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What Makes Us Competitive

Chancellor Gabel speaks about emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and driving innovation in education in a video released by the Council on Competitiveness.

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Chancellor's Spotlight

A Message From Chancellor Gabel

– Chancellor Gabel invites the University community to join her and other senior leaders for a town hall webinar on Wednesday, April 30, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.

A Message From Chancellor Gabel

– Long-standing and valued Pitt leader Tom Crawford has agreed to serve as the interim lead of PAE and report to Senior Vice Chancellor Kevin Washo, who will lead the new Office of External Relations.

A Message From Chancellor Gabel

– Senior Vice Chancellor for Philanthropic and Alumni Engagement Kris Davitt will be departing Pitt to accept the position of senior vice president for development at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

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Plan for Pitt

Pitt has emerged as a global leader in academics, research and scholarship.

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Chancellor Gabel, Lisa Gismond, John Gismondi, and Lina Dostilio standing together

Gismondi Neighborhood Education Program

Chancellor Gabel joined (from left to right) Lisa Gismondi; Pitt trustee John Gismondi (A&S ’75, LAW ’78); and Lina Dostilio, vice chancellor of engagement and community affairs, to celebrate the launch of the Gismondi Neighborhood Education Program, which was made possible by the latest gift from The Gismondi Foundation. The Gismondis have given more than $1 million to strengthen and expand the educational support Pitt provides across its Neighborhood Commitments in Homewood, the Hill District, Oakland and Greater Hazelwood.

Chancellor Gabel onstage with Kris Davitt

Q&A with Chancellor Gabel

During homecoming, Chancellor Gabel participated in a Q&A moderated by Kris Davitt, senior vice chancellor for philanthropic and alumni engagement, and attended by about 70 alumni and staff members. Chancellor Gabel answered questions about her initial impressions of Pitt and what impacts Pitt is uniquely positioned to make in the years ahead.

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It's Possible at Pitt

Pitt has a rich tradition of pushing the edge of what’s possible. Our future will be defined by leaning into those most challenging and paradigm-shifting possibilities, while also continuing to deliver in those areas that are our core strengths. We will drive student success. We will propel scholarship, creativity and innovation. We will be welcoming and engaged. And we will promote accountability, efficiency and trust.

We will drive student success.

We will drive student success. On our Pittsburgh campus, 96% of students have successful career outcomes within six months after graduation.
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We will propel scholarship, creativity and innovation.

We will propel scholarship, creativity and innovation. Pitt ranks No. 3 nationally in National Institutes of Health funding, trailing only Johns Hopkins and the University of California, San Francisco, and leading peers like Duke, Penn, Stanford and Michigan.
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We will promote accountability, efficiency and trust.

We will promote accountability, efficiency and trust. Pitt will remove the financial barrier between lower-income students and degree completion through the Pitt Finish Line Grant, giving one-time, nonrenewable grants to eligible students with financial holds or unpaid balances.

We will be welcoming and engaged.

We will be welcoming and engaged. With a more than $1 million commitment from the Gismondi Foundation, Pitt will sustain and grow elementary school and community-based organization partnerships in Homewood, the Hill District, Oakland and Greater Hazelwood.

It’s Possible at Pitt

It’s Possible at Pitt We will partner with the Hazelwood community to conduct workforce development to staff BioForge, a biomanufacturing facility that will be an economic engine and a regional hot spot for developing and manufacturing cell and gene therapies.
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Community Engagement
Through academics, research and outreach programs—as well as the volunteerism of its students, faculty and staff—Pitt provides health and wellness services, technology support, arts programs, business assistance, sustainability collaborations and much more.
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Research
Groundbreakers come to the University of Pittsburgh to find answers and ask bold new questions. A research powerhouse by any measure, Pitt is consistently among the top U.S. institutions for National Institutes of Health funding. 
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Health Sciences
The University looks to its schools of the health sciences to propel scientific discovery and clinical innovation and to educate and prepare future researchers, physicians, and health care providers and administrators for 21st century careers.