Pitt Graduate and Professional Studies

Beyond ensuring high-quality academic programming, the University of Pittsburgh provides the resources to help our graduate and professional students succeed and engage in the University community. Explore the website to learn more about all that is available to you as you pursue your graduate education. 

Two men working in lab coats in a research lab
Grad Student Spotlight

Patrick Dunn and Alireza Mohammadzadeh, both graduate researchers in the Swanson School of Engineering, have been named finalists in the Collegiate Inventors Competition (CIC) for their invention, AgriNUE. Vote for AgriNue for the People's Choice Award by October 16.

Brent Vasquez
Grad Student Spotlight

Brent Vasquez, a PhD student in the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, has received a prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Research Service Award (NRSA).

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Grad Student Spotlight

Michael DeAngelo, Ryan Druffner, Angela Le, and Kristina Rajakovich were named winners of Boren Awards, which provides funding for U.S. students to study abroad in critical world regions, learning languages and cultures.

Maria Salazar
Grad Student Spotlight

Dual master’s student Maria Salazar has been announced as the 2023 winner of the Bernard D. Goldstein Student Award in Environmental Health Disparities and in Public Health Practice.

 Awardees of the 2023 LGBTQIA+ Endowed Research and Outreach Fund
Grad Student Spotlight

Three graduate students named 2023 awardees of the LGBTQIA+ Endowed Research and Outreach Fund.

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Grad Student Spotlight

With their homelands under siege, a cohort of law students from Afghanistan and Ukraine came to Pitt to gain the skills needed to help their people thrive and their countries rebuild. These are their stories.

Crystal Lara Santos and Rachael Kramp
Grad Student Spotlight

Two graduate students studying biological sciences in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and their advisors were named Gilliam Fellows.

Carla Gómez Briones
Grad Student Spotlight

Carla Gómez Briones (MID '23) is leading conversations about clean energy on global stages. As a Global Shaper, she'll be presenting her ideas for a sustainable future at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Carla Escribano
Grad Student Spotlight

Carla Escribano, a student in the University of Pittsburgh School of Education Doctor of Education (EdD) program, was named the 2023 Director of the Year by the School Nutrition Association of Pennsylvania.

BIOE Grad Student Predoctoral Fellowship Winners
Grad Student Spotlight

Six grad students in the Department of Bioengineering, have received F30 and F31 Predoctoral Fellowships from the National Institutes of Health—competitive fellowships that allow graduate students in the health sciences to develop their research in aging and Alzheimer’s disease while earning their doctoral degrees.

OTD Student Lydia Ott and her grandmother Lydia Ott
Grad Student Spotlight

Doctor of Occupational Therapy student Lydia Ott shares Asian American history in "Pittsburgh's Lost Chinatown" documentary.