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GIS Day is an international forum to showcase real-world GIS applications.

To celebrate GIS Day 2025, the Pitt Urban Studies Program (GIS Section) and the University Library System (ULS) are hosting an original map competition open to the entire Pitt community. Learn more about GIS and the Map Competition here.

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We are pleased to announce the opening of the archival papers of Dr. Peter J. Jannetta. The collection documents the life and career of Dr. Jannetta (1932-2016), an innovator in neurosurgery who made early use of the operative microscope to work effectively on a scale not before possible.
Pitt junior Maya Jones researched and created the dress, on display on the third floor of Hillman Library, giving her a unique learning experience.

Listen to Hillman University Librarian and Director of the University Library System Kornelia Tancheva discuss resources, research expertise, one-of-a-kind collections, and new spaces. The conversation is part of the "From the Office of the Provost" podcast, which highlights exciting activities and initiatives in the office or University-wide that bolster and enhance our collective vision for growth and transformation. 

We are pleased to announce the acquisition of an archival collection documenting the research and career of Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the first successful polio vaccine.

Rivers was an American jazz musician and composer. Though most famously a tenor saxophonist, he also performed on soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica, piano, and viola. With a thorough command of music theory, orchestration, and composition, Rivers was an influential and prominent artist in jazz music. more...

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