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Volume 58 |
ISSUE 18: May 15, 2026

  • Work on new residence hall will begin this summer with planned 2028 completion

    Need for housing grows as enrollment climbs; new building will eliminate 56 parking spots.
Mark Harding

Marc Harding’s impact at Pitt called ‘transformational’​​​​​​​ and ‘enduring’​​​​​​​

Outgoing chief enrollment officer says he fell into 43-year career that fits his skills and passions.

Pinkney tells committee that Pitt finances strong but face headwinds

He says it’s too soon to predict if next year’s budget will include cuts or reallocations.

Budget Policies chair shares concern about funding priorities, uncertainties

In Faculty Assembly update, Taboas calls for clearer communication from administration.

Kanthak reflects on commencement at semester’s last Faculty Assembly

Guidelines for academic visitors, OneCard payment system, and purchasing policy updates approved.

Hill District CEC provides learning, engagement in fresh, versatile environment

STEAM studio, gathering spaces to serve neighborhood in historic New Granada Theater.

New facilities, enhanced partnerships among recent community engagement developments

As Hill District space comes online, leaders of place-based initiatives share vision, opportunities.

Staff awards: Carrie Benson says Student Impact category fits

Pitt sexual violence prevention leader knows that ‘Our students are why I am here.’

New quantum research lab will provide ‘shared engine for discovery’

Pitt faculty, leaders tout significance of $12 million investment in ‘toolkit’ for tech innovation.

Grants will help identify legal, social implications of research

Six faculty awarded funds from new Pitt Research initiative.

Public Health professor’s ‘Coverage Denied’ book dives into health insurance quagmire

Miranda Yaver reflects on subtle barriers to coverage, potential of U.K. private-payer model.

Board of Trustees re-elects Verbanac, Golden as chair and vice chair

Five new members join board, two others re-elected, four get emeritus status.

Alumnus commits $1M to Pitt Law for business, banking and financial programs

The money will be used for speaker series, faculty hires and curriculum development.

Higher ed update: Medical schools accused of violating anti-discrimination laws

Judge rules mass termination of more than 1,400 NEH grants was unconstitutional.

New SHRS dean James Oñate coming to Pitt from Ohio State

The human movement and injury prevention expert will start on June 1.

Also in This Issue:

TEACHING AT PITT: AI v. AI — A case from the prosecution
Pitt neurology professor awarded $9M grant for Parkinson's research
HR webinar series focuses on planning for retirement
Pitt Wellbeing invites community to join June's Pride events
Make sure to get Wellness for Life rewards before June 1
Annual Clean and Swap event planned for May 20 and 21
Evening writing retreat will focus on young adult fiction
New PittServes leader Justin Dandoy moving from community affairs
Sustainability Awards reflect innovations in zero-waste initiatives, solar research
Hillman archives event timed to children’s literature conference
‘Mrs. Shakespeare’ comes to the English Nationality Room
Join Tree Tender Training on June 3
Inaugural Mind-Body Science and Health lecture planned
Office of Wellbeing’s Jay Darr leaving for Tulane job
Employees who are navigating parenthood invited to recharge at retreat
Open Educational Resources grants awarded to 11 projects
City mobility office seeks input on transportation priorities
Publishing: ‘Ethics, Information, and Technology’

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News from around Pitt

 

From The Pitt News:

Pittsburgh community turns Cathedral of Learning stairs into training grounds

Oakland’s persistent trash problem affects much of the community

From Pittwire:

Pitt has partnered with Google to offer a real-time glimpse of our dynamic cosmos

A Pitt alumni couple committed $1.5M to the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research

Developing an online course? Pitt EDGE’s instructional designers are here to help.

Q&A: Pittsburgh’s little-known role in the Great Migration

AI Uncovers Parallels Between Parrots’ Warbles and Human Language

$2.2 Million Foundation Grant to Support Blindness Research

From Swanson School of Engineering:

Former PennDOT leader, now Pitt faculty member, receives prestigious award

Pitt engineers use laser kirigami and nanomaterials to develop a shield against harmful invisible waves

The Potential to Prevent Brain Injury in the Womb

Civil engineering professors receive $600,000 award to model longitudinal cracking on concrete pavements

From Health Sciences:

Pitt Nursing Researchers: Calling Gynecological Conditions ‘Benign’ Hurts Patients

School of Medicine Professor Antoine Douaihy Shares Lessons on Illness and Healing

School of Pharmacy Wins National Award for Community Service

Putting Sustainability into Practice in the Kitchen

Accolades

April 16, 2026

Pitt Police’s Urban picked for Special Olympics torch run

March 20, 2026

6 projects earn Dietrich Innovation Institute funding

March 20, 2026

5 Pitt people make Pittsburgh Business Times 30 Under 30 list

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As administrative assistant, Kanhofer was someone who ‘would figure it out’

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