
When the pandemic injected economic instability across the region, Pitt fulfilled its roles as a responsible, reliable community anchor and research innovator.
Pitt Stepped Up...When Pennsylvania Shut Down
The University supported families, businesses and organizations well beyond its campus borders. For instance: Pitt paid local hotels to house students, developed COVID-19 vaccine candidates, opened campus meal cards to local restaurants, ramped up support for businesses across the commonwealth relying on recovery funds, helped administer over 19,000 COVID-19 vaccines, shifted its billing practices to keep at-risk vendors afloat, beamed free broadband internet access to nearly 200 families for remote learning — and more.
Information accurate as of June 18, 2021.