Archived ULS News & Announcements

20 Nov 2023

Data Ethics Across the Disciplines: Call for Proposals!

Data Ethics Across the Disciplines, an event series taking place throughout the Spring 2024 semester, welcomes expressions of interest from all Pitt community members. Proposals should focus on one or more ethical issues related to working with data in any stage of the...
Machine learning
21 Sep 2023

Machine Learning? Coding? Data Sharing?

Get skills to get an edge. Check out all the workshops we offer and register for one or more today!
Latinx/Hispanic Heritage collection
15 Sep 2023

Materials on display celebrating Latinx/Hispanic Heritage

On the 3rd floor there of Hillman Library there is a small sample of the diverse and deep range of books held in the Eduardo Lozano Latin American Collection as it relates to Latin America and Latinos in the United States. The display includes holdings that document the vast diversity and richness...
Hillman LIbrary Interior
09 Aug 2023

The Final Phase of the Hillman Renovation is Underway!

When completed in late 2024, updates will include:Expanded and updated bathrooms and elevators, a new light-filled atrium entrance, a Media Lab "blackbox" light and sound-controlled audio and video production suite of spaces, and a centrally located help & information...
University Library System Acquires Jonas Salk Papers
18 Apr 2023

University Library System Acquires Jonas Salk Papers

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.
Sam Rivers playing the soprano saxophone
13 Mar 2023

We’ve acquired the archive of jazz legend Sam Rivers

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...
Charles and Frankie Pace Sheet Music and Images
07 Mar 2023

Recovering the Lost Gospel Music of Charles and Frankie Pace

Join us in celebrating this important but little-known piece of Pittsburgh history in a Gospel Music Tribute to Charles and Frankie Pace on Saturday, March 25, 2023, 7 p.m., at Ebenezer Baptist Chruch.
Pitt Day of Giving. Support the Library’s Impactful Spaces, Services, and Programs!
14 Feb 2023

Pitt Day of Giving. Support the Library’s Impactful Spaces, Services, and Programs!

When you contribute during the Pitt Day of Giving and we reach our goal of 120 donors, the Board of Visitors will unlock $10,000 more for the University Library System. Do not wait until Feb. 21 to make your gift—...
Pressed: Images from the Jewish Daily Forward Logo
31 Jan 2023

PRESSED: Images from the Jewish Daily Forward

The PRESSED exhibit draws from the Forward archive a selection of the metal printing plates used to print photographs in the paper, depicting daily life and historical moments of Jewish life in America and around the world from the 1920s to the 60s.
Love Data Week
24 Jan 2023

Love Data Week

Love Data Week is an annual time for libraries to showcase, discuss, and celebrate working with data. 2023 is the Year of Emotional Well-Being at Pitt, and this year we want to emphasize healthy learning and professional development. ...

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