Events Calendar

Friday, December 1

01 Dec
Gifts under a tree

Consider donating a wrapped or unwrapped gift to the children that join us for our 18th Annual Christmas Day at Pitt! Gift Drive Dates November 6 -...

December 01, 2023
01 Dec
A boat with three chairs on water

Through video, sound and sculpture, artists iliana emilia García and Scherezade García explore how maritime culture shaped the historical and social...

01 Dec
Art's Work in the Age of Biotechnology

This virtual exhibition of art-science works by internationally recognized artists opened March 1. Situating contemporary genetics within a spectrum of past,...

December 01, 2023
Virtual Event
01 Dec
Printing Culture: Gráfica de Puerto Rico, 1958-1963

This student-curated exhibition showcases a selection of original screen printed posters from the instituto de cultura puertorriqueña (ICP). Produced between...

01 Dec
The Kingdom of this World Reimagined

Inspired by Alejo Carpentier’s mytho-historical book, The Kingdom of this World (originally published in 1949), an international cohort of artists, each with...

01 Dec
AI-generated headshots of people with a variety of ages, genders, and ethnic backgrounds

Visual misinformation is visual content, typically accompanied by text or audio, that contributes to the false or inaccurate presentation of information....

01 Dec
Pitt AuD Friday Audiology Seminar Series

The Communication Plan and Expanded Core Competencies Presented by: Jennifer Craig, Au.D., CCC-A and Erin Campion M.Ed. This session addresses the revisions...

December 01, 2023 7:00 a.m.
Virtual Event
01 Dec
An Uneasy Alliance: Nationalists, Bolsheviks and the Creation of Bashkortostan

Frederick Honors College student Peter Busscher will be defending the Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil) thesis: An Uneasy Alliance: Nationalists, Bolsheviks and...

December 01, 2023 9:00 a.m.
Virtual Event
01 Dec
CHE Focused Writing Sessions August-December

Are you working on class papers, reports, manuscripts, grant proposals, sermons, theses, dissertations, etc? Come feel friendly peer pressure and a lot of...

December 01, 2023 9:00 a.m.
Virtual Event
01 Dec
Linking Brain Networks and Gut Microbiota to Cognitive Impairment and Depressive Symptoms in Late Life

Antonija Kolobaric: Center for Neuroscience - School of Medicine/Neurobiology Graduate Program PhD Defense Advisor: Carmen Andreescu, MD Committee Chair:...

December 01, 2023 9:00 a.m.
01 Dec
A male performer in gray beard sings while wearing an elaborate costume with crown and colorful layered robes

The Marilyn Horne Museum will exhibit spactacular costumes and artifacts from the Sarasota Opera's production of "The Golden Cockerel," Nikolai...

01 Dec
Seminar Announcement - Christina W. Li

Christina W. Li, PhD Associate Professor Purdue University Host: Giannis (Yanni) Mpourmpakis Tuning Active Sites in Catalytic Nanomaterials through...

December 01, 2023 9:30 a.m.
01 Dec
School of Nursing: Tour & BSN Info Session (In-Person)

Come visit the School of Nursing for an in-person presentation and tour of the Victoria Building. Q&A will follow the tour. Enter the building via the...

December 01, 2023 10:00 a.m.
01 Dec
Doctor of Physical Therapy Virtual Information Session

Meet faculty and learn more about our DPT program! You will hear faculty disucss the student experience and admissions for the hybrid and residential...

December 01, 2023 11:00 a.m.
Virtual Event
01 Dec
Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills Workshop

This workshop – hosted by the University Counseling Center, will focus on developing interpersonal effectiveness, which skills help us maintain and improve...

December 01, 2023 11:00 a.m.
Virtual Event
01 Dec
Astro Lunch: Clémence Fontanive (University of Montreal)

The effects of binary companions on planet formation and evolution While numerous exoplanets have now been uncovered in stellar binaries, the impact of...

December 01, 2023 12:00 p.m.
01 Dec
Chat with the Pitt Public Health Admissions Team

Are you applying to a graduate program in the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health? Whether you've started your application or you're just...

