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Dara Méndez was honored by Pittsburgh’s Professional Women’s Network
The School of Public Health associate professor received the Ladies Who Lead Award in a celebration on April 17.

Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg was named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Institute of Politics chair joins nearly 250 esteemed members elected to this year’s class.

Pitt researchers presented several ongoing projects and their impact on PA
State Secretary Akbar Hossain met with University leaders, faculty and students during a campus visit on March 20.

Pitt students rappelled down a skyscraper to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters
Peyton Music and Suniska Prathipati rappelled down 21 stories of downtown Pittsburgh’s EQT Plaza building.

Pitt-Bradford honored several student leaders at the Blue and Gold Gala
Seven undergrads received individual awards for their co-curricular contributions to the campus and community.

Pitt senior Connor Diaz won a Newman Civic Fellowship Mini-Grant
He will use the funding from The Allstate Foundation to conduct a playtest for CivWiz, a student-led civic education app, in March.

The Text and ConText Lab’s Columbian hand press was added to a global database
You can make your own prints with the 2,000-pound piece of history on the third floor of Hillman Library.

Cristina Murray-Krezan lent her statistical expertise to a new JAMA Internal Medicine study
The associate professor of medicine led data coordination for the research, which links a hospital-based addiction treatment to improved outcomes for patients.

Beth Piraino will retire as associate dean of admissions and financial aid in Pitt’s School of Medicine
The alumna and professor of medicine has served the University for 43 years.

2 Pitt campuses earned Military Friendly designations
It’s the 15th consecutive year Pitt-Bradford has been recognized for its support of active military and veteran students.

2 Pitt people were honored by the Northeast Regional Honors Council
Lauren Delsignore was named Honors Professional of the Year, and Simon Wang was named Student of the Year.

Silvina Orsatti was elected an American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese chapter president
The Pitt-Greensburg assistant professor of Spanish will lead the Southwestern Pennsylvania chapter.

Angela Hindes is a Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh artist-in-residence
The Center for Creativity staffer will create art and build programming at the library’s Allegheny branch.

4 Pitt people won a Provost’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Student Success
Shannon DeMateo, Michael Meyer, Liz Adams and Anita Persaud were recognized for positively impacting student experience at the University.

Sarah J. Swerdlow was awarded a travel award from the American Society of Microbiology
The Pitt-Greensburg assistant professor will travel to ASM Microbe, the world’s largest microbial science gathering.

Fernando Tormos-Aponte won an early career award from the American Sociological Association
The assistant professor of sociology won for his studies on emergent social forms and behaviors.

Lucas Hill was appointed executive director of Pitt PERU
He brings extensive experience in research and education in substance use to the School of Pharmacy’s Program Evaluation and Research Unit.

2 Pitt English faculty won a Spencer Foundation grant
Jialei Jiang and Xiqiao Wang received $60,000 to conduct translingual research.

Announcing Pitt’s newest Critical Language Scholar
Elaina Hopkins in the School of Public and International Affairs will spend time in Turkey during the immersive language program.

Forbes has named Pitt a ‘New Ivy’
The University made the magazine’s list of 10 public universities graduating students that business leaders want to hire.