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Pitt's Dan Ding, Lori Delale-O’Connor and Medina Jackson present at SXSW 2022

Dan Ding, Lori Delale-O’Connor and Medina Jackson represented the University in Austin.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Researchers will mimic daycare settings to study flu transmission

Associate Professor Seema Lakdawala is leading a subproject on an $8.8 million grant.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
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University of Pittsburgh at Bradford named a Military Friendly School

Pitt-Bradford was designated a silver-level recipient in the small public school category by Viqtory Media.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Bradford
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Pitt earns Silver Bicycle Friendly University status

The League of American Bicyclists awards institutions that promote and enable safe, accessible bicycling on campus.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus

A multidisciplinary research group received a Pitt Momentum Grant

The $60,000 award will support the Pittsburgh Center for Interdisciplinary Bone and Mineral Research.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
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Winners of the Black Excellence Service Award announced

Recipients are students, staff, faculty, businesspeople and alumni who are role models in the community.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
  • Students
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Pitt Education’s Kari Kokka receives grant from the National Science Foundation

The grant supports early career faculty with the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education.

  • Community Impact
  • Faculty
  • School of Education
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Tagbo Niepa receives Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation

The award will enable his lab to further explore how bacteria cope with changes in surface tension and energy, and their adaptation to changing conditions to develop new materials.

  • Technology & Science
  • Faculty
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Two Pitt faculty members edit book on local responses to the shale gas industry

“When Fracking Comes to Town: Governance, Planning, and Economic Impacts of the US Shale Boom” from Associate Professors Sabina Deitrick and Ilia Murtazashvili was released in January.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
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Alaina E. Roberts is a finalist for Los Angeles Times book prize

Professor Roberts digs into archival research and family history for her book, “I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land.”

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt-Johnstown receives LEED recognition for John P. Murtha Center

This recognition is the second LEED certification for the Johnstown campus.

  • University News
  • Pitt-Johnstown
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The Pitt News won a Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association

The annual honor recognizes overall excellence in publications.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
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Pitt was named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes

The University came in at No. 212 in the 2022 ranking.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff
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Rob Rutenbar receives Pioneering Achievement Award

The senior vice chancellor for research is recognized for his outstanding contributions in electronic design automation.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • School of Computing and Information
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Amber Johnson earns 2022 Escalator Award for Research

Johnson plans to explore neighborhood-level determinants of health for patients with hypertension.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
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2 doctoral candidates received the 2021 Dick Thornburgh Forum Disability Service Award

The honor is given to a Pitt student from any campus who has made an impact in the lives of children and adults with disabilities.

  • Community Impact
  • Students
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4 Pitt innovation teams receive Chancellor’s Gap Fund commercialization grants

The funds will accelerate their path from the lab to the market.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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School of Nursing professor praised by top doctors leading the fight against COVID-19

John Gallagher received special recognition from Francis Collins and Anthony Fauci for contributions to the National Institute of Health COVID-19 Guidelines Panel.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Nursing
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Anish Kumar joins Pitt as vice chancellor for real estate

He will oversee real estate portfolio activities, including property acquisitions, divestments, negotiations and portfolio management.

  • University News
  • Staff
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Pitt-Bradford receives funding for green building project

The $230,000 grant will support a rooftop solar array and educational dashboard.

  • Technology & Science
  • Pitt-Bradford