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Pitt-Bradford research teams presented at an American Chemical Society regional meeting
Students and faculty teamed up to study supercapacitors, the behavior of molecules, new chemistry experiments for students and more.

2 dozen Pitt researchers made Clarivate’s annual Highly Cited list
This select group of authors come from a wide breadth of research areas, and their papers are ranked in the top 1% by citation worldwide.

Tony Carey won an American Political Science Association mentor award
He earned this year’s Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentor Award for working with Latino junior faculty.

The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center won 3 HPCwire Awards
PSC was honored at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis for work with its flagship Bridges-2 computer.

Pitt people were honored at a Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association meeting
The School of Pharmacy and students Anneliese Harp, Julia Lazzaris, Charlotte Nazar and Akshaya Sudhakar were recognized at the Western Regional Meeting.

9 projects earned funding from the Dietrich Innovation Initiative
The new program will provide resources for faculty and staff to explore ambitious, collaborative projects.

Chancellor Joan Gabel recognized 9 staff members with top awards
Individuals were recognized for their exceptional contributions to Pitt through mentorship, community engagement, career achievement and more.

Pitt-Bradford is a Military Times Best Vets College
Pitt-Bradford earned the designation for a second year. The campus also boasts military friendly and military spouse friendly rankings.

Rory Cooper joined the board of the Army Heritage Center Foundation
The organization supports the US Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

A PhD student presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting
Jenn Lee’s research explores how dental medicine and social work disciplines differ in their understanding of the social determinants of oral health.

10 Pitt-Titusville employees celebrated milestone anniversaries
The Education and Training Center recognized Lawrence Prenatt and Colleen Motter for 40 and 30 years of service, respectively.

Henry Cantu was elected to the NDDSWA Board of Directors
He will serve as program chair for the National Deans and Directors of Social Work Admissions for 2024-26.

Huey Copeland will serve as a juror for the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
The Pitt professor will help decide featured artworks for the annual Smithsonian contest.

21 Pitt-Bradford employees were honored for milestone anniversaries
Among the longest-serving staff members are Kathy Moonan, Bill Kline and Diane Null.

Susan Lucas was named a Mon Valley Initiative Community Partner of the Year
The Urban Studies faculty member and Dawna Cerney of Youngstown State won for their work on the SEED for Swissvale project.

Kevin Washo won a Pittsburgh Business Times C-Suite Award
The senior vice chancellor for university relations was recognized for collaborating with colleagues at Pitt and across the region.

6 Pitt faculty presented at this year’s Behavioral Economic Design Initiative workshop
The Department of Economics unit seeks to advance economic design within the areas of women's advancement, health economics, market design and more.

Leigh Culley is Pitt’s interim assistant vice chancellor for accessibility
An alumna of the School of Education, she has served as director of Disability Recourses and Services since 2015.

Raed El Rafei’s new film will premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
The assistant professor returned to his Lebanon hometown to create “Tripoli/A Tale of Three Cities.”

Chancellor Joan Gabel has been named chair of the Fulbright Scholar Advisory Board
A Fulbright alumna herself, Gabel has served as a member of the board for three years.