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Ruth Mostern is named World History Association vice president

The Pitt professor of history will also serve a two-year presidential term starting in 2026.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Doreen Hernández and Belkys Torres pose with their Michele Reid-Vazquez Commitment to Community Awards

Doreen Hernández and Belkys Torres are the inaugural recipients of the Michele Reid-Vazquez Commitment to Community Award

Awardees exemplify a commitment to community, a dedication to truth and a relentless pursuit of an equitable future for all.

  • Community Impact
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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Pitt was awarded a second Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education STARS Gold rating

The designation reinforces Pitt’s commitment to sustainable solutions.

  • Sustainability
  • Our City/Our Campus
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8 Pitt students were named to the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

The prestigious program supports outstanding students pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in more than 100 STEM fields.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Graduate and professional students
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Pitt-Bradford psychology researchers presented findings on how prejudice impacts students

A student and professor shared the results of their study at the Eastern Psychological Association annual meeting.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Pitt-Bradford
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Pitt researchers will travel to East Palestine to study the health effects of chemical exposures

Two National Institutes of Health grants will support studies on the train derailment that spilled hazardous materials into the Ohio community last February.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Community Impact
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Michael Deem earned a fellowship to develop a new undergraduate course

The associate professor will work to create a class, Public Health and Human Flourishing, which will be offered beginning in 2025.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Public Health
Clark

Todd J. Clark was appointed head of Delaware’s Widener Law School

As dean, he is making a case for achievement, inclusion and excellence.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Law
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Pitt Medicine researchers created a tool to help patients make informed decisions about sterilization

Developed by Sonya Borrero and CONVERGE, the web-based decision aid is available in English and Spanish.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Medicine
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2 Dietrich School faculty earned ACLS Fellowships

Dela Kuma and Kaliane Ung will conduct their research projects over the next year.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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5 undergraduates will represent Pitt at the 2024 ACC Meeting of the Minds

The annual conference showcases diverse research across the member institutions.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Undergraduate students
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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2 Pitt teams will compete in the Rice Business Plan Competition

The world’s most prestigious pitch competition begins April 4.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Graduate and professional students
  • School of Medicine
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Pitt seniors earned awards from the Dietrich School and College of General Studies

The March ceremony celebrated scholars for academics, perseverance and service.

  • University News
  • Undergraduate students
  • College of General Studies
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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A Pitt-Carnegie Mellon team will compete in the EnergyTech University Prize National Pitch Event

The Flow Battery Diagnostics for Energy Reliability project is among 28 student finalist teams to advance to the competition in Austin, Texas.

  • Technology & Science
  • Sustainability
Leasa

Leasa Maley earned the President’s Award for Staff Excellence

The assistant director of auxiliary services has worked at Pitt-Bradford for 37 years.

  • University News
  • Staff
  • Pitt-Bradford
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Sirry Alang earned a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The School of Education researcher, in partnership with Drexel University, will lead project designed to dismantle structural racism in health care.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
  • School of Education
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NSF funding will help Pitt researchers track real-time water quality with satellites

The new award to the Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory will give agencies and community organizations more insight into local water quality.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education, and Outreach
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Meet the recipients of the 2024 Provost’s Award for Excellence Undergraduate Advising

The annual award recognizes Pitt faculty for outstanding advising of undergraduate students.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Faculty
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A Pitt senior was named to the German Academic Exchange Service

Sydney Wilhelmy looks to pursue graduate studies in international relations at the at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin.

  • Global
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Pitt is well-represented on the 2024 Women of Influence list

Samantha Balbier, director of the Institute of Politics, and adjunct instructor Vera Krekanova will be recognized along with seven alumnae in the annual Pittsburgh Business Times edition.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus