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Bioengineer Moni Datta Receives a $300K DoD Award to Design Biochemical Marker Technology

  • Department of Bioengineering
  • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • Division of Oral Biology
  • School of Dental Medicine
  • Swanson School of Engineering

Jeannette South-Paul Honored by Pennsylvania Governor

  • School of Medicine
  • Department of Family Medicine

Michel Gobat Named Finalist for PROSE Award

Michel Gobat, associate professor in the Department of History, has been named a finalist for the 2019 PROSE Awards for his book, “Empire by Invitation: William Walker and Manifest Destiny in Central

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

Mohammed A. Bamyeh Elected President of Arab Council for the Social Sciences

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

Sociology Department Chair Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

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

Lab Safety Program Wins National Recognition

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Department of Environmental Health and Safety
  • Department of Chemistry

Record-High Dollar Amount Given to Nationality Rooms Scholarships Winners

Researchers to Study Pittsburgh Lead Pipes

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Public Health
  • Department of Geology and Environmental Science
  • Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

New Pitt Partnership Expands Research into Rechargeable Battery Systems

  • Swanson School of Engineering
American flags on a lawn

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the G.I. Bill, drafted by a Pitt Law graduate

June 22 marks the 75th anniversary of the original G.I. Bill, which has benefited 8 million veterans by providing education and training benefits. And it was made possible through the vision of Harry

  • Alumni
  • School of Law

New Director Named for Office of Veterans Services

  • College of General Studies

Emily Boissonneault Named First Head Coach in Pitt Lacrosse

Four Student-Athletes Named to 2019 All-ACC Outdoor Track and Field Academic Team

Swanson School’s Piervincenzo Rizzo to Receive Durelli Award

The Society for Experimental Mechanics has selected Piervincenzo Rizzo, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering, to receive the

Bioengineering Researcher Gelsy Torres-Oviedo Awarded Grant to Study Stroke Patients

Gelsy Torres-Oviedo, assistant professor of bioengineering in Pitt’s Swanson School of Engineering, recently received a $805,670 CAREER Award by the National Science Foundation to apply a novel

  • Swanson School of Engineering

Cayla Ray to Receive Young Alumni Leadership Award

Pitt-Greensburg (UPG) alumna Cayla Ray has been named the recipient of the 2019 Pitt-Greensburg Alumni Association Young Alumni Leadership Award. The honor recognizes established and future leaders

Education Affiliate Carolyn Carlins Keller Receives 30 Under 30 Award

Carolyn Carlins Keller, operations manager for the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate housed within the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, received Pittsburgh’s 30 Under 30 Award

Two Scientists Win High-risk High-reward Grants for Research Programs

Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis, assistant professor of computational and systems biology in the School of Medicine, and Caroline Runyan, assistant professor of neuroscience in the Dietrich School of Arts and

Steven Abramowitch’s Work in Diversity Initiatives Receives Honor

  • Department of Bioengineering
  • Swanson School of Engineering

Pitt Hosts Students from Franklin Regional School District for Disability Mentoring Day

The University of Pittsburgh hosted 13 students from Franklin Regional School District as they participated in Disability Mentoring Day on Oct. 16. Disability Mentoring Day is a nationwide effort to