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Pheobe Esser Katz

Undergraduate research manager for rural solar power project awarded 2025 Pitt Sustainability Award

Pheobe Esser Katz won a Pitt Sustainability Award for her work on a rural solar energy project co-led by Professor Shanti Gamper-Rabindran.

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2025 Commencement Speaker, Itha Cao (MID ’15)

Itha Cao, an experienced project manager and strategic partnerships leader, will deliver this year’s address at the 2025 Commencement Ceremony for the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) at the University of Pittsburgh. 

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Pitt’s School of Public and International Affairs Maintains Strong National Recognition in 2025 Rankings

The School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh continues to stand among the nation’s most respected graduate programs in public affairs with the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings.