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We’re With the Band

After more than 110 years, the Varsity Marching Band is still raising spirits and revving up crowds. But you don’t have to be at the big game to see how impactful Pitt Band can be. Just ask its alumni.

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Rainbow Bright

Lavender Graduation honors pride, accomplishments of Pitt’s LGBTQIA+ seniors.

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Good Sports

Japanese students studying at Pitt have a ball at PNC Park.

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Birds of a Feather

Pitt’s bird-watching club goes into the woods to find nature and themselves.

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They’re With the Band, Too

Even more stories about the big, booming resonance of Pitt’s Varsity Marching Band

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Preventative Measures

What if you could prevent cancer from ever developing with something as simple as a shot? Olivera Finn, a renowned Pitt immunologist, is conducting groundbreaking research to bring us closer to a cancer vaccine reality.

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Plugged In

This alumnus is helping improve the world with two wheels, one plug and a lot of environmentally friendly appeal.

Kelechi Urama smiling with coffee and a laptop in front of her

Pitt Chat

Laugh It Off

Comedy writer Kelechi Urama knows what it takes to write a good joke and why humor helps, even in hard times.

Pitt Proud

Built for Excellence

What’s new on and around campus? A lot. Chancellor Patrick Gallagher delves into the exciting building projects that promise to be transformational.

Extra Credit

Lake Effects

A geologist finds climate change insight in 700,000 years’ worth of sediment.

Daniel McCloskey sitting and reading; dog beside him

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Strange Draw

How a "weird kid" grew up to find his niche in the weird world of graphic novels.

Young woman with short, light-brown hair and white coat with lapels stands with arms crossed in front of glass panels on sidewalk.

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In Demand

The national need for well-trained nurses is as serious as ever. Students and graduates of Pitt’s School of Nursing are, as always, rising to the occasion.