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Commons Room
Lab Lessons
A collaboration between a Pitt PhD student and a high school intern turns personal pain into scientific discovery.
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Commons Room
Time to Shine
The Understory, the University’s newest creative space, puts performers in the spotlight.
![Jose Manduley](https://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/second_row_image/ABC_0378%20Large-510x280-0_82-1280_703.jpeg)
Web Exclusive
Return Engagement
Nearly 50 years ago, Jose Manduley missed his Pitt graduation. This spring, Pitt’s School of Education helped give him a do-over.
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Behind the Scene
Darcy Prevost turned an early aptitude for art into an award-winning career in set design, including a dream gig on the Disney+ hit “Muppets Haunted Mansion."
![Rachel Bezanson](https://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/fourth_row_image/20211210_AO_Rachel_Bezanson_0041_grande-510x900-0_0-510_899.jpg)
Extra Credit
A Shot in the Dark
Pitt researchers are using the James Webb Space Telescope to shed light on the invisible corners of our universe.
![Thaddeus Mosley perches one leg on a wood slab while surrounded by cherry and walnut sculptures](https://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/fourth_row_image/20230322ng_ThadMosley01_grande-510x900-0_0-510_899.jpg)
Pitt Chat
Wood Work
Thaddeus Mosley, who has been creating art for more than 60 years, shares his secrets to living a creative life.
![An illustration of people walking over binary numbers](https://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/third_row_image/Algorithm_venti-1140x1150-0_-1-1140_1151.jpg)
Decoding the Data
Algorithms can help you search the internet, find a date — even get through a red light. But inequality can seep in. Pitt Cyber’s Beth Schwanke is helping to ward off government bias from an unlikely perpetrator: data.
![Ava the American toad sits in hands](https://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/second_row_image/1Avaforcover_tall-510x280-0_0-510_280.jpg)
Spotlight
Toad-ally Dedicated
A Pitt-Johnstown alumnus is jump-starting local conservation efforts for the benefit of amphibian-kind.
![Sara Klein stands in a black NYU shirt and white jacket against a purple wall](https://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/second_row_image/saraklein_tall-510x280-0_0-510_280.jpg)
Spotlight
Creative Content
A daytime television insider credits Pitt with putting her on the road to her entertainment dreams.
![Cofer leans on a kitchen counter](https://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/second_row_image/20230413_Marquis_Cofer_0007_tall-510x280-0_0-510_280.jpg)
Spotlight
New Horizons
An alumnus finds fulfillment in bolstering homeownership and equity through modular housing.
![Cohen points up at a high dive over a swimming pool](https://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/second_row_image/20230330_AO_Harvey_Cohen_0102_tall-510x280-0_0-510_280.jpg)
Inspire
Jump In
Pitt gave Harvey Cohen the opportunity, preparation and motivation to dive into a successful career and, later, meaningful philanthropy.
![A person in a black dress holds up a glass behind a table of food and flowers](https://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/third_row_image/Thorne%202_venti-1140x1150-0_-1-1140_1151.jpg)
Take the Next Left
These Pitt alumni prove that big career risks can reap big rewards.
![Ian MacFawn smiles while riding his bicycle](https://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/fourth_row_image/20230302_Ian%20Mac%20Fawn0225_grande-510x900-0_0-510_899.jpg)
Sketchbook
Tour de Force
This summer, a Pitt postdoc will take his cancer-fighting efforts out of the lab and into the streets to embark on an epic 2,000-mile bike ride through France that’s funding leukemia research.
![A black and white portrait of Cole Arthur Riley](https://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/fourth_row_image/Cole%20Arthur%20Riley_grande-510x900-0_0-510_899.jpg)
![Tulips in front of Litchfield Towers](https://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/third_row_image/20210422_AO_Campus_Spring_0083_venti-1140x1150-0_-1-1140_1151.jpg)
Friends Forever
When you throw strangers into a room and ask them to get along, sometimes you get mayhem and sometimes you get magic. These are the magical stories — tales of Pitt roommates whose friendships have stood the test of time, distance and lots and lots of life changes.
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Connections
Pitt for Life: Making a Lasting Impact
A letter from the vice chancellor for alumni relations.
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Spring 2023