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. 

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.

collage of students mentioned in article
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.

Pitt doctoral students team members competing in TaskBot Challenge
Grad Student Spotlight

A team of University of Pittsburgh doctoral students in the School of Computing and Information is one of 10 finalists in Amazon’s second Alexa Prize TaskBot Challenge. 

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.

Courtney Colligan
Grad Student Spotlight

Recent PhD grad Courtney Colligan earned the Iris Marion Young Awards for Political Engagement graduate student award. In all of her work, Courtney seeks to raise up the voices of those who are overlooked and marginalized within society.

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.

Kory Winning
Grad Student Spotlight

Kory Winning, an MID student with a concentration in Governance and International Public Management, experienced the sweaty and unglamorous but deeply rewarding work of humanitarian aid. 

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.