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Sohail Rana, who is in his last year as a dental student, and his team started working together in early January 2020 and officially formed their startup company — ZeroDK — in May 2020. ZeroDK, a pun on the phrase “zero decay,” combines the use of a toothbrush holder with a smartphone app that tracks how long users brush and floss their teeth.

[Photo] Panelists discuss student involvement in startups

September 22, 2023
An advertisement for a Pitt Global Studies Center event with guest speaker Leilani Farha for Pitt’s Fair Housing Month initiatives

[Photo] ‘Housing is a human right’: Lecture highlights global housing issues, displacement

April 7, 2022
Uwe Stender, a lecturer in Pitt’s German department.

[Photo] Teaching through memes, kindness: Uwe Stender wins ‘Best Gen-Ed Professor’

March 22, 2022
Joe McCarthy, the vice provost for undergraduate studies.

[Photo] Educational Outreach Center expands to reach more students

March 16, 2022
The Pitt Day of Giving 2022 logo.

[Photo] Pitt Day of Giving raises nearly $3 million, up 19% from last year

February 23, 2022
Christian Spears will depart Pitt and become athletic director at Marshall University, located in Huntington, West Virginia.

[Photo] Christian Spears to leave Pitt, become Marshall University’s athletic director

February 21, 2022
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[Photo] A roundup of Black History Month events in Pittsburgh

February 11, 2022
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[Photo] ‘Something for everyone’: CAAPP prepares for next Black Study series

January 23, 2022
Pitt announced Thursday that Jeffer Choudhry will serve as the University’s new chief investment officer.

[Photo] Pitt names Jeffer Choudhry as new chief investment officer

January 20, 2022
The 2021-22 Year of Data and Society logo.

[Photo] ‘Community of the eager’: Pitt’s Year of Data and Society plans for spring

January 14, 2022
Pitt students discuss art while at the Carnegie Museum of Art.

[Photo] Students learn the ins-and-outs of museums from Pitt

January 14, 2022
Pianist Jeanne Golan performed in Bellefield Hall on Saturday evening.

[Photo] Music On the Edge hosts performance by contemporary pianist Jeanne Golan

November 17, 2021
Carla Panzella is the dean of students.

[Photo] Panzella navigates first year as dean of students

November 1, 2021
Thomas Richards, the chair of Pitt’s Board of Trustees, passed away Friday at 66 following a battle with cancer, University officials said Friday evening.

[Photo] Thomas Richards, Pitt Board of Trustees chair, dies at 66

October 29, 2021
Nicola Foote has been appointed as the new dean of Pitt’s University Honors College beginning July 1.

[Photo] Nicola Foote ‘excited’ to take over as new Honors College dean

June 24, 2021
Sohail Rana, who is in his last year as a dental student, and his team started working together in early January 2020 and officially formed their startup company — ZeroDK — in May 2020. ZeroDK, a pun on the phrase “zero decay,” combines the use of a toothbrush holder with a smartphone app that tracks how long users brush and floss their teeth.

[Photo] Pitt dental student creates product to fight tooth decay

April 5, 2021
Marie Young is the faculty leader of the Irish language program at Pitt.

[Photo] ‘Beannachtai na Feile Padraig dhuit!’: Irish community reinvents traditions to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

By Colm Slevin, Staff Writer
March 17, 2021
Joe McCarthy, vice provost of undergraduate studies, is the new interim dean of the University Honors College.

[Photo] Pitt names Joseph McCarthy interim dean of Honors College

February 17, 2021
Clyde Pickett, a 2017 graduate of the School of Education, was appointed as the University’s vice chancellor of diversity and inclusion in June.

[Photo] Pitt alum takes over as diversity chief at ‘pivotal moment’

August 18, 2020
E. Maxine Bruhns, the former director of Pitt's Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, passed away Friday at 96.

[Photo] E. Maxine Bruhns, former Nationality Rooms director, dies at 96

By Mary Rose O'Donnell, Acting Editor-in-Chief
July 18, 2020
Audrey Murrell made history one year ago as the first person of color and woman to hold the position of dean of the University Honors College.

[Photo] Audrey Murrell resigns as Honors College acting dean

February 4, 2021
Author and historian Daina Ramey Berry came to Pitt to discuss her new book, “A Black Woman’s History of the United States,” on Tuesday.

[Photo] African American her-story: Author talks new book on history of black women in America

February 19, 2020
Laurie Kirsch will step down from her position as vice provost for faculty affairs, development and diversity on June 30.

[Photo] Laurie Kirsch to step down as vice provost

February 4, 2020
The University Senate’s Plant Utilization and Planning Committee met Monday afternoon in Forbes Tower to discuss the changes to Pitt’s campus brought up in the recently released Institutional Master Plan.

[Photo] Senate committee talks energy efficiency

January 14, 2020
Senior lecturer Liann Tsoukas will teach the Women, Gender and Sport class that will be taught at Pitt for the first time this spring.

