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🤔 Did you know mountain lions, also known as panthers, are the biggest cats that purr?

That’s one of the many wild facts in “Grizzled,” the latest book from Jason Bittel (A&S ’10G), a Pitt alum and science writer who wants readers to see America’s overlooked wildlife a little differently.

Read more about his work and the creatures, from opossums to hellbenders, that get the spotlight. 👇

Jason Bittel wants you to love America’s wildlife like he does In his new National Geographic Explorer book ‘Grizzled,’ the Pitt alum composes an ode to our animal neighbors, from grizzly bears to salamanders.

A record-setting move-out season. ♻️

Pitt’s Move Out Clean Out program collected 25,637 pounds of usable items from students moving out of campus housing this spring, helping keep kitchenware, electronics, nonperishable food and more out of landfills. Read more about the Pitt Sustainability effort making move-out a little greener. 🔗 http://pi.tt/ep

Hello, summer. 👋

Pitt research was in low Earth orbit, geosynchronous orbit and on the Moon, all at the same time. 🙀

Student-developed technology from Pitt’s NSF Center for Space, High-performance and Resilient Computing helped power three successful projects across three regions of space last year, a rare milestone for a university.

The work is helping make space computers more resilient, efficient and ready for missions farther from Earth. 🔗 http://pi.tt/eo

Alumni 🤝 Class of 2030

Are you ready to welcome the Class of 2030+ at a New Student Welcome event this summer? Celebrate, support and pass on all your campus secrets to the next generation of students alongside your fellow alumni at an event near you (or virtually). Register now 👉 http://pi.tt/es

One LinkedIn comment in 2022 helped spark a career path years in the making.

Harry Harkins (MPIA/MBA ’25) spent 18 months searching for the right full-time role before landing at Aquatech as a senior policy analyst. He now works at the intersection of business, policy and global affairs.

His advice for students? Build the skills, keep following up and stay ready when the opportunity comes.

Read Harry’s story👇 http://pi.tt/er

From Posvar to shaping policy: how one MPIA/MBA grad built his career one class and one connection at a time | School of Public and International Affairs For Harry Harkins (MPIA/MBA '25), landing a senior policy role at a global water technology company was the product of years of deliberate preparation— and a LinkedIn comment he left in 2022.

The World Cup is here, and a Pitt alumna is on the pitch! Katy Nesbitt (A&S ’15G) will return as an assistant referee for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after becoming the first American woman to officiate a men’s World Cup match in 2022.

Read more about her history-making career. 🔗 http://pi.tt/eq

📣 Photos you can hear

From Dana Evans’ ER to the real world of nursing. 👀 Kelly Cincotta (BSN ’26) made her TV debut as an extra in “The Pitt” finale while finishing her senior year at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. Read more about her time on set, her path to nursing and her next chapter. 👇

From Pitt to ‘The Pitt’: Alumna Kelly Cincotta’s TV Debut Turns the Limelight on Nurses - School of Nursing | University of Pittsburgh By the time Kelly Cincotta (BSN ’26) graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, she was already acting the part of a professional nurse.

That Oakland glow 🌟