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Justin Phillip Reed Named Fellow in Creative Writing at CAAPP

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Department of English

Michael Kenney to Contribute to Report on Countering Extremism

  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

Feng Xiong Receives NSF Grant to Develop Conversion Method for Heat Energy

  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Swanson School of Engineering

Jayant Rajgopal and Sylvanus Wosu Honored With American Society for Engineering Education Awards

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • Department of Industrial Engineering

Pitt–Bradford’s Tony Gaskew Appointed to NCAA Committee

Panos Chrysanthis Receives Alumni Honor From Alma Mater

  • School of Computing and Information

Pitt Affiliates Named AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Department of Biological Sciences

Giannis Mpourmpakis Earns Prestigious Grecian Award

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Department of Chemical Engineering

Stephen D. Meriney Receives Grant for Neuromuscular Disease Research

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Department of Psychiatry
  • Department of Neuroscience
  • Department of Chemistry

Alumna Bobbi Watt Geer Chosen to Lead United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

New Jazz Studies Director Nicole Mitchell Tops Jazz Polls

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Department of Music

Pitt Cyber Announces Accelerator Grant Recipients

  • School of Computing and Information
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security

New Hillman Library Exhibit Chronicles Holocaust-era French Jews

School of Education to Serve as New Home Base for International Society

The School of Education now serves as the new home base of the Comparative and International Education Society, following the recent appointment of M. Najeeb Shafiq as executive director. Shafiq, who

Two From Pitt Receive Grants from National Endowment for the Humanities

The National Endowment for the Humanities granted awards to two Pitt professionals for their work in the following categories: Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities and Landmarks of

Pitt Faculty Members' “Making Montgomery Clift” Wins Documentary Feature Award

The documentary “Making Montgomery Clift,” directed by Pitt assistant professor of film and media studies Robert Clift and his wife, senior lecturer Hillary Demmon, has been honored by the University

Six Rising African American Leaders Recognized at 2019 Sankofa Homecoming Farewell Brunch

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • School of Education
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Lawrence R. John Elected President of Pennsylvania Medical Society

  • School of Medicine

Paul Leu Receives Award to Lead Effort for Better Smartwatch and TV Screens

  • Department of Industrial Engineering
  • Swanson School of Engineering

Alex Toner Recognized as Western Pennsylvania Rising Star

Alex J. Toner (SCI ’11G), assistant director of community engagement in the Office of Community and Governmental Relations, was recognized as a 2019 Western PA Rising Star by Get Involved!, Inc., at

  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs