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Music’s Eric Moe won a commission from the Barlow Endowment

He will write a 20-minute work for an ensemble featuring flute, clarinet, cello, piano and percussion instruments.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt affiliates dominate Pittsburgh Magazine’s 40 Under 40 list

13 students, alumni and staff made the cut.

  • University News
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Katz School’s Executive MBA program lands highest-ever ranking from Poets & Quants

Pitt is No. 18 nationwide and No. 6 among public university programs in the 2022-23 ranking.

  • University News
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
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A Pitt psychiatry team studying suicide earned a $16.2 million grant renewal from the National Institute of Mental Health

The ETUDES Center will use the funds to combat adolescent suicide with a focus on Black and Hispanic youth.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Medicine
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New research from Caroline Runyan’s lab published in Cell Reports

Her team found that the properties of a neuron subtype are specialized in different subregions of the cortex.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt-Greensburg’s Learning Resources Center celebrates 25 years of student success

The center provides disability services and tutoring help to hundreds of students each year.

  • University News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Pitt-Greensburg
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A multidisciplinary Pitt team won the first phase of the NIH Neuromod Prize competition

Led by Changfeng Tai, the team is developing a device to address bladder, bowel and sexual disorders.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Frederico in a blue blazer

Stephen Frederico received an American Brain Tumor Association fellowship to study pediatric brain cancer

The award aims to motivate talented medical students to pursue careers in neuro-oncology research by supporting a three-month summer research experience.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Graduate and professional students
  • School of Medicine
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Marnie Oakley will serve as interim dean of the School of Dental Medicine

Oakley (DEN ’92) has a long history of leadership at Pitt and beyond.

  • University News
  • School of Dental Medicine
Wahed in a dark suit

Abdus Wahed received funding to develop SMART patient-centered clinical trial methods

The trials allow for more than one treatment to be given to a patient, or for treatment to change midway through.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Public Health
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3 faculty members at Pitt-Greensburg received a National Endowment for the Humanities grant

Pilar Herr, William Campbell and Elizabeth Contreras are co-PIs on the Scholarly Editions and Scholarly Translations Planning Grant.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Global
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Pitt’s College in High School program received accreditation

It’s one of just two programs to earn the designation in Pennsylvania. Participating students earn academic credit at the high school and college level.

  • Community Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
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School of Education volunteers helped out at a summer day camp for children impacted by cancer

The day camp offers a place of connection for kids impacted by cancer.

  • Community Impact
  • School of Education
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Pitt-Johnstown is now a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary

The certification recognizes organizations that demonstrate leadership and commitment in areas such as environmental planning, wildlife and habitat management and resource management.

  • Pitt-Johnstown
  • Sustainability
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Carrie Leana won a societal impact award for her work tackling poverty and inequality

The award committee described her interdisciplinary work as scientifically credible and useful to society.

  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
  • School of Medicine
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Corina Bondi received the Rosalind Franklin Award from the National Neurotrauma Society

The award recognizes female researchers who make a notable scientific contribution to the field.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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Lesley Rains joined the University of Pittsburgh Press as its publicity manager

She brings a wealth of academic and bookselling experience to the role.

  • Arts and Humanities
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Pitt’s Hillside Area Development was recognized for its innovative design

The project is transforming a challenging hillside into a unifying connector on campus.

  • Our City/Our Campus
Brady at a computer with Snyder

Public Health alumna Mya Brady published a study examining visualizations of infection clusters

It’s her first, first-author publication.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Public Health
Lane in a dark sweater and blue shirt

Amy Lane received the Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists’ Lifetime Achievement Award

She has worked on projects related to the older driver.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences