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Three Pitt leaders were named to the Pittsburgh Business Times Power 100 list

The 2023 list of influential people included Chancellor Patrick Gallagher, Evan Facher and Don Yealy.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Innovation Institute
  • School of Medicine
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Undergraduate student Silas Switzer published a chapbook on Pittsburgh’s AIDS crisis

The history major examines the erasure of LGBTQ+ stories through poetry and archival images in ‘Nine Parts Water, One Part Bleach.’

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Liron Pantanowitz was appointed to chair Pitt’s Department of Pathology

The researcher and noted industry leader returns to the School of Medicine in a role that will advance personalized medicine.

  • University News
  • School of Medicine
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Bigelow Boulevard was ranked among the nation’s best new bike lanes

Pitt’s Bigelow Block Transformation Project upgraded the important connection for Pittsburgh cyclists.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Community Impact
  • Pittsburgh Campus
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14 projects won Year of Emotional Well-Being funding

The Office of the Provost recognized events and activities that range from documentary production to Counseling Center certification.

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  • Health and Wellness
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Juan Carlos Puyana was selected as the O’Brien Professor of Global Surgery

The professor in Pitt’s School of Medicine will start his tenure with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in April.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Medicine
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Stephen Chan was inducted to the Association of University Cardiologists

Elected by his peers, the School of Medicine professor was recognized as a leader in academic cardiology.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Medicine
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Pitt physicists investigate light vortices in a new paper

Led by graduate student Atreyie Ghosh, the publication in ACS Photonics explores ways to structure optical fields as elements understanding of fundamental physics.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt’s Humanities Center announced its 2023-24 undergraduate research fellows

The students receive $5,000 in funding for a summer program, which they will shape in spring and fall seminars.

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  • Innovation and Research
  • Humanities Center
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Christine McClure was named a Multiplying Good Pittsburgh ChangeMaker

As part of the group’s spring 2023 class, the senior research scientist in Pitt’s School of Public Health will raise money for a youth service program.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • School of Public Health
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Alumna Samantha Shipeck received a teaching award from the German Embassy

As one of three educators in the US to win the prize, Shipeck will attend a two-week professional development course in Germany.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Education
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Undergrad Edha Gupta led a group now being honored by the King Center

The Panther Anti-Racist Union of Pennsylvania won the Beloved Community Youth Influencer award for battling a book ban.

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Pitt received an NIH grant to study harm reduction techniques

Lead researcher Deanna Wilson said the research represents a "paradigm shift" in approaches to addiction treatment and overdose prevention.

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  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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Armin Schikorra earned a Humboldt Research Fellowship

The Department of Mathematics associate professor will study in Germany over the next three years.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt received $60,000 in PA Hunger-Free Campus grant funding

The award can be used to address food insecurity by expanding access to food options, creating awareness initiatives and upgrading facilities.

  • Health and Wellness
  • University News
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Daniel Camarda was named to City & State PA's Government Relations Power 100 List

Pitt’s director of government relations and public affairs was recognized for his work to inform legislation.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
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4 Pitt faculty members won grants from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation

Andrea Berman, Judith Yanowitz, Alex Jones and Michael Hatridge won support for their innovative, interdisciplinary projects.

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  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Medicine
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Pitt professor and students collaborate on published linguistics book

Shelome Gooden mentored students and included their work in the collection that examines languages, dialects and their surrounding cultures.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Department of Linguistics
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Lucas Berenbrok won the Albert B. Prescott Pharmacy Leadership Award

The associate professor was recognized for his expertise in pharmacogenomics and leadership educating pharmacists on over-the-counter hearing aids.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Pharmacy
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Chandralekha Singh won an Indian Institute of Technology Distinguished Alumna Award

The distinguished physics professor earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from IIT Kharagpur.

  • Technology & Science
  • Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences