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Marci Lee Nilsen earned a Betty Irene Moore Fellowship

The assistant professor in Pitt’s School of Nursing is one of 16 innovators chosen for the University of California, Davis program.

  • Faculty
  • Innovation and Research
  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Nursing
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Pitt was named a Best Value College by the Princeton Review

The University is among 15 Pennsylvania institutions to make the list.

  • University News
  • Prospective students
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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15 Pitt students were named Gilman scholars

The scholarship supports undergraduates receiving Federal Pell Grants with up to $5,000 as they study abroad.

  • Global
  • Undergraduate students
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Michael Giazzoni was elected to the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships board of directors

Michael Giazzoni, director of Pitt’s College in High School program, was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP), as the organization’s

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Community Impact
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Pitt’s School of Medicine awarded its highest honor to a Princeton bioengineer

Clifford P. Brangwynne will receive the 2023 Dickson Prize in Medicine.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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7 Pitt-Titusville students earned their nursing degrees

Seven nursing graduates from the region were recognized April 30 during the annual nursing pinning ceremony and commencement exercises at the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville. “It takes a very

  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Titusville
  • Commencement 2023
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2 Pitt people earned a History Makers Award

Pittsburgh’s Heinz History Center will honor James Adovasio and Loren Roth on June 8.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
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8 faculty won Pitt’s 2023 Innovation in Education Awards

The Office of the Provost recognizes projects that enhance teaching at the University and foster new instructional approaches.

  • University News
  • Provost
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
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Aditi Gurkar was awarded $375,000 to research healthy aging

The assistant professor in Pitt’s School of Medicine earned an inaugural New Investigator Award from Hevolution and the American Federation for Aging Research.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
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The American Educational Research Association recognized Pitt Education researchers and reviewers

AERA presented awards to four faculty members and a PhD graduate.

  • Teaching & Learning
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Alumni
  • School of Education
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Vanessa Love is Pitt’s new director for civil rights and Title IX

The three-time University alumna will lead the office’s outreach, education and prevention efforts.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Staff
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Gretchen Carlson Natter is Pitt’s new assistant dean of students for community and inclusion

She will lead the Division of Student Affairs in improving students’ social and academic development through community.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
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2 Pitt Pharmacy professors earned AACP awards

Neal Benedict and Sandra Kane-Gill were recognized for scholarly teaching and patient care research, respectively.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Faculty
  • School of Pharmacy
  • Department of Critical Care Medicine
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Here are the winners of the 2023 Health Disparities and Social Justice Poster Competition

Researchers from across Pitt’s schools of the health sciences presented on mental health, occupational therapy, stroke treatment and more.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Students
  • School of Social Work
  • School of Public Health
  • School of Pharmacy
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Pitt’s Lisa Nelson is the new co-director of the Collaboratory Against Hate

The associate professor in Pitt’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs will help advance the initiative’s goals to better understand and combat hatred based on prejudices.

  • University News
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
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Pitt-Bradford faculty and staff earn President’s Awards

Joelle Warner, director of donor relations and stewardship, and Matt Kropf, associate professor of engineering technology, were honored for their work on the Duke building.

  • Staff
  • Pitt-Bradford
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Pitt professors’ work was acknowledged by the FDA commissioner

Robert Califf praised their approach to educating pharmacists on over-the-counter hearing aids.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Technology & Science
  • Faculty
  • School of Pharmacy
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Pitt-Greensburg opened its first relaxation station

Students can use the space to unwind, thanks to Pitt Seed Project funding.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Pitt Seed Grants
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Pitt-Johnstown educators are teaching and learning in Bolivia

Bethany McConnell developed a workshop for a school that has hosted student-teachers from Pitt’s regional campuses for years.

  • Teaching & Learning
  • Global
  • Faculty
  • Undergraduate students
  • Pitt-Johnstown
  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Study Abroad Office
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2 Pitt women were recognized by the Pittsburgh Business Times

The publication named Tracey Conti and Geovette Washington among 26 Women of Influence.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
  • Department of Family Medicine