[Photo] Q&A: Tsoukas to explore gender and sport in new class

January 5, 2020
Gina Garcia, a faculty member in Pitt’s school of education, will serve on the board of directors of the Association for the Study of Higher Education until 2021.

[Photo] Pitt professor appointed to higher education association board

By Emily Wolfe, News Editor
December 2, 2019
According to the online timeline of the Bigelow project, phase one focused on “utility infrastructure improvements” by installing utility lines on Bigelow.

[Photo] Pitt preparing for phase 2 of Bigelow reconstruction

December 2, 2019
Poets Marilyn Nelson (left) and Sonia Sanchez (right) spoke about their works as a part of the first installment of the Center for African American Poetry Poetics Legacy Series.

[Photo] Sonia Sanchez and Marilyn Nelson talk black poetry

November 19, 2019
Carles Badenes, associate professor of Physics and Astronomy, contributed to the discovery of one of the smallest currently known black holes.

[Photo] Pitt researcher helps discover smallest known black hole

November 12, 2019
Toi Derricotte, former professor at Pitt, currently stands as one of five finalists for the 2019 National Book Award for Poetry.

[Photo] Poet Toi Derricotte digs deep into her past for her latest book

October 31, 2019
Christopher Rawson (left) wrote two articles in the first volume of the Pitt-published journal devoted to playwright August Wilson (right).

[Photo] Pitt publishes open-access August Wilson Journal

October 29, 2019
Pitt law professor Jerry Dickinson is running against Rep. Michael Doyle, D-Pa., in the Democratic primary election.

[Photo] Pitt law professor Jerry Dickinson announces second run for U.S. House

April 14, 2021
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[Photo] Oakland Outlook | Sexual assault at Pitt: A survivor's story

October 17, 2019
Jules Gill-Peterson, an assistant professor of English and gender, sexualtiy and women’s studies at Pitt, is the author of “Histories of the Transgender Child.”

[Photo] Pitt faculty reveals the secret history of transgender children

October 15, 2019
Jennifer Murtazashivili will serve as director of the GSPIA’s Center for Governance and Markets in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.

[Photo] Pitt launches new graduate research center with Koch funding

October 10, 2019
The Pitt BRIDGES program connects scholarship recipients from underrepresented minority groups to the Pitt community.

[Photo] Building BRIDGES for underrepresented scholarship students

August 29, 2019
Pitt’s “Year of Creativity” for 2019-20 will be the sixth theme in the University’s “Year of” series.

[Photo] Preparations for Year of Creativity underway

August 21, 2019
Audrey Murrell, former associate dean at Pitt’s College of Business Administration, will serve as dean for Pitt’s Honors College.

[Photo] Transcript: TPN’s interview with UHC Dean Murrell

August 22, 2019
Nicole Mitchell, an internationally acclaimed jazz flutist, composer and educator, was named to the director of Pitt’s Jazz Studies in January.

[Photo] Nicole Mitchell: an inside look at the new director of Jazz Studies

August 23, 2019
Thomas Richards, executive chairman of CDW, will serve as the board of trustees chairperson-elect.

[Photo] Board approves chairperson-elect, new trustees

June 28, 2019
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[Photo] New orientation programs begin where PittStart stopped

June 30, 2019
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[Photo] PITT ARTS introduces students to Pittsburgh’s cultural scene

June 30, 2019
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[Photo] Donald Burke to step down as public health dean

By Jon Moss, News Editor
June 6, 2019
The Pitt student activity fee will increase for the first time in 15 years.

[Photo] Student affairs committee approves activity, wellness fee increases

May 22, 2019
Pitt law professor Jerry Dickinson plans to challenge to Rep. Michael Doyle, D-Pa., in the 2020 Democratic primary election.

[Photo] Pitt law professor mounts primary challenge against Rep. Doyle

April 11, 2019
Professor Tevis Jacobs, an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering and materials science department, received the National Science Foundation’s $500,000 CAREER Award to improve nanoparticle performance.

[Photo] Engineering professor receives NSF CAREER Award

April 4, 2019
Sylvia Rhor’s responsibilities as curator and director of Pitt’s University Art Gallery involve managing the collection’s care, curating exhibitions and touring visiting groups.

[Photo] Sylvia Rhor curates arts with academics

March 7, 2019
University professor and world-renowned mathematical biologist G. Bard Ermentrout currently teaches a single class per semester, but incorporates students from all different levels into his research work.

[Photo] Bard Ermentrout: From rhymes to research

January 29, 2019
Renowned flutist Nicole M. Mitchell will fill the role of the vacant jazz studies program director beginning in July.

[Photo] Pitt announces new director of jazz studies program

January 28, 2019
Building projects outlined in the Campus Master Plan are scheduled for completion over the next three decades.

[Photo] Opinion | Master Plan will fail Pitt students

November 28, 2018
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