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Elaine Vitone (A&S ’06G) Shares Her Science Writing Origin Story

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Freddie Fu Is the Most-Cited Author on ACL Reconstruction

  • School of Medicine
  • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Pitt Consortium to Research Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatments

  • School of Medicine
  • Department of Medicine

Adriana Kovashka’s Research Aims to 'Teach' Computers Object Detection

  • School of Computing and Information
  • Department of Computer Science

Doris Rubio Receives Diversity and Inclusion Award

  • School of Medicine
  • Department of Medicine

Aarti Patel Receives Fellowship for Women in Aerospace Industry

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Taofeek K. Owonikoko Named New Chief of Hematology Oncology

Taofeek K. Owonikoko will join the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and Department of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh as chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology. Owonikoko, a physician

  • School of Medicine

Adam Slivka Honored by Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Society

  • School of Medicine
  • Division of Gastroenterology
Rory Cooper in a dark suit

Rory Cooper was the fastest American handbiker in the Berlin Marathon

He placed 49th out of 111 finishers with a time of 1:26:17.

  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Human Engineering Research Lab (HERL)

SimpL Startup Wins Prize in Rice Business Plan Competition

  • School of Computing and Information
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Innovation Institute
  • Department of Neuroscience
  • Department of Computer Science

Doctoral Candidates Win Dissertation Completion Fellowships

Two Pitt PhD students have been named Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellows by the American Council of Learned Societies. The fellowships support promising doctoral students in the humanities

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Department of Music
  • Department of Anthropology

Neurology Chair Named Distinguished Professor

  • School of Medicine
  • Department of Neurological Surgery

Pitt Wins NEH Grant to Digitize Silent Film Sheet Music

Jennifer Russell Receives $1.4 Million Grant to Improve Schools

  • School of Education

Feng Xiong Receives NSF Grant to Develop Conversion Method for Heat Energy

  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Swanson School of Engineering

Pitt–Bradford’s Tony Gaskew Appointed to NCAA Committee

Gina Garcia Appointed to Board of Directors of National Higher Education Organization

Gina Garcia, assistant professor in the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, has been elected to the board of directors of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). With over

  • School of Education

Nicole Mitchell Named United States Artists Fellow

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

Pitt Programs Rise in National Rankings, Physical Therapy Program Remains in Top Spot

  • School of Nursing
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Department of Physical Therapy
  • Department of Occupational Therapy

Douglas J. Weber Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Douglas J. Weber, associate professor of bioengineering, to its College of Fellows. Election to the

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Department of Bioengineering