December 01, 2023 12:00 p.m.
Virtual Event
01 Dec
Dissertation Defense: Ryan Roppel

Chemistry PhD Defense: Deciphering UV Spectroscopy on Earth and Mars Advisors: Sanford Asher Committee members: Jennifer LaaserSean Garrett-RoeRohit...

December 01, 2023 12:00 p.m.
01 Dec
Human Genetics Seminar - Colleen Campbell, PhD, MS, LGC

Colleen Campbell, PhD, MS, LGC Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Univ. of Iowa Assistant Director, Iowa Institute of Human Genetics Director...

December 01, 2023 12:00 p.m.
01 Dec
LTT: Dan Nicholson - The New Physics Behind the Old Biology and the Old Physics Behind the New Biology: A Tale of Two Revolutions (in Three Acts)

The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our Lunch Time Talk. Attend in person or visit our live...

01 Dec
La Parlotte

Bring your lunch. Drink Coffee (provided). Speak French. Make Friends! Tous Niveaux Bienvenus! Event Flyer

December 01, 2023 12:00 p.m.
01 Dec
Reclaim Your Joy

Experiencing joy is essential to our well-being. But responsibilities and competing demands may cause us to lose sight of it. Learn how to tune in to what’s...

December 01, 2023 12:00 p.m.
Virtual Event
01 Dec
Crystal Barksdale, PhD

Crystal Barksdale, PhD Program Director, Division of Community Health and Population Science National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities

December 01, 2023 12:00 p.m.
Virtual Event
01 Dec
ISP AI Forum: Morgan Gray and Kyle Buettner

Title: Can GPT Alleviate the Burden of Annotation? Speaker: Morgan Gray, ISP PhD Student Abstract: Manual annotation is just as burdensome as it is...

December 01, 2023 12:30 p.m.
01 Dec
CHE Journal Club

The Dec. 1 Center for Health Equity (CHE) Journal Club will be co-facilitated by Ramatu Abdul Hamid Alhassan, MPH Student in the Dept. of Epidemiology and...

December 01, 2023 1:00 p.m.
Virtual Event
01 Dec
Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Seminar - Tina Ndoh, PhD (Pitt EOH)

Guest Speaker: Tina Ndoh, PhD Associate Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh Presentation...

December 01, 2023 1:00 p.m.
01 Dec
Four people looking down at a desk

The Rural Collective Convening (RCC) is a hybrid event that aims to bring faculty, staff, administrators, and students together across the University of...

December 01, 2023 1:30 p.m.
01 Dec
CS Colloquium Series: "Towards bit-parallel database systems for analytic database applications"

Abstract: In various industries, in-database analytics are crucial for decision-making. Yet, the growing amount of data presents challenges as traditional...

December 01, 2023 2:00 p.m.
01 Dec
Dissertation Defense: Austin Durham

Chemistry PhD Defense: Iron-Mediated Propargylic C⁠–H Functionalization of Alkynes Advisors: Yiming Wang Committee members: Kay BrummondPaul...

December 01, 2023 2:00 p.m.
01 Dec
Photo of Murat Alp Celik

Murat Alp Celik, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto, “Style over Substance? Advertising, Innovation and Endogenous Market Structure”.

December 01, 2023 3:30 p.m.
01 Dec
Collegiate Recovery Peer Support Community

Hosted by the University Counseling Center. Open to any Pitt student seeking support related to their relationship and behaviors with substances. Click the...

01 Dec
Photo of Thomas Hofweber

Immanent Metaphysics Abstract: It seems hopeless to try to find out what reality in general is like by focusing in on our own representations of reality....

December 01, 2023 3:30 p.m.
01 Dec
Student and faculty practicing skills in audiology course

Join us for a Doctor of Audiology (AuD) Information Session. This is a great opportunity to have your questions answered as we discuss the program, its...

December 01, 2023 4:00 p.m.
Virtual Event
01 Dec
Class Piano Recital

End of the semester recital for students in Class Piano.

December 01, 2023 6:00 p.m.
01 Dec
Bruiser and the Christmas Tree

The PGAA will host its annual Merry Mingle in the Life Sciences Building Lobby. Kick off the holiday season with us, mingle with friends, and enjoy delicious...

December 01, 2023 7:00 p.m.

Friday, December 1