Students who walked into the Text & conText Lab on Wednesday afternoon were able to use old scraps, receipts and pictures to create something wholly new. The Center for Creativity hosted a “Junk Journal Journey” event on Wednesday afternoon in Hillman Library’s Text & conText Lab. The lab is a collaborative space shared by the Center for Creativity and the University Library System. Participants...

As the 2024 Presidential Election approached, many on-campus events took place encouraging students to participate in civic engagement by voting. One such event was the Pitt Open Lab’s “I Voted” Button Making Competition, which took place throughout the month of October and concluded with the official button-making between Nov. 5 and 6.  The Pitt Open Lab is a collaboration between the University...

“Conclave,” a thriller/mystery film, had its U.S. theatrical release on Oct. 25, 2024. Edward Berger directed the film. “All Quiet on the Western Front” was Berger’s most notable credit thus far, picking up four Academy Awards in 2022.  “Conclave” follows the highly-secure Catholic “papal conclave” process, during which the College of Cardinals, senior members of the Catholic...

The Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation hosted a viewing party of the environmental documentary “Hidden Rivers” in the Frick Fine Arts Theater on Oct. 29. The event was held as a sector of the international Moving the Cities program, hosted by the Swanson School of Engineering.  “Hidden Rivers,” conceptualized by Oregon-based non-profit Freshwater Illustrated, traverses the many waterways...