camera crew

Graham Hatfull is among the latest National Academy of Sciences electees

Phage research by the Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology is helping treat infections that are unresponsive to antibiotics.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
A hand holding a small chip that has gold circuits on the surface

How nanotubes, nanoparticles and antibodies are used to detect tiny amounts of fentanyl

This 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ-developed sensor is portable, affordable and orders of magnitude more sensitive than the next-best thing.

  • Technology & Science
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Carla Ng watches a student pipette in the lab

PFAS, the ‘forever chemicals,’ explained by 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ engineer Carla Ng

A leading expert on forever chemicals, Ng explains what they are, where they’re found and what researchers are doing to eradicate them.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Left to right, Sustainable Design Labs researchers Hassan Nawaz and David Sanchez pose for a portrait in their lab.

51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s Sustainable Design Lab is developing novel materials to combat global water pollution issues

Researchers Hassan Nawaz and David Sanchez are designing metal organic frameworks (MOFs) to deal with arsenic and other heavy metals from 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh to Pakistan and beyond.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
Nguyen and Leslie

Hear from the graduates who earned this year’s top University honors

Benjamin Leslie is this year’s Emma W. Locke awardee; the ODK Senior of the Year award goes to Joshua Nguyen.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Undergraduate students
Graduates link arms after the ceremony

Spring commencement 2024, in photos

See the most exciting moments from Sunday’s ceremony.

  • University News
  • Students
  • Commencement
A masked person looks back from a wheelchair with mounted devices

This new hub will leverage smart technology to improve independence for people with paralysis

The innovative program, funded by an anonymous $5 million gift, will build on existing research in 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and School of Medicine.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
  • School of Medicine
Zak Hutchinson and Anna Marsland in white lab coats, holding pipette tip boxes.

Labs produce a lot of waste. Here’s how 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ is making them more sustainable.

24 research labs have joined the Green Labs program, an effort to reduce the environmental impact of their work.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
Xavier Littlejohn on the 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ campus in a black jacket

Just 3% of teens from Pennsylvania’s foster system go to college. This 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ program aims to change that.

The Horizon Scholars Program provides comprehensive support to 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ students on all campuses who have experience with the child welfare system. Here’s how you can help — or get help.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
ROC packs cereal into a United Way bag, held by a volunteer

This year’s United Way Campaign set University records

David N. DeJong and other campaign leaders say it’s a testament to the power and impact of 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ people.

  • University News
  • Division of Philanthropic & Alumni Engagement
Snoke and Hunt

David Snoke is the new co-director of the 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh Quantum Institute

With decades of conducting groundbreaking experiments, he will help position the interdisciplinary collaboration as a leader in quantum research.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵsburgh Quantum Institute (PQI)