Faculty & Teaching
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Securing Cyberspace: High Schoolers Learn What It Takes to Fight High-tech Threats
Air Force Association CyberCamp at Pitt featured coursework focused on everything from the anatomy of a computer system and the principles of cyber ethics to defending against network hacking and vulnerabilities to the long-term career prospects for a cyber professional.
Monday, July 3, 2017
Law School Dean to Return to Faculty
The School of Law's national recognition has risen, and its faculty diversity, academic scope and philanthropic giving have increased during the six years that William M. Carter Jr. has served as dean.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Jazz Pianist, Composer Remembered as Passionate Performer and Educator
Internationally lauded musician Geri Allen, director of the University of Pittsburgh's Jazz Studies program, died on June 27.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Cancer Immunotherapy Expert Appointed Director of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Robert L. Ferris, a 15-year veteran of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, head and neck cancer specialist and a leading voice in immunotherapy, begins July 1.
Friday, June 9, 2017
High School CyberCamp Coming to Pitt
Pitt’s Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security is one of 66 sites selected across the country to host an Air Force Association CyberCamp and the only site chosen in Pennsylvania. The camp runs July 24 through 28.
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Dean Selected for University Honors College
Brian A. Primack, a scholarly researcher and professor of medicine, pediatrics, and clinical and translational science in the School of Medicine, will commence his deanship July 1.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Dean Named for Newly Created School of Computing and Information
Paul R. Cohen's career has included managing programs at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and research in artificial intelligence and cognitive science.
Monday, May 1, 2017
New Dean Announced for School of Arts and Sciences and College of General Studies
Kathleen M. Blee, a Pitt faculty member and associate dean for graduate studies who has researched activist groups and racial violence for more than 30 years, starts her deanship in August.
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Senior Vice Chancellor for Research Named
Rob A. Rutenbar aims to help coordinate research efforts and build up plans for infrastructure for multidisciplinary collaboration.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
New Dean Chosen for School of Education
Valerie Kinloch, professor of literacy studies and the associate dean of diversity, inclusion and community engagement in Ohio State’s College of Education and Human Ecology, has been named the Renée and Richard Goldman Dean of the School of Education effective July 1, 2